Cake
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My Mom has been promising to make me this gooey butter cake for well over 6 months and now that I have started dieting, to lower my sugar levels, she makes the cake. I am so tempted to dive right on in and eat me a huge chunk of this cake. It's my favorite one ever, but I know I shouldn't. If I don't eat some of it she will have her feelings hurt but I don't want to go off my diet. Oh btw I live with her and she knows I on the diet. What should I do???
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Eat the cake if you really want to. A piece of cake won't derail your whole diet. If you don't feel it's worth the calories, don't eat it. Your mom will have to deal with you saying no sometimes, but you will also have to deal with yourself saying yes sometimes.5
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I've found that the key to losing weight, mainting weight and just following a healthy lifestyle is balance. Eating a piece of cake isn't going to make you gain weight just like eating a piece of broccoli won't make you lose weight. Plus this could lead to bad relationships with food...cake isn't a "bad" food..it's higher in calories but if you have it in moderation then it's totally fine. Its really all about moderation. One of the biggest things I've learned is memories over macros. which would you rather remember, eating a piece of cake that seems special between you and your mom or not eating cake and feeling bad about it?5
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Eat a small piece instead of a massive piece. Enjoy2
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Have some cake. Enjoy the cake. Log the cake.5
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Have a little piece of that cake! Does she share recipes?1
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Because u hv just started the diet i wud suggest that stay strict at first.. at least till u start to see the result.. After the result will start to show u won't need any other motivation and by then u will know how to manage the temptations...Suger is a big no for weightloss... it takes lots of self control and motivation to keep going....9
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Don't fear the cake. You are in control of how much of it you eat, if any. I would personally have a small piece, hug my mom, say thanks, and not have any more. I would probably eat it slowly to appreciate its texture and flavor. If your mom pressures you to have a second piece or more the next day, you just smile and say it's so tasty, thanks for making it, but no.
It's cherry season where I live. The tree is absolutely loaded with fruit. In the past two weeks, I've made pies, crumbles, cobblers and bread. I save up some calories and have a small piece about every other night. I log it, and I'm still within my calorie goal. It hasn't derailed my progress, and I feel good that I've exerted control over what I put in my mouth. Because I never have a second piece.2 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »The best rule in life.
"If mom makes food, EAT it"
Some of us never get it these days.
I have to agree with this one.2 -
Huge difference between eating *some* cake and eating all of it.
Have a piece, thoroughly enjoy it, log it and move on.
Can the rest of the cake be cut up into reasonable portions and then frozen for later?5 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »The best rule in life.
"If mom makes food, EAT it"
Some of us never get it these days.
If your mom makes food I might eat it. If my mom makes, food -- I get carry out. Worst cook ever. Her specialty is beef-A-roni.2 -
Take a tiny sliver and log it.1
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »The best rule in life.
"If mom makes food, EAT it"
Some of us never get it these days.
I have to agree with this one.
I second this agreement. Enjoy!0 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Have a little piece of that cake! Does she share recipes?
She would if it was hers to share. It's a Paula Dean cake mix you can buy from any of her stores or online. It was delicious. I had a piece three days in a row and logged it every time. I maxed my calories out those three days but it waa worth it.1 -
In my house, I am the one who makes the special stuff.
This week my middle daughter had a birthday and requested that I make a coffee cake. She's referring to a Bisquick coffee cake that I frequently made in my muy gordo past. So, I did. I put it into the recipe tool and calculated the calories per gram of it. She cut the cake into 1/8 portions. I weighed one of the portions and found that it was 170 calories.
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That's not so bad. I took a piece to work each day for my lunch W-F. It's gone. It was good. Life shall go on.3 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Have a little piece of that cake! Does she share recipes?
She would if it was hers to share. It's a Paula Dean cake mix you can buy from any of her stores or online. It was delicious. I had a piece three days in a row and logged it every time. I maxed my calories out those three days but it waa worth it.
A happy ending!1 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Have a little piece of that cake! Does she share recipes?
She would if it was hers to share. It's a Paula Dean cake mix you can buy from any of her stores or online. It was delicious. I had a piece three days in a row and logged it every time. I maxed my calories out those three days but it waa worth it.
Looks like you made a decision you're happy with, but just to put you even more at ease: If you mean you maxed out the calories the app wants you to eat then you did not go off plan at all. You are supposed to max out these calories. If you max them out every single day (and then some if you're exercising) you will still lose weight as planned.1 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »The best rule in life.
"If mom makes food, EAT it"
Some of us never get it these days.
I have to agree with this one.
so true...you'll miss the day when your dear mommy won't be able to cook/bake anything for herself or the day she no longer is here1 -
Absolutely have a small piece otherwise you will feel deprived.1
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Adherence is a big part of this journey. Mindset is - for me - the biggest thing. If you constantly (or, occasionally) feel like you are "constantly sacrificing" then eventually you will stop. That is failure, to me. Not continuing on this journey is the only way that we can fail.
If you subscribe to the "IIFYM" or "Flexible Dieting" way of nutrition then you know that you have a budget: calories, proteins, carbs, fats. Just take a modest to decent size slice of cake, track it and move on to the next meal.
I do not like the term "diet" because for many it has a negative connotation. It - for a lot of people - means "sacrifice". It also - often - stems from an unhealthy relationship with food. Food is fuel. Nothing more (well......we all know that is not 100% true....food is often the center of social situations....).
Have your slice of cake, kiss your mom and tell her Thank you and don't worry about the cake. Just make sure that it fits within your budget. That - if I might be a bit blunt (and, no disrespect intended) - should be the only concern. Does it fit my budget for today? Yes - awesome. Enjoy! No - cool! Tomorrow.
And, IIFYM translates to "If It Fits Your Macros".....1
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