reviews on eating/tracking whatever you want but losing?

marylovehellokitty
marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
edited December 17 in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering if your eating habits changed or basically eating what you like? But since tracking on here if you losing weight/not losing.

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  • Paige_me
    Paige_me Posts: 59 Member
    I haven't changed what I eat for the most part, I just changed how much I eat. I still have beers and candy, but when I do I make sure I stay within my caloric guidelines.
    I have stopped eating certain things though after realizing how bad they were for me.
    I try to keep my fat below 30g no matter what.
  • DonnaRe2012
    DonnaRe2012 Posts: 298 Member
    I stopped eating most processed foods.
  • tropaze
    tropaze Posts: 317 Member
    I still eat pretty much what I want. I just limit it, you know everything in moderation. I try to keep my fat, sugar and sodium within the limits set though. They all tend to do not so great things with my body if I eat too much.
  • cannonsky
    cannonsky Posts: 850 Member
    I still eat the things I love.. just in moderation now. I make a point to give myself little treats to satisfy my sweet tooth.. otherwise I'd probably go insane
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    The biggest thing for me is portion control and logging has made me aware of the mindless eating I was doing. I still have "treats" and eat meals and am full.
  • laineyluma
    laineyluma Posts: 358 Member
    I have lost a taste for certain foods I used to eat. I eat smaller portions now.

    But for the most part it is the portions that have changed more than anything
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    Oh ok cool :) I changed my eating around to fat free/low cal items. Trying to slow down on the coke,fast food etc lol. I been working out for a while but the scale only started moving again since joining here :)
  • xASHYxSMASHYx
    xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
    I still eat pretty much all the things I love, but just in moderation. I love sweets and wouldn't be successful if I tried to full on cut them out, I would just end up gorging. So I just save some calories for what I want.
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    double
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    oops sorry I pushed reply instead of quote lol
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    I still eat pretty much all the things I love, but just in moderation. I love sweets and wouldn't be successful if I tried to full on cut them out, I would just end up gorging. So I just save some calories for what I want.

    Ditto! like I had some oreo cookies today smh haha :) Is the scale still moving though with the sweets?
  • Rochellejean88
    Rochellejean88 Posts: 1
    Watch the low fat stuff..... my husband was recently diagnosed as diabetic and we have to watch everything. Since then, we've found that some low fat items are worse than regular :/
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    I have lost a taste for certain foods I used to eat. I eat smaller portions now.

    But for the most part it is the portions that have changed more than anything

    Yes that is so true!! I didn't realize a bowl of cereal would be almost 300 cal before milk!!! mfp is a big eye opener lol. So glad to be here :)
  • Summer5555
    Summer5555 Posts: 104 Member
    I still eat pretty much what I want. I just limit it, you know everything in moderation. I try to keep my fat, sugar and sodium within the limits set though. They all tend to do not so great things with my body if I eat too much.

    ^^ This. And I read labels much better now and make better choices.
  • Summer5555
    Summer5555 Posts: 104 Member
    Watch the low fat stuff..... my husband was recently diagnosed as diabetic and we have to watch everything. Since then, we've found that some low fat items are worse than regular :/

    I found that too!!! Always thought we were doing the right thing eating low-fat, never had a fatty diet in the first place so we were going way over the sodium and sugar levels.
  • Akijade
    Akijade Posts: 210 Member
    I still pretty much eat whatever I want. I just eat within reason now. Rather than a WHOLE pizza, I have 2 or 3 slices. Rather than a HUGE *kitten* PIECE OF CAKE, I will have a small slice. Diet soda rather than regular. A handful of chips rather than the whole bag... it's about changing how you eat, not necessarily what you eat.
  • JodieElijah
    JodieElijah Posts: 136 Member
    I eat a lot more healthier nowadays, more natural processed foods etc.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Well, I'm trying to make changes, but it's slow. I won't have control over what I eat until I get my first paycheck from my new job on the 20th. Then I plan to buy and eat healthier foods.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    One thing I did do, though was cut way back on soda. I just couldn't afford the calories.
  • kmorris123
    kmorris123 Posts: 34 Member
    I started by promising myself for the month of February I would not drink a soda. It took me about two weeks into March before I wanted to try one, and it was the nastiest tasting thing I've ever tried to drink. I've started making small changes in things I eat, and now when I'm shopping, we mainly stick to the outside perimeter of the store. We've gone from eating out three to four days a week to eating out once or twice. I still eat a lot of things I like, but I'm using measuring cups and spoons to control portions. It's really helped me see that I was making bad guesses before. I started small and now the changes are a lot easier. Good luck to you as you continue on your journey.
  • btanton27
    btanton27 Posts: 186 Member
    i quit drinking pop and no more fast food either. i found that logging in really helped me because i didnt think i ate alot before but once i figured out real portion sizes i started dropping weight... also very little processed foods. i dont even crave anything fatty anymore. i also save myself a square of extra dark chocolate for a night time treat- cant eat more than one piece because its so bittersweet! :) good luck!
  • mccarol1956
    mccarol1956 Posts: 422 Member
    I still eat many of the same foods, just increased the veggies and now stay away from the bakery.
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    I eat whatever I want, I wouldn't eat food I didn't want to eat or food I didn't enjoy. The majority of what I eat consists of fruits, veggies, meats/fish, yogurt or assorted dairy, etc.. Some days I will have something like chocolate, icecream, pizza, or whatever, if I want to. (Although I have switched from normal pop to diet pop but only because I like the taste better.) I just log it and make it work for the day. If I can't find a way to make it work into my day, I'll have it another day. I still lose weight by doing this.
  • Jennhasfaith
    Jennhasfaith Posts: 187 Member
    i've changed most of my eating habits, by eliminating processed foods. I've found out to that just because something is fat free, means they have put extra sugars and sodium in it to help with the flavor.
  • marylovehellokitty
    marylovehellokitty Posts: 146 Member
    Thx for the info/input :) and good luck with your journeys as well.
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