Does anyone else not diet...(moderation)

I never been a dieter I would look at my friends and family members on special holidays saying they couldnt eat this or that because they were on "the lemonade diet" the south beach diet" "atkins" ec. but I have never been that person, I did do the Special K aka the cereal diet once for 2 weeks awhile ago but that was only morivated by my love of cereal. lol , but Ive always been the one to work out and take food I love in moderation. I call it my moderation diet. So i never turn down the ice cream or the cake, I try to just have a certain amout, If I have a craving for buffalo wings and blue cheese, I will eat it, not 20 pieces, (well) but you know what I mean, plus I usually stay within the 1500-1800 calorie range and thats not including the extra calorie burn from when i work out

now dont get me wrong, I'm not an unhealthy eater,( for the most part) I love my fruits and veggies and water. I just love my steak and cheese. chicken, chili fries, coffee coolatas, ...WELL I LOVE FOOD,

Just wanted to CONFESS that, ... I am in fact a MODERATION eater, I believe life is too short for me to not eat waht I want as long as I know when its too much and I keep myself healthy.

anyone else?:glasses:

-Tay

It depends on how you define "diet" and "moderation".

I don't follow a diet that has a name, so if that's how you are defining "diet" then I don't do that. But I do try to stick to a healthy diet most of the time. I don't put a % on it or keep track of how often I splurge, I just use common sense.

I do eat only foods I like, but I don't include foods I like that are unhealthy on a regular basis. Those are saved for occasional treats. For the most part I stick to a variety of foods that I like that are also healthy.

Depends how you define moderation:

"While moderation is often a helpful goal, it can also be deceptive. It’s easy to forget that “moderation” is a relative term, and if you’re aiming for moderation, it’s helpful to ask yourself, “Moderation, in comparison to what?”

I thought of this when a friend told me he was going to cut back on his drinking. “I don’t need to quit, but I want to keep it in moderation,” he said. “So I’m going to limit myself to two drinks a night.” Zoikes, I thought, I don’t have two drinks in a month. I’m not saying that two drinks is too much, but rather, the idea that a particular amount is “moderate” depends on your point of view.

Along the same lines, in his brilliant book Why We Get Fat, Gary Taubes points out that two hundred years ago, we ate less than a fifth of the sugar that we eat today. So eating a “moderate” amount of sugar by today’s standards could be considered excessive by historical standards."

http://happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2012/07/be-wary-of-the-goal-of-moderation-plus-a-cocktail-party-trick/