Do you have to eat healthy or is it enough to simply avoid junk food?

[523206720]

I don't plan on eating healthy but I do want to get enough vegetables and protein and omega 3 in my diet. I also want to avoid foods that are obviously bad for you like pizza, ice cream, chocolate, mochas, lattes, lasanga and restaurant forms of spaghetti or friend noodles / rice. I won't eat healthy but I will avoid junk food. Hopefully after 2 years - I will be the size I want to be.

[Prof_Don]

I eat more nutritionally overall, and I eat a few "not-so-bad junk foods".

Outside of ice cream (not the premium stuff, the regular stuff without extra sugar and fat), tortilla chips (including Doritos), and the occasional soda... I don't eat much junk food at all. I'm not into eating a lot of sweets, or drinking soda all the tie.

[SmoMan]

It depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to just loose weight or do you want to actually be healthy?

[523206720]

Lose weight AND improve health so I can live longer and be healthy.

[SmoMan]

Very good goals that I think we could all use. If you want to make a life style change you want want to look into a nutrition class so you can learn how to make a diet that is perfect for you. There are a lot of foods that are both amazing for you and taste good. Also exercise is just as important as diet.

And one thing I figured out the hard way is that letting yourself have a snack from time to time will help prevent you from breaking down and pigging out.

[Anonymous]

If your avoiding junk food isn't the only thing left healthy food? Not really understanding how your gonna avoid junk food but not eat healthy so your not gonna eat anything at all?

[apple24]

I think you have two do both! If you don't the tummy will never go away!

[Hans222]

It's a good practice to have a varied diet, than you automatically incorporate some healthy and less healthy things but generally the overall story will be okay :D

[douride2]

I try to eat healthy most days.

[bubbletrouble]

Just monitor your calories