Are you aware of the dangers of junk food?

I also have the same experience. I've been struggling with weight loss since I was a kid and there were just few breakthroughs. One time, I got really fat than I usually am. My aunt from abroad came to visit us and we were staying at a hotel for 3 weeks. It was a great experience. We ate a lot and just lied down all day in the hotel. As the vacation was about to end, I the upper part of my foot seemed like it was swelling. When we got home, I weighed myself and gained 10 kilos too. It was the first time I hit 85kgs in my life (I'm only 5 feet tall so that really is way above my ideal weight) so I decided to cut down the junk food. I lost all those 10 kilos. But as time went by, I gained 5-8 kilos again. Last year, I went to an annual appointment with our family doctor and my lab results showed I have high cholesterol. I am obese, we have a family history of diabetes and high blood pressure, and those make me at risk for heart problems. I was prescribed medication to lower the cholesterol and I cut down again on junk foods. I lost 10 kilos and was happy that many of my old clothes fit again. I got some confidence. Now, over the Christmas season this 2011, my aunt visited us again. Compared with the previous visit, I only gained 4 kilos this time. I lost those because of an illness but gained them back. I'm looking forward to lose those weight again. I try to make healthier choices at times but I just can't avoid junk food. I know that many of them are high is salt and fat but it's okay to eat those in moderation/in small amounts.

Yes i am and i`m willing to take that risk.

For 30 years the Food Nazis have tried to tell me that this food is bad and then good and the bad again. I Never listen to them. What I eat they say is junk , well fine! If I don't eat what I want then I won't eat. I rather die than Have to eat something I won't like. So it is pizza , plenty of pizza for me and at least one dessert a night. If I die early , fine! But I have had eaten what I wanted!

Junk food is like smoking, you know it is bad for you, it will bring problems in the future, your body will do the best to prevent you from taking it, but, it tastes so dammed good. I also quit smoking recently, and, althought I do not eat junk food all too often, I do from time to time, specially, I am a pizza lover, and hot cheese burritos, I do not like hamburgers that much, wich is the junk food "per excelance"I think. I don´t know why, but, all good things will either kill you, fat you or are a sin. (Todo lo rico mata, engorda o es pecado...:), I hope they don´t delete me for this little spanish saying, but, it sounds way much better in spanish)

Oh, I know the dangers of junk food, alright! It's just that I am glad that I didn't have to die because of it or get sick because of it but I do experience different kinds of reactions from eating them time and again. Take note, I just rarely eat them and during those rare times, after that, I would have my eye lids bulging and itchy. I just hope no one out there is not as sensitive--ehem, as fragile as me or any of my siblings. It really sucks whenever someone is in my position. I cannot eat junk foods or have synthetic medicine without having to experience some sort of allergic reaction.

I am quite similar to you too- i eat whatever is readily available- it's usually bread.. And i rarely watch what i eat- i just choose what is delicious. I don't eat much fast foods these days though since it is not very healthy..and i try t keep away from junk food.. i've been free from them for almost 2 months.

Yes but I think I don't have a choice not to eat them since almost 80% of our food today that are popular in the market is junk food. People who are always on the go preferred to eat on the fast food and their snacks are junk food. When my daughter left for vacation two weeks ago I'm not in the mood to cook for my food. I just grab what's on my fridge and fry, or boiled. Noodles that just put a hot water is fine. And I know it is not right. When my daughter is here I preferred to cook vegetables for us since is quite vegetarian than me.

I have gained 20 pounds since i started eating more healthy food. I donate plasma 2 times a week and gained the extra pounds after eating iron rich foods on the list.

Yes, I am aware but still I love eating them. Haha. I try to avoid eating junk foods but this will just makes me crave for more. That is why, I allow myself to have a cheat day when I can eat chips, soda, burger, fries etc, hmm they are so yummy right?

I don't often go to eat a hamburger or a pizza, or any other junk food. I think it is not really good for our health and it is quite expensive also. I prefer to eat at home, eat food what i cook. My weight is same for 10 years already, 46 kg only and i am very happy with it. In fact i can eat all type of food and i don't have diet also. I heard that people will be fat easily by eating junk food, i want to increase my weight too but i really don't like to eat junk food much.

In our home we are not fan of junk food, my husband even stop having Chinese food that always has rice or fried in order to meet his goal. I think the diificult part for us is ice cream because we are smoothies lovers and hard to stop. We do good though we can reduce it to twice a week only hopefully in couple of months we can reach once a month.

In my younger years when I can't understand what is good food and junk food, I didn't care much about it as long as I can have a bite of it. Now that I got educated about the dangers of junkfoods, I became health conscious. Therefore, I have drastically changed my attitude and habits about food choices. I prefer to eat those fruits and vegetables rather than meat and those junk foods found in most stores worldwide. It is better to be healthy than to be sorry.

Most of our diet is rich in carbs only. We have rice always in our choice. After some months I find change in my body due to weight gain. It is hard to find alternative now and we depend on wheat at sometimes. Beyond that I thought of trying some grains which is more nutritious than having rice always. Fortunately I don't depend on fast foods and even I stopped eating packed fried chips. I know they are tasty but killers. It is right time to care our health from some deadly diseases.

I know how you feel i used to weight 165lbs; and was at the gym most of the time. I dont know what's been goin on with the job and all that i have stressed out to much. The stress has gotten to me that i eat more then the usual and have eaten alot of junk food now i'm 180lbs. It's been hard for me to loose weight and I jus can't stop eating all sorts of food, i guess it's time for me to get a vacation or something to help my weight?

we hardly ever eat out but i do have to say i love my chocolate and pasta but i have also learned to drink a lot of water and eat in moderation and exercise every day so i have lost about 10 pounds over the winter and find that most of my clothes from last summer are too big.

Hi marguicha, It's better for you not to eat junk food. In your health condition you should not gain your weight. Control your tongue and eat balanced diet. Eat more vegetables and fruits.

For me, things have been quite the opposite. When I was a teenager, my mother did turn to junk food quite frequently because she was a single parent of three very active children. That meant that there were a lot of nights that she didn't have time to cook dinner and we frequented fast food restaurants very often. Well, since I've been a mother, I try to always make sure that the children and myself are eating healthy meals. Since I've been on my own I've lost over 50 pounds and I've dropped four pants sizes.

I am very found of fast food like shavarma and other items here in Kerala. Usually i used o eat a lot of such fast food. My father gave me a lot of money as pocket. I make use of them to eat a lot. Later my father stopped this pocket money because he found out that he is eating a lot of junk food which is harmful to us. So I couldn't them them largely anymore. This was happened during me teen age during my school life. Now I am not much addicted o junk food because I know the after affect of such food.

Here's what my fiancee and I do. In the spring/summer, we go through a complete cleanse of our body, which means we eat as little meat as possible, we don't eat sweets, our snacks consist of unsalted pretzels, unsalted peanuts and carrots and our dessert is composed of apples, cereal and on occasion frozen yogurt. In the autumn/winter, I eat as many doughnuts, consume my lady's delicious Boston cream cake and drink as much french vanilla as I want. To be honest, that is the only bad thing we eat in that six-month timeframe. It's a fun thing to do because you can really learn a lot from your body.

Well i dnt have a personal experience but i have friends that do..... My best friend is overweight and she keeps telling me that its hard to not eat what she wants or what she likes........ Now she's trying to lose weight but she says it'd be much easier to pull out a healthy tooth........ So she keeps telling me to eat healthy n wisely n i'd tell anybody the same...........