WHY...WHY...DO I LOVE YOU CAKE!!

thompsonmurdock

Omg!! I have tried to follow this program for a month with no success. Dam you vanilla cake!!!! OK so I changed my goals to 1.5 a week I need some wiggle room. Wish me luck !!!! Please

randomtai

Why can't you just fit cake into your day? :huh:

thompsonmurdock

Well... I will not lie.... I will eat an entire cake..... I know, don't say it !!! I did give my self some more leadway, hopefully I can Restrain my self from eating so much.. Thank you

randomtai

thompsonmurdock wrote: »

Well... I will not lie.... I will eat an entire cake..... I know, don't say it !!! I did give my self some more leadway, hopefully I can Restrain my self from eating so much.. Thank you

That is usually from restricting yourself too much. Moderation is key.

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juggernaut1974

asflatasapancake wrote: »

Switch to pie because it is more deliciouser.

QFT

Bonus points for "a la mode"

thompsonmurdock

Stop it!!!! Now I want pie...ummmm pie

mistikal13

Just shove the cake in your piehole, everyone wins

thompsonmurdock

Lol !! But my butt isn't happy lol

peaceout_aly

Don't restrict yourself completely. That will only make you eventually give in and binge eat. Try to keep cake out of your home so that your forced to look at other options while craving something sweet. OR try cutting the cake into portion-sized pieces when you first get it, package them individually (in a tupperware container, bag or whatever) and that way you can just grab a pre-sliced piece and know that it's your limit. That would be easy to fit into your day!

Lleldiranne

Well, if you changed your goal to lose 1 pound a week, that would give you a bit more in the way of calories and you'd still be able to progress in weight loss. Then you could eat all the nutrients plus maybe have a bit of room for some treat each day.

As far as the whole cake, would it help to make cupcakes instead? You could indulge in 2 cupcakes and feel really treated, but have a stopping point before the whole thing is gone. I'm making 2 assumptions here - that you can create a way to store the other cupcakes out of sight (I have a cupcake tray thing with a plastic lid, great for transporting, but also for closing them up and putting them in the cupboard); and that you're making these treats yourself, since 2 homemade cupcakes are generally about the same calories and 1 "normal" serving of cake, where I don't know anything about store bought cupcakes with all the frosting. (You might be able to find similar tricks for other treats)

juggernaut1974

I find having kids helps... you can't make cake/pie/cookies, etc or have ice cream in the house and eat it all. They'll find a way to devour 3/4 of it for you.

Cortneyrenee04

I had cake today, yummmm!

Lleldiranne

ceoverturf wrote: »

I find having kids helps... you can't make cake/pie/cookies, etc or have ice cream in the house and eat it all. They'll find a way to devour 3/4 of it for you.

As a mom of 5, yes, this really can be true (honestly, sometimes I'm lucky to just get the 1 piece )

However, I'm not sure having kids is exactly conducive to the losing weight goal. That's kinda why I'm here.

barbecuesauce

thompsonmurdock wrote: »

Omg!! I have tried to follow this program for a month with no success. Dam you vanilla cake!!!! OK so I changed my goals to 1.5 a week I need some wiggle room. Wish me luck !!!! Please

No success? Are you weighing your food and using the correct entries and the recipe builder? If it's simply a matter of eating too much cake, well, I feel ya.

Bizurke51

I could eat an entire cake too, but I don't. Self control!!! Earn your cake.

Wednesday night i had 2 pieces of cake, cup and a half of ice cream and 12 ounces of chocolate milk. earned it by running 6 miles and eating clean during the day.

velveteen7845

I love cake, chocolate, ice cream and desserts in general. I just don't keep any of them in the house. I will plan for a treat 1 day a week and I go out to get a single serving so I'm not tempted by having desserts around all the time. It has been working really well for the last 11.5 months and I have lost more than 90 pounds.

Francl27

Cake is one of the things I tend to avoid... moderation is hard for me, especially as it's typically just so much better the first day.

sdraper2014

I decorate specialty cakes, but I make so many I don't really ever want cake anymore. So while I make a lot of them, I am kind of meh on cake and and I leave them at other people's houses! Want me to come to a baby shower and bring cake, birthday party? No problem, but under no circumstances will I take any left overs home, you order cake, you get allll the cake. I have one tiny piece and the rest is not my problem!

Cake anyone?

Tubbs216

I only bake when there are people around to eat it, otherwise I will chip away at whatever is baked until it's all gone. I really love cake.

NB. 'Chip away' is a figurative term. My baking is actually quite good!

thompsonmurdock

Thank you everyone!!! All great great ideas. Thanks

MamaBirdBoss

I only have baked goods in the house that I make myself.

The reason? If I want a cookie, it's easy to grab a (crappy) cookie from the grocery store and scarf it down. But I have to REALLY want it--REALLY, REALLY--to devote the time and attention to making up a whole batch.

So do I want it that badly? Um, yeah, usually not.

Don't have to do this. You can use calorie counting, for sure, and buy what you want. There is nothing more pure or special or healthy about my home-baked stuff (except that they taste way better :P). But it means that any time I REALLY want baked good, I not only get it, but I get the BEST tasting stuff (because I'm not limited by what stores carry but can make and tweak any recipe). And when I don't REALLY want it, I don't eat it.

It's the same with granola bars. I have a granola bar recipe TO DIE FOR. They blow store-bought completely out of the water. Butter and honey taste SO MUCH BETTER than corn syrup. (NO, I'm not going to say they're healthier. Mine almost certainly aren't, not with the level of saturated fat.) So if I really want the bars...I have to make it.

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livingleanlivingclean

You love cake because it's gloriously delicious.... When it's good.

There's lots of crap generic cake out there. That cake isn't worth wasting calories on. You can still have cake but make it worth it!

Buy individual serves or cupcakes so you can't eat more.

kittykaida

See, I have that problem with ghirardelli dark chocolate brownies. (I don't particularly like cake that much, but oh man, something gooey and chocolatey?)

I will keep finding excuses to go through the kitchen over and over "just to grab some crumbs" I tell myself. No, I would graze an entire pan in 2 days flat. I have found that cooling them down, cutting them into little squares and freezing them in a couple different ziplock bags will slow me down significantly, have gone so far as to have one box last almost 2 months... but I love frozen brownies even more now

That being said, I have not felt that I can trust myself and have not made any yummy baked goods like that in several months..

If I get a HORRIBLE craving for something, we have a bakery down the street that is fantastic, and sells little teeny tiny desserts like cake, ganache covered mousse, and espresso brownies for about $5 each. I cringe at that price, but that really helps with the moderation aspect, too. It has to be really special to go.

faithyang

thompsonmurdock wrote: »

Well... I will not lie.... I will eat an entire cake..... I know, don't say it !!! I did give my self some more leadway, hopefully I can Restrain my self from eating so much.. Thank you

What kind of cake? Like one of those huge cakes? Small cake? Patissere type cake which are petite and literally if cut into 6 make 6 small slivers?

MamaBirdBoss

Caitwn wrote: »

MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

I only have baked goods in the house that I make myself.

The reason? If I want a cookie, it's easy to grab a (crappy) cookie from the grocery store and scarf it down. But I have to REALLY want it--REALLY, REALLY--to devote the time and attention to making up a whole batch.

So do I want it that badly? Um, yeah, usually not.

Don't have to do this. You can use calorie counting, for sure, and buy what you want. There is nothing more pure or special or healthy about my home-baked stuff (except that they taste way better :P). But it means that any time I REALLY want baked good, I not only get it, but I get the BEST tasting stuff (because I'm not limited by what stores carry but can make and tweak any recipe). And when I don't REALLY want it, I don't eat it.

It's the same with granola bars. I have a granola bar recipe TO DIE FOR. They blow store-bought completely out of the water. Butter and honey taste SO MUCH BETTER than corn syrup. (NO, I'm not going to say they're healthier. Mine almost certainly aren't, not with the level of saturated fat.) So if I really want the bars...I have to make it.

Now I want that recipe.

Haha! I'll look it up. It's got like at least half a stick of butter in it. And half a cup of honey. Seriously, fair warning.

Turning into a baked-good snob is awesome for the waistline. I can waltz right past that grocery store bakery and boxed crap. Oh, brownie? I know they aren't a good as my cheesecake brownies. Bye-bye!

elphie754

sdraper2014 wrote: »

I decorate specialty cakes, but I make so many I don't really ever want cake anymore. So while I make a lot of them, I am kind of meh on cake and and I leave them at other people's houses! Want me to come to a baby shower and bring cake, birthday party? No problem, but under no circumstances will I take any left overs home, you order cake, you get allll the cake. I have one tiny piece and the rest is not my problem!

Cake anyone?

Wow! That's awesome!

Have you ever seen the cake wreaks blog? It hysterical.

allaboutthecake

You had me at Cake.

livingleanlivingclean

kittykaida wrote: »

See, I have that problem with ghirardelli dark chocolate brownies. (I don't particularly like cake that much, but oh man, something gooey and chocolatey?)

I will keep finding excuses to go through the kitchen over and over "just to grab some crumbs" I tell myself. No, I would graze an entire pan in 2 days flat. I have found that cooling them down, cutting them into little squares and freezing them in a couple different ziplock bags will slow me down significantly, have gone so far as to have one box last almost 2 months... but I love frozen brownies even more now

That being said, I have not felt that I can trust myself and have not made any yummy baked goods like that in several months..

If I get a HORRIBLE craving for something, we have a bakery down the street that is fantastic, and sells little teeny tiny desserts like cake, ganache covered mousse, and espresso brownies for about $5 each. I cringe at that price, but that really helps with the moderation aspect, too. It has to be really special to go.

How good is frozen cake... Brownie... Cookie dough... Yum!

thompsonmurdock

MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

I only have baked goods in the house that I make myself.

The reason? If I want a cookie, it's easy to grab a (crappy) cookie from the grocery store and scarf it down. But I have to REALLY want it--REALLY, REALLY--to devote the time and attention to making up a whole batch.

So do I want it that badly? Um, yeah, usually not.

Don't have to do this. You can use calorie counting, for sure, and buy what you want. There is nothing more pure or special or healthy about my home-baked stuff (except that they taste way better :P). But it means that any time I REALLY want baked good, I not only get it, but I get the BEST tasting stuff (because I'm not limited by what stores carry but can make and tweak any recipe). And when I don't REALLY want it, I don't eat it.

It's the same with granola bars. I have a granola bar recipe TO DIE FOR. They blow store-bought completely out of the water. Butter and honey taste SO MUCH BETTER than corn syrup. (NO, I'm not going to say they're healthier. Mine almost certainly aren't, not with the level of saturated fat.) So if I really want the bars...I have to make it.

I want the recipe also