Should I let myself put on weight and eat the foods I like?

[Sophie321]

So basically I’m fed up of being careful with what I eat all the time and just want to feel more free and eat when I like and what I like. What do you think? Thanks x

[DoggyDude]

Your figure is not defined by you eating things you like or dislike. It's defined by taking care about your overall diet and having a balance of foods.

You shouldn't be doing anything to meet someone elses idea, period. You need to be happy with you should and shouldn't do (when your doing what someone else thinks you should, it should be because you agree with them).

Basically, you need to live a life YOU'RE happy with! That includes eating what you enjoy, but, most people will also want to be careful to keep fit and not over eat (and we balance the two concerns happily, because its us).

What concerns me here, is your 'fed up' watching what you eat, which suggests your going about things the wrong way (for someone elses idea of what you should be). Just find what you really enjoy and realise wether you care of don't care about your size. If you don't care about it, just do whatever you like because a person who loves you will need to care for what you care for too.

[Sonorous]

I wouldn't recommend mindlessly doing it. For instance, today I've been having fun. I ate two McDonald's burgers & some other sweets. So I'm definitely in a surplus. But I've done 30 minutes of moderately intense cardio today, plan on strength training later & have already logged that food into cronometer app to know exactly how much of a deficit I'd need to eat to maintain my preferred weight.

I recommend enjoying things when you want to but then being able to snap back on course for a while until you wanna have fun again & then just snap back on course after that.

[Account]

I do something else which I truly do not recommend, but I will share it because: "Why the hell not? ".
I eat whatever I crave, but I exercise to make up for it.
For example, if I overeat, I will just exercise more for the next days. So I manage to maintain my weight.
That is not something I fully recommend though, since I mostly eat snacks and I don't get the necessary nutrients the mind & body needs.

[sheikalana]

I would suggest to keep a healthy diet but give yourself one day every week to treat yourself and eat all the unhealthy foods you want to eat.

[Billlewis]

Yes, ma'am, I think you definitely should ❤️

[jahaims]

Eating healthy feels so much better. It's not worth eating junk in my opinion.

[Jessica405]

No point in answering. Gone inactive already!

[AaronKrieger]

That was quick, lmao.

[In_Trance]

Whatever works for you

[war_daddy]

sure if you like being single go for it