Sabotaged
oldandhealthier
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I have not told my daughter about my weight loss since she lives across country and I wanted to surprise her at Christmas. Imagine my surprise when I was on the computer and looked out the window and saw a FedEx truck pull up. For fathers day she sent a huge box from Omaha Steaks filled with steaks, hot dogs, stroganoffs and heaven help me 6 cheese cakes. I just sort of whimpered when I saw it all. Give me strength to use moderation. I love the thought. And no I will not invite any of you for dinner. Please save a place for me at the gym:blushing: On a serious note it made me realize that sending food as gifts is not a good idea.
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Oh, my gosh, that's funny. If it was just one cheesecake you could rationalize having one piece as a treat, but knowing that there were five more lined up behind it. . . . . . ... . ..0
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Erm....is it kosher to re-gift food? Got any birthdays coming up? xD0
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Dinner party would be great - you should totally have one. This way you get to share the stroganoffs & cheese cakes with your friends & have a great time (keep the steaks). Having a slice of cheesecake with friends is much better than sitting in a room alone, eating it all by yourself.0
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6 cheesecakes? Time for an impromptu bulk cycle.0
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LOL sounds like me! I've still got stuff my mom sent me from Omaha Steaks, leftover from Christmas. You can do it, though! Just put it in your freezer and eat it a little at a time. Moderation is the key, and it CAN be done.0
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food is an EXCELLENT GIFT!
Fuel for your work out!0 -
Oh no and here she probably thought it was a fantastic gift. Cheesecake is my downfall I would find every excuse to have a piece. What I do when I have treats in the house I take it to work and put it in the guys break room where I do not have to see it and they love it. As for the others enjoy yourself in moderation of course and have at least a little cheesecake and send her a great thank you note.0
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Oh if you say you got some of those twice baked potatoes, too I'm just going to lose it.0
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That is a wonderful gift. Keep the cheesecake and send me the steaks!
OH...and maybe one of the biggest smiles I have had today. Funny story! Thanks for sharing.0 -
A couple options -
1. Call Omaha. They may let you exchange the package for something more suited to what you want.
2. Personally, I'd keep the steaks, jettison the sweets, so I would find an alternative to throwing them away (also loathe wasting food, so...). I tend to take those kinds of things to work and set them in the break room. They disappear really quickly. Or see if a local church or food shelter will take them. If they're wrapped in plastic or sealed in their boxes, I don't know why they wouldn't.
And I would probably let your daughter know what's going on so she doesn't make the mistake again. You don't have to go and ruin the surprise, just let her know that you've turned a corner with managing your diet and, while you appreciate her sentiment, you would appreciate something more in line with the lifestyle change you're making. If you give the gift to charity, let her know that's what you did and that the charity was very appreciative of the gift. That way she won't feel like she wasted her money.0 -
Oh good lord you lucky lucky man. Hmmmm. Cheesecake.....0
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EAT THEM..MY Gosh ppl, stop thinking that all the good food has to go.
Self Control Ppl.
Op for sure fire up the BBQ and have some steak.
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Oh dear. What a thoughtful daughter you have. Do you have a freezer? With a lock? Maybe a potluck to go to that some of those cheesecakes can be taken to? The only advice I can give is pray... *hard* and exercise a lot.0
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Think of it as a box of proteins, fats, and carbs, work it into your daily macros and enjoy!0
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Throw a Father's day Block party and use it all up...seriously, i would not have self control around 6 cheesecakes. Hope you do...good luck!!!!0
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OMG you have the best daughter in the world!! Eat some yummy food and don't spoil your surprise! Food is a fabulous gift! Just don't eat all the cheesecake to yourself. Sharing is caring!0
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Donate them to a mission for the homeless, in fact volunteer your service and celebrate with dessert, I'm sure they would love a piece of decadent cheese cake, ... Just a thought.0
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Time to throw a block party!!! It is the beginning of the summer BBQ season!0
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Just put up signs in your neighborhood that you are having a beef and cheesecake party. With wine.0
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Dinner party would be great - you should totally have one. This way you get to share the stroganoffs & cheese cakes with your friends & have a great time (keep the steaks). Having a slice of cheesecake with friends is much better than sitting in a room alone, eating it all by yourself.
This is a fantastic idea! You get to have a good time with friends and share the bounty!0 -
thats going to be an awesome suprise when she see's you ... congrats on the weight loss
Keep some for yourself but I bet there is a local food pantry that would love some cheese cakes and other goodies. I recently visited one in my area with my girl scout troop and its amazing how many people really need help. If its out of your house no temptations plus you would be doing something great for your community!0 -
This is where moderation is key
But I totally get it, if I had 6 cheesecakes given to me I would do my best to try and eat it within a few sitting just because they are so darn good!
Hope you can manage to resist temptation!0 -
May the force be with you...0
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Throw a Father's day Block party and use it all up...seriously, i would not have self control around 6 cheesecakes. Hope you do...good luck!!!!
This is a great ideal!0 -
Don't invite me to dinner, send the foodz to ME!!0
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Oh what a lovely thought she had. It makes me giggle too because we all know how hard it is to stay away from the "good" stuff that is well rather bad for us. I would say have a treat.. try some of it and at least you can honestly tell her you enjoyed it
What a good lesson to learn.. not to send food. 0 -
I can't have high calorie food sitting around the house. If it was me and I was still in my Atkins phase I could prolly use the meat stuffs. These days though, I've converted to mostly salad and fruit at home. Anything richer than that I get out so I don't have it around. I guess one of my issues is snacking.0
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I envy you and don't envy you.
I would love that gift but I also know that I can talk a big game about self control and willpower, but if it's a good cheesecake (or donuts or whatever) I will eat too much if its available.
It's not impossible...you're just going to have to make a real concentrated effort to keep to whatever goals you have yourself.0 -
This sounds like it would be a great time for a barbeque. An even better time for a block party. That or keep it all and let your grocery bill go down for a bit.0
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The first thing I thought was, "I bet my dad wishes he had a daughter like that." LOL Joking aside, good luck with whatever you do. I would still surprise her!0
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