Eat whatever you want

1 pound is nothing most likely water.

i have lost and regained the weight more times than i can count.. what always gets me in the end is missing my old food. it starts with a cheat day, which led to 2 cheat days so on and so forth. THIS time around i decided to play by my rules. I eat everything i used to eat but healthier versions with no extra made for seconds or leftovers and stick to my alloted calories. So far i have lost 16 lbs in just under 3 weeks. i don't feel deprived and i am H A P P Y. I say follow your instincts.

That's the one thing I hate about diets, restrictions. I eat whatever I want but in moderation and keep it within my calories range, I"ve been adjusting gradually, replacing honey rather than sugar in my coffee. I am taking baby steps to adjusted to a more healthier lifestyle. I do not restrict myself to anything because I don't want to go on a binge.

I disagree with this theory...What's the point of trying to become healthy through exercise if you're going to counteract it by eating a whole bunch of JUNK? Why not try eating CLEANER to lose weight--that might be your issue?? Why not get full off of fruits and veggies, whole grains, and lean meats? Maybe it's your portion sizes that might be throwing you off. It's okay to cheat every now and then--we ARE human...but every day? Yes, you may be exercising, but you're not decreasing your chances of health risks by eating crap every day.

Its not just calories in calories out that is a factor....its how you feel...do you really feel good eating fries and burgers and cookies everyday??

Weight loss tapering off happens to all of us!
I would continue to eat healthy, and not garbage food. good food fuels your body to help make it long and lean. Fast food does nothing good for you.
If your exercising, remember that your building muscle and burning fat. your weight loss may be tapering off, because of muscle gain during fast loss, or water retention. I promise you will see a difference with a tape measure in the long run, and your body will thank you for it.
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I think it would be a lot better for your body if you did a little 80/20... 80% clean, 20% whatever. You CAN eat "whatever you want".. just not all day, every day... especially when what you want is crappo.

SO i truly think my new routine is going to be eat whatever i usually eat but just make sure its within my calorie range. The reason why im sticking to this is because for the pass 2 weeks my weight has been stuck in the 166lb range and i weighed myself today and im a flat 165lbs, thats a 1 lb lost.

The pass 4 days i been eating what i usually use to eat such as burgers, fries, cookies.. etc. and also exercising.

Before, i was eating healthy and logging it into mfp and i noticed i was slightly under my calorie range but i was full thus leaving me stuck at 166lbs.

So im going to follow this routine and see where it takes me.

Anyone else had this happen to them. ?/

I've lost 22 pounds eating the same foods that I've always eaten but in smarter portions. I have made some changes because they had to be made like eliminating soda from my diet, buying low fat or reduced fat items when they are available and eating less fast food. I still have an occasional cookie but they are so monstrously unhealthy that they normally destroy my calorie goals for the day. The most important thing in my mind is developing a routine that you will stick with when you've reached your goal. All the fad diets are just an effective way to yoyo on your weight which I've read is actually worse than being overweight. Burgers and fries all the time is probably a tricky game to play in weight loss and you'll probably find it has some setbacks, but if you can keep on track....who cares?

For the people that have totally converted their diet to a "healthy" diet.....bravo. For anyone else, just find what works for you and stick to it. You aren't going to live forever anyway, why not enjoy the ride along the way?

Also, to the person who said it was a pound -- um, that's pretty much what you're supposed to be losing in a week. Troll.

LOL:laugh:
I was thinking the same thing. That person was so discouraging :frown: . Every pound loss is worth celebrating.:flowerforyou:

After taking a look at your (very empty) diary, I'd suggest making sure you're consistent with logging your calories, no matter how shameful. That will give you the best view of your consumption and why you're not losing. Eating Burger King and logging it for two meals but skipping breakfast and no snacks is no good or fun way to lose.

Cleaner eating is the way to go - and after a few days, it feels so good to come up with delicious meals within a healthy carb and calorie range. :flowerforyou: I am by NO means a cook and I've enjoyed the last week trying to come up with easy ways to get around my In N' Out cravings.