I threw away Cheesecake!!!

WayneBradt

Food milestone yesterday. Mid afternoon, about that time hunger starts. Quiet office, I walk in the kitchen and someone put out a whole cheesecake on the counter to share with everyone. My instinct, grab some and I did. Walked back to my office, began logging it in MFP. Right before I was about to eat it I stopped an threw it in the trash. I'm sure for some this sounds simple, for me this was huge. One, it's cheesecake, two I have difficulty wasting food (probably from growing up without much of it) and three it was cheesecake. Kinda proud of this moment.

_Waffle_

Why did you throw out perfectly good cheesecake? Just don't take a slice.

JeriAnne84

You could have mailed it to me. lol

_Waffle_

JoRocka

Glad you made the choice to not eat it- but was kind of rude to take it then throw it away.... that being said- I have had times where I have picked something up- taken a bite or two and realized it wasn't worth it- and then chucked it... being able to turn down delicious food is a really empowering feeling.

EmmieBaby

Good job resisting the urge to go over your macros! you should be proud you are able to control your eating

BUT Why did you throw out good food?! you could of just brought it back to the kitchen or give it to a coworker. I understand its the significance or symbolism of throwing out "junk" but at the same time...its cheesecake!

randomtai

Poor cheesecake.

Serah87

for the cheese cake.

ashleycde

I get the sentiment behind this, but couldn't you have offered it to a coworker instead, or even put it in the fridge for someone else to grab? I don't think it's ever OK to waste food like that.

mommymissy82

Good job for resisting the urge and realizing you have the power over the cheesecake...as for throwing it out...really, it's not the end of the world, she is becoming stronger by doing so and saving someone else the calories

Need2Exerc1se

Good for you!! I disagree with most so far and think throwing it away was fine. But, I'm something of a germophobe and really wouldn’t want someone to return food once they've taken it. Besides, once you take it, it's yours to do with as you please.

scottacular

WayneBradt wrote: »

Food milestone yesterday. Mid afternoon, about that time hunger starts. Quiet office, I walk in the kitchen and someone put out a whole cheesecake on the counter to share with everyone. My instinct, grab some and I did. Walked back to my office, began logging it in MFP. Right before I was about to eat it I stopped an threw it in the trash. I'm sure for some this sounds simple, for me this was huge. One, it's cheesecake, two I have difficulty wasting food (probably from growing up without much of it) and three it was cheesecake. Kinda proud of this moment.

So you took a slice of a cheesecake that was there to share amongst you and your colleagues and instead of simply letting someone else have it, you threw it in the bin. I bet you're dead popular in that office.

DavPul

Congrats on wasting food and ruining another coworker's day

MisterZ33

boo hoo...he threw away a slice of cheesecake...give the guy a break...

i bet it was a reactionary thing he did to just toss it in the garbage. had he been rational, he would have passed the slice on to someone else - or not taken the slice to begin with.

karyabc

i just i just nop sorry I hate when people say something like #firstWorldProblem but really I grew up in a third world country where very commonly people wake up and do not have anything to eat, not saying that's your problem but please be conscious next time, don't trow away perfectly good food.

karencercone1

Before I eat something that looks delicious like that, I ask others, "Is it worth the calories?" I personally see nothing wrong with throwing it away, if it empowers you to make better choices to get closer to your fitness/health goal, what's the problem? Good for YOU!

40andFindingFitness

_Waffle_ wrote: »

Just died laughing at this. OMG no idea why it was so funny to me but thanks so much for posting. Hahaha!

WayneBradt wrote: »

Food milestone yesterday. Mid afternoon, about that time hunger starts. Quiet office, I walk in the kitchen and someone put out a whole cheesecake on the counter to share with everyone. My instinct, grab some and I did. Walked back to my office, began logging it in MFP. Right before I was about to eat it I stopped an threw it in the trash. I'm sure for some this sounds simple, for me this was huge. One, it's cheesecake, two I have difficulty wasting food (probably from growing up without much of it) and three it was cheesecake. Kinda proud of this moment.

I don't like cheesecake, but everyone I know loves the stuff so I know it must have been tough to toss it. Kudos to you for not caving in to it.

malibu927

MisterZ33 wrote: »

boo hoo...he threw away a slice of cheesecake...give the guy a break...

If you brought food in that you either baked or bought for people, and someone took some then threw it out without eating it, how would you feel?

OP, it's good that you resisted even after the fact, but I would consider the ramifications beforehand. Could you have fit it into your day? Even going over your calories, you can eat a little less the next few days to make up for that.

MisterZ33

if i brought food in for people to share (and I have), its none of my business what anyone does with it after i leave it up for grabs.

JoRocka

Well- guys- I have some good news.

Cheesecake was lost today- but I made two cakes for birthday celebrations- so I'll be eating my body weight in cake and butter cream frosting.

I'll personally try to make up for the loss of the cake.

randomtai

JoRocka wrote: »

Well- guys- I have some good news.

Cheesecake was lost today- but I made two cakes for birthday celebrations- so I'll be eating my body weight in cake and butter cream frosting.

I'll personally try to make up for the loss of the cake.

I think I want a slice of Junior's in tribute to this post....

aplcr0331

I ate two pieces of cheesecake (in addition to BBQ spare ribs, chicken bites, pizza, wings, veggies and fruit) for the Superbowl on Sunday.

Weighed in yesterday with a 2.6lb loss for the week.

Glad you are doing something about your lifestyle...but don't ever, EVAR!!!! Throw away cheesecake...

I need to sit down...he threw away Cheesecake? Ugh.

JeriAnne84

JoRocka wrote: »

Well- guys- I have some good news.

Cheesecake was lost today- but I made two cakes for birthday celebrations- so I'll be eating my body weight in cake and butter cream frosting.

I'll personally try to make up for the loss of the cake.

This sounds like the best day ever.

CupcakeCrusoe

_Waffle_ wrote: »

This gif just made my day.

maryjboom

So what he threw it out. It was there for the taking and he chose not to eat it. If I was a co-worker I would not want him to return it.
Good job not eating it. I am sure that was difficult.

Jencib28

Congrats, that's hard to do...I know i couldn't have done that. Don't listen to the negative nancys, if you had eaten it, it would have been a waste too. Would they all feel better if you has taken one bite first? jeez. Good job doing you!

JoRocka

randomtai wrote: »

JoRocka wrote: »

Well- guys- I have some good news.

Cheesecake was lost today- but I made two cakes for birthday celebrations- so I'll be eating my body weight in cake and butter cream frosting.

I'll personally try to make up for the loss of the cake.

I think I want a slice of Junior's in tribute to this post....

It's mai berfday- eat the whole thing.

Jo'sfattydayoffatness approves.

This sounds like the best day ever.

apparently the other lady is bringing in some sort of apple cake too... so yeah- red velvet/buttercream on Thursday +apple cake + bagels
Tomorrow night will be confetti cake with buttercream + all you can eat something- steak or sushi- unsure. There will be meat- lots of meat.

it's gonna be good.

WayneBradt

WOW! this is very enlightening. Believe it or not I do appreciate all of the feedback, I'm not perfect and I'm always looking to improve. I will apply what I have heard here and try to make a better choice next time. That being said, I'm still very proud of what I did, again not perfect, but then again who is?

@aplcr0331‌ I'm most sorry to you, I'm so sorry if I hurt you. I will do better next time.

HeyitsTay92

I think that the sacrifice of a slice of cheesecake is worth the success of saying no to a tempting food! Good for you!

whatisupfat

I understand what you mean, saying no to food is extremely difficult, you should be very proud of yourself!

PrizePopple

Why is throwing away cheesecake under "success stories"? That seems like a failure of epic proportions to me. Poor delicious cheesecake.