Who eats in moderation?

WalkingGirl1985
WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I do! I include my favorites such as pizza, pasta, sweets, and so on..but make sure for the most part, its in my calorie allowance. Does anyone else do the same?
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  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I do! I include my favorites such as pizza, pasta, sweets, and so on..but make sure for the most part, its in my calorie allowance. Does anyone else do the same?

    Heck yea! I have tried to cut out foods 100% in the past and I always failed. This time I have decided that I need to have a healthy relationship with food. To me, that means learning how to have the foods I have always loved and make them fit into a healthier lifestyle. I have already stuck with this longer then normal without a binge so something is going right!
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
    Add me to the list :bigsmile:

    I'm never giving up my pizza, chips and sweet treats!!!!
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    That's what I'm learning to do. I definitely know from past experience that cutting something out completely will just lead to a binge down the road. If I want a piece of pizza, I just have one and make sure I have a delicious salad on the side and a piece of fruit. Or if I want some chocolate I just have a small bit of really good quality chocolate.
  • toadiejones
    toadiejones Posts: 605 Member
    Definitely! There is no way I would want to deny my favourite things. I'd be miserable! As long as it works into my calorie allowance (and even sometimes when it doesn't), I let myself enjoy the goodies. But, I'm not a big eater so it's never been much of an issue...
  • Kristinemomof3
    Kristinemomof3 Posts: 636 Member
    Me!
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    Yes, I do! This has been integral to my success. Every time I have tried a 'deprive myself of <insert food here>' diet, I end up in a binge/deprive cycle.
  • magikfairygirl
    magikfairygirl Posts: 153
    Definitely do this.
  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
    I eat in moderation!!! There is no way I could make this a permanent lifestyle change if I didn't!!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    ME! I can't imagine having done it any other way.

    I met my goal of losing 51 pounds without giving up anything I enjoyed. I watched portion sizes and total calories, but I still ate pizza, burgers, cupcakes, cheese, wine and other indulgent foods. (of course I ate lots of healthy foods, too)

    I also went very slow and followed the guidelines to lose just half a pound a week. 1200 calories a day was something I was simply not willing to do.
  • TopazCarey
    TopazCarey Posts: 263
    *raises hand*

    I eat whatever I want as long as I have enough calories for it. I couldn't give up pizza and chocolate. nom nom nom.
  • ezramedic
    ezramedic Posts: 119
    Me! I allow myself yummy food, but I never go over my calorie allowance.

    I'm also learning to make my favourite treats better for me - eg: cupcakes made from apple sauce? WIN!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I follow the "If it fit in my macros" diet. Basically I have a minimum protien and fat goal, and a maximum calories goal. Once I hit that, I get to eat the rest of my calories in whatever I want, sometimes healthy, sometimes not.

    Min Protein = 1 gram for every pound of lean body weight.

    Min Fat = 0.3 grams for every pound of total body weight.

    But right now, I'm trying to gain muscle so eating at a calorie level above maintenance.
  • JT1090
    JT1090 Posts: 79 Member
    I eat everything by the serving size (sometimes less depending on what it is) I rarely go over my calorie allowance.
  • KimertRuns13_1
    KimertRuns13_1 Posts: 702 Member
    Yep!
  • TheresaRichardson
    TheresaRichardson Posts: 167
    ME! Couldn't do this any other way! :happy:
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
    Me too! I never deny myself anything.... And if I can't fit it into my calories for the day I have a cheat day and alls good! I love food too much to ever stop eating! (and living!)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    IIFYM
  • katkins3
    katkins3 Posts: 1,359 Member
    Me too.
  • michellelay
    michellelay Posts: 58
    I do! I make my favorite foods in a healthy way! I still get my fix for my favorite foods!
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    IIFYM

    This
  • dragonsheart84
    dragonsheart84 Posts: 75
    I am and I have lost 10 lbs in the last 3 weeks or so. I cannot completely cut something out when I live in a household that no one else is dieting. The temptation is always there but I cannot tell my mother not to buy something. My husband will not let me deprive myself what I want because he knows that I will just go nuts down the road and go back to the same weight. It is all about moderation. I am not sure how some people can go completely clean without going nuts.
  • RenCara
    RenCara Posts: 300 Member
    When I first started on my weight loss journey, I had to have restrictions on the food I ate. But now that I am in maintance mode, I can not imagine not eating what I want when I want. A bit is all I need.
  • natashamcn
    natashamcn Posts: 145 Member
    It's the only way to keep sane and realistically make this a "life change" instead of a "diet" :)
  • Heidi64
    Heidi64 Posts: 211 Member
    Absolutely!
  • navywifeandmomof4
    navywifeandmomof4 Posts: 958 Member
    ME!!
  • DorisR184
    DorisR184 Posts: 471 Member
    I do! :smile:
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    Me!!! I eat a lot too. I've learned what I can eat more of to fill myself up without going over my calories for the day. Of course, I've been noticing lately that because I've cut back on how much of bad stuff I eat, that I'm having a harder time getting to my calorie goal, so I find it gives me room to treat myself with something every day. But we have pizza once a week, I make burgers (on the george forman grill) all the time, I eat cheese, chocolate, cookies....I just learned to watch how much of each I should eat at a time, and I make myself stop.
  • littlegoat
    littlegoat Posts: 16
    Me too, for sure. I've tried cutting out "bad" things before but then something would happen and I'd fall of the wagon. This time I don't even want there to be a wagon for me to fall off, so for me it means allowing myself anything. And personally, now I know I -can- have anything I don't even WANT half the stuff I used to. Or, well, I want it in one sense but can't justify 'spending' the calories on it, so I make another choice and I'm happy doing it. Same as other people have said, it's a lifestyle choice this time :)
  • 38Gigi38
    38Gigi38 Posts: 115 Member
    I've done too many "diets" and failed, so this time I'm eating whatever I want, only I stick to my portion sizes and I don't go over my calories and its working. For the first time, I haven't quit. Granted it's probably taking longer for me to lose than if I was more strict, but I can live with that...and I have to, because this is a life-style change not a fad.:bigsmile:
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    I do, but do try to find ways to make the things I want healthier. But if I want it I don't deprive myself of it, just make sure I do extra working out to make up for it.
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