Long Live Healthy Junk Food !

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Registered: 07-22-2004
Long Live Healthy Junk Food !
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Thu, 08-19-2004 - 3:00pm
Ok the fact of the matter is MOST people are going to "cheat" now and again so I figure if the food companies of the world want to get out there and make an alternative to what most people are used to eating. Go for it.

Weight Watchers has made ice cream and such that is low cal and good for you so why not a chip?

What everyone needs to remember is different people require different things in their weight loss journey. I require a treat here and there its obvious that I enjoyed those things before my lifestyle change (or I wouldnt be here DUH!) Now I just incorporate the healthier version.

Hey look at my name I am not perfect or an angel HENCE HALOLESS.

I am glad you found the doritoes ! Enjoy

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Registered: 08-19-2004
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 5:38pm
That's an oxymoron. There is no "healthy junk food." There are healthy treats, however. And that has nothing to do with "junk food."
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Registered: 07-26-2004
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 7:02pm
Actually - the new low carb doritos contain no trans fats, have 3 grams of fiber, and 10 grams of protein.

They are actually fairly healthy and delicious.

furry

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Registered: 07-22-2004
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 7:15pm
I realize it was an oxy moron.

The undertone of my post was to say to each is own.

If something is working for someone and they are enjoying treats here and there go for it.

This is a hard enough journey without little treats along the way.

J

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Registered: 04-26-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 1:55pm
Hi Halolesscowgirl,

I agree with you 100%! Don't let negative posts get you down, it's all part of the game. Getting riled makes her happy, so don't sweat it. We all know what you mean!

I've decided that dark chocolate is a (near) daily part of my life. It's high in antioxidants and sooo delicious. A square a day is yum-yum-yummy and fits into my liftestyle.

I believe that if you remove the pleasure from eating you won't stick to your plan-so go for the healthy junk food!

Erin

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Registered: 07-22-2004
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 2:21pm
Thanks Erin

I have one night a week where I have one meal that I have been craving.

I am on WW and its been working for me using my flex points and sticking to program the rest of the week. I have this meal after my meeting so it has worked out so far.

Like I said in my eariler posts it may not work for everyone and it may not work for me the rest of my journey. But like you said if you take all the foods you used to love out of your life, any program would seem dull, and a lot harder than normal.

:)

~ JODI ~

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Registered: 07-26-2004
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 3:40pm
I agree with ya'll too! Divulging in the occassional treat is the only thing that keeps me going on my diet . . .you have to enjoy life, and if that means have a piece of chocolate every now and again, so be it! I also think there are healthier versions of foods out there - in the grocery store and at restaurants. Salads and lean meats and healthy sandwiches - more options than ever!
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Registered: 03-20-2004
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 4:29pm
>>Ok the fact of the matter is MOST people are going to "cheat" now and again <<

According to whom? Who would the person be cheating? Herself! One of the things I've done, as you know, is learn new and exciting ways of making new foods. it's enjoyable, it's healthy, and there's no reason to cheat myself out of a good healthy life by eating junk food, or fattening food.

It reminds me of a personal story, which I'll tell everyone here. Years ago, after my paternal grandmother's funeral, we went to my dad's house for the "customary" meal after the service. His wife (not Mom, dad was re-married) cut a piece of ham for him and trimmed the fat off. I've never seen dad raise his voice, or say an ill word to anyone, but he barked at her, something to the effect "if a man can't eat his ham with the fat on, then life isn't worth living" (this after she reminded him, when he questioned her, about "what the doctor had said about his heart). Well, so dad chose to eat the meat with the fat on (to have his own brand of *junk food,* if you will....no matter what the *doctor said* about his health. And he lived that way.....for two whole years....until, still a young man, he died of a massive coronary while chopping wood.

I'm sorry, but IMO doritos aren't worth one day less of my life on earth. I wish Dad would have felt that way about his ham! He missed out on knowing his grandchildren, even on seeing me married, and he missed out on knowing my daughter's baby girl who was born this week in the hurricane. Had Dad made other choices, had he realized that *junk food* is, well **junk** then he would still be a fairly young great grandfather today, and able to hold the baby.

There's no such thing as *healthy* junk food, IMO. And those kinds of foods have no place in a healthy life. But you may see it differently.

We choose our options, and by choosing....we also accept the consequences. I just make different choices, and hopefully my consequences will be a longer, healthier life. It sure has become more fun, since I gave up the junk food last year! That much I know to be true. And I LOVE that consequence!!!

Personally, I'd no sooner "cheat" on myself (by eating junk food) than I would cheat on my marriage partner. And I wouldn't do either one. Of course, I never cheated in school either. One thing dad taught me, as a child, is "cheaters never win." He use to say that when kids passed crib notes in school, and I was studying hard, making my way without cheating. I wish he would have remembered "cheaters never win" when he cheated on his heart-smart diet and ate the fat. But we can't turn back his clock. I can only improve my own odds of living long and healthy, and that doesn't involve cheating myself at all, not in anything. I'm worth more than Doritos. I deserve better. And I get better. That's how I see it.

Good luck to you, whatever your personal choices end up being and wherever those choices take you.

Forte

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 5:08pm
I completely agree with you- we are all different and take different approaches to this weight loss journey. For me, sugar is a huge problem. I cannot stop once I start. When I first got off sugar, I allowed myself to have sugar free candy. It didn't cause the cravings that the real stuff did, but it satisfied my sweet tooth. Now, I don't have sugar free desserts, but I needed them at the time so that I wouldn't feel deprived. I know that stuff has no nutritional value, but it was what I needed to do at the time. (BTW, some of the low carb stuff is healthier- soy protein is good for you, but I digress...)

My point here is that some people can completely abstain from certain guilty pleasures. Good for them! Some people can have everything in moderation. Good for them! But just because we are not all like that doesn't make the approach that the rest of us take any less valid. I tried the moderation thing- disaster for me. I completely abstain from sugar now, but I have my "legal" snacks that work for me. My approach might not work for anyone else, but it works for me, and I think what we're all here for is to get support in finding what works best for each of us.

Lane

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