Do you still eat what you want?

hlindsey06
hlindsey06 Posts: 9 Member
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Presuming you stay within your caloric needs, do you eat what you want? Do you have occasion fast food? Just curious as I do and it seems to be working. I figure if I still eat what I enjoy, it will make losing weight easier and maintaining it easier.
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  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
    i eat healhy 80% of the time. i think thats the best way to do it. your body needs the nutrients from healthy foods. you have more energy better nails skin hair ect.... its okay to have treats but i think it needs to be a health thing, not just a number on the scale thing
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    I eat whatever I want within my goal. I even *gasp* go over from time to time.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Most definitely. If I had to give up certain foods entirely, I wouldn't stick with it. I have chocolate on most days. Ice cream several times a week lately (a bit too often due to the kids' softball and baseball games LOL).
  • hlindsey06
    hlindsey06 Posts: 9 Member
    Yeah, I eat really well, especially for breakfast and lunch. For dinner, I eat healthy, but I still enjoy foods like pizza and a grilled cheeseburger as long as its within my daily limits.
  • katejenkins1
    katejenkins1 Posts: 210 Member
    Yes, Today I ate the best doughnut in the world.
    I don't binge anymore, that's under control. When I was restricting I would binge, then get depressed, then binge, nasty little cycle.
    Everything in moderation is working for me.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    EVERYDAY. I'm an 80/20 eater. So as long as I meet my correct macros and micros and still have calories to spare, I eat what I feel like eating.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • amicodiablo
    amicodiablo Posts: 5
    Yeah you can't give up the things you enjoy or no one ever stick to it. I'm learning the hard way how to eat healthy, but I'm not giving up me goodies. I eat them less often and in much smaller portions, just to get my fix on.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    Yes, no doubt. I still want to live life :)
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    Im an 80/20 person, but most of the time I tend to have my '20' at weekends. Thats not to say I go overboard, I just generally dont drink alcohol sun-thurs, and so I have a drink Fri and Sat night, and am a little less strict with food. I never tend to have a 'blow out'. I just dont feel good afterwards and so I dont bother. It just makes my tummy hurt.
  • mommanurse33
    mommanurse33 Posts: 189 Member
    I do. I can't deprive myself or I set myself up for failure. Moderation I think is a good thing to keep in mind.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    Heck to te yeah! I eat whatever I want. Burgers, pizza, cheesecake, ice cream, I no scare of yummy full fat food :-)
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I do. But I've found that things I want have changed now.
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    No, I don't see a point in eating popcorn at the movie theater or a reeses cup. Sure I could afford to do that, but would it really help me? It'll take up a lot of calories and then I'll be hungry later. I do drink wine in moderation, but not as much as I would like.
  • TripleJ3
    TripleJ3 Posts: 945 Member
    I eat whatever I want. Luckily I love healthy foods but eating healthy never made me thin. Just kept me healthy! I kept getting more and more strict with eating clean and maybe have one bite of ice cream and was still heavier than all my Doritos and beer consuming friends.

    Health is always my first concern but I loosen up more now. I make sure the majority of my day is healthy but I leave room everyday for a treat in some form and while I try to keep on my macros most days, if I have a day or two off due to the fact I wasn't home all day or whatnot, I don't stress like I used to.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I still eat whatever I want within reason. I allow myself to go out for a nice dinner and order whatever I want occasionally, or I indulge in fro yo at the end of a long day. But I've found my cravings for such foods has vastly decreased. I almost never eat fried food anymore, and I haven't had fast food since December. I also find when I do eat unhealthy, I want better quality food. So I'd rather have a gourmet loaded burger and sweet potato fries from the tavern downtown than a combo meal from McDonalds.
  • cgsr
    cgsr Posts: 113
    I used too, when I lost the majority of my weight ironically...now that I'm trying to tone and recompose, not so much.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    yep
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Yep. I do. I just try to control my portions. My whole goal with my weight loss journey is to do it on my regular foods. I have a family. Both my husband and I work full time and we have 2 small children. And that means trips to McDonald's, pizza nights, or subway on a baseball night, whatever it takes. I'm just learning how to do it moderately so that this can be a life long lifestyle, not a short term fix.
  • A_New_Horizon
    A_New_Horizon Posts: 1,555 Member
    I sure do - everything in moderation. I figuered out a long time ago that if I deprive myself - I crave it more and go overboard.
  • monicasuze
    monicasuze Posts: 37
    Yes, I do, most of the time... but in moderation.
  • Miss_Chievous_wechange
    Miss_Chievous_wechange Posts: 1,230 Member
    Sure do
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    Generally speaking, yes.

    The exception to that is fast food, because I can't do most of it because of the fat content. THAT I do have to watch, or my doctor will kick my a**.
  • simpleejenn
    simpleejenn Posts: 31
    The ONLY indulgement I find that I can not stop is the coffee with sugar and cream in the morning. But I WAS a 5 cup a day and am down to 3 so that is a plus!
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    I use to have a cheat day but then that turned into a cheat weekend. So now I'm doing a cheat MEAL, but still staying within my calorie limit. I'm trying to eat as healthy as I can (keeping in mind I do have a cheat meal) but we'll see how it goes lol
  • lucylAnneMason
    lucylAnneMason Posts: 87
    yeah I eat what I want 90% of the time I try and make sure I eat the odd salad for lunch and some fruit for snacks though, i find if you mix these food and exercise with foods i'm already use to, then i tend to loose weight quicker =)
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    Yes though I have noticed that my eating habits have changed - if I have a choice now between crisps or a smoothie I'd rather have the smoothie now.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    Presuming you stay within your caloric needs, do you eat what you want? Do you have occasion fast food? Just curious as I do and it seems to be working. I figure if I still eat what I enjoy, it will make losing weight easier and maintaining it easier.

    i eat what i want, yes, but i don't typically want fast food. i have learned to want different things in general.
  • loadsandloads
    loadsandloads Posts: 353 Member
    For the most part I eat what I want. I have found measuring food at home has really helped with putting correct size portions in perspective. I usually have chocolate 2-3 times a week. I even have my chips and salsa occasionally.
  • hlindsey06
    hlindsey06 Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks all!! I lost 35 pounds last year and did so by eating what I want, just in moderation. I exercised regularly too; which I think helped tremendously. I just had a baby 13 weeks ago and I have to pretty much drop the weight I lost last year all over again. I gained 55 pounds while pregnant. Unfortunately only about 20 came off right away and now I am stuck right back where I started.

    I lost 5 pounds in 3 weeks, so I think I am doing something right!
  • frogmommy
    frogmommy Posts: 151 Member
    It depends what your goal is.

    If your goal is just to lose weight, then calories in/calories out should do the trick and you can eat anything you want as long as you routinely stay within your allowance.

    If you are looking to enhance athletic performance or enhance your look to the point of cut, visible muscles, then you may want to re-visit the "eat anything within your allowance" thought. Great abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym. A 90/10 ratio should do the trick.

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