Junk food.

If you need to have a bowl of ice cream every night you are approaching this the wrong way. You need to have treats, not a staple diet of crap.

A big bowl of ice cream, every night? Unless you eat CRAZY healthy ALL the time otherwise, then I would say, very doubtful.
1/2 cp of low fat frozen yogurt (100 cals or so) Then yes.
Substitute or moderate.

I've seen people lose weight by cutting their servings in half.
I've seen people lose weight by giving their diet a complete overhaul and eliminating treats/junkfood altogether.

Have you tried any ONE approach for a sustained period of time?
Give one of the above options a try for at *least* a solid month or two.

If nothing is happening, consider switching your plan of attack.

The only way I have kept on my weight loss journey is to keep some of my favorite foods in my daily meals. Just be sure that all, of your food is not junk....have your ice cream, leave calories for that treat. Also make sure you sure you are eating the right amount of calories, many threads here can help you out!

I wish you much success!

My biggest problem is junk food. Am i determined to lose weight? Yes i am!
I do however love to have a bowl of ice cream every night. It's just my thing.
I also hate eating now because i think it will help me lose weight, which i know is not really good for my body and in the end will only make me gain?
Can i have a bowl of ice cream every night and still lose weight?
What is a good meal to eat for dinner lunch and breakfast?
Nothing is helping me lose.
I just don't know what to eat is one of my biggest issues so i just eat what i want kind of thing.

Quit buying ice cream. That'll solve it.

My sister and I started a chocolate business (home-based), in December. Needless to say I had put a lot of my weight on from December -February. Tasting what I was making caught up to me. Running this business has been extremely difficult, and did I mention I am addicted to plain M&M's? I have all of the "supplies" in my cabinets and it takes all of my might not to raid the cupboards when I have a craving. So I decided I would allow myself like 10 M&M's when I need a chocolate fix. I log it and make it part of my day, and then I'm done with it.

Just a thought. : )

I eat junk food all the time. Don't believe the lie that you have to be all in or all out or that you are weak for wanting ice cream. I do feel sorry for those people. To live so deprived.....

There is no need to deprive yourself of the foods you want to eat.

If you decide to eat ice cream, yes, even every day, you can. You just need to be realistic: for every food choice you make, there will be a consequence: one of these things is going to be true: 1. you can exercise enough to stay in a deficit. 2. You can limit other foods to fit the ice cream into your calorie budget and stay in a deficit, or 3. You decide not to have a deficit that day (i.e. you won't make progress that day)

One of my favorite friends on here is ACG. He has a ripped gorgeous six-pack. It's breathtaking. He enjoys Ben and Jerry's ALL THE TIME.

You can eat pretty much anything you want, in moderation.

I lost weight with a bowl of ice cream every day. I measured out 1/4 cup (that's half a serving) at the end of the day and ate it very slowly to enjoy every bite. This adds about 90 calories to the day - so I had to have those calories to spare. Knowing the ice cream was waiting in the freezer kept me from going for the chips in the middle of the day!

Breakfast choices: whole grain cereal with skim milk (avoid the sugary kinds); fried egg with bread (one or two of each); hot cereal like oatmeal or creamy wheat.

Lunches: sandwich on whole wheat bread (mustard, no mayo); home made chef's salad; soup; boiled egg with yogurt.

Dinner: moderate amount of meat with lots of veggies (like baked chicken or roast beef); moderate amount of spaghetti; rice with gravy; lots of choices it's hard to list them all.

Just some ideas

I ate a Cadbury Cream Egg. every day. For like 2 months. And I consistently lost weight. BUT, like my friend Lucky ^ me says, I worked for it, or I made VERY healthy/low cal choices otherwise, in order to stay in a deficit. Cream egg season is over, but beer season is here! I make it fit...you can too if you REALLY want it. Modifying your choice of treat is also an excellent idea, and also already mentioned.
Damn it. Now I want a cream egg. And a beer.:laugh:

Too much Sugar!!

If you need to have a bowl of ice cream every night you are approaching this the wrong way. You need to have treats, not a staple diet of crap.

I eat a pint of ice cream, yes an entire pint, every single night. You have no idea what you're talking about. It's a nutrionally valid food if you plan for it. EVERY NIGHT.

-M

In spite of all the confusing information that bombards us it really all boils down to calories in, calories out. It has been scientifically proven to lose weight you must have less than your body needs and to gain you need more. You can honestly lose weight eating nothing but ice cream and junk food all day long IF you don't exceed the calories you need BUT... junk food is a poor substitute for your body to function properly. Real food provides all the heathy vitamins, and nutrients that keep your body strong and healthy.

Once you figure out what calories you need to maintain your current weight you will know how much needs to be reduced to lose. For me I don't have many calories to budget with so I rarely choose to waste them on pure junk. However, like a previous poster said you need to enjoy the foods you eat and having the occasional treat isn't a huge problem. Ice cream might not be a perfect low calories dish but it is a dairy and does provide some nutrition. If you don't ever deprive yourself of things you want a little will be plenty.