How to eat just one cookie
lisabinco
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Here's the link: http://greatist.com/connect/how-eat-just-one-cookie
I read the article. I disagree, however, that this one-cookie approach has nothing to do with discipline. "Delayed gratification" has EVERYTHING to do with discipline. Self-discipline, the toughest kind of discipline. It is, however, LEARNED not innate; some of us just learn it later as adults, rather than as children, early in life; most specifically, as it applies to the food we eat.
I read the article. I disagree, however, that this one-cookie approach has nothing to do with discipline. "Delayed gratification" has EVERYTHING to do with discipline. Self-discipline, the toughest kind of discipline. It is, however, LEARNED not innate; some of us just learn it later as adults, rather than as children, early in life; most specifically, as it applies to the food we eat.
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I actually agree with pretty much everything in the article.0
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Here's the link: http://greatist.com/connect/how-eat-just-one-cookie
I read the article. I disagree, however, that this one-cookie approach has nothing to do with discipline. "Delayed gratification" has EVERYTHING to do with discipline. Self-discipline, the toughest kind of discipline. It is, however, LEARNED not innate; some of us just learn it later as adults, rather than as children, early in life; most specifically, as it applies to the food we eat.
wow great article. not sure why you disagree.. she didn't say it doesn't have to do with discipline.. simply that she doesn't have any more discipline than you or i.0 -
It is easier for me to eat no cookies than just one.0
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How to eat just 1 cookie: Make it a really big cookie!0
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I really liked it. I'm trying to be really mindful when I have a treat, both why I'm wanting it, and being aware of my whole day and how my macros will line up when the day is over.
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didn't read the article, but i've never had a problem just having a cookie. i don't really have issues with foods like that...i have bigger issues with, for example, meat and cheese platters...i can eat all of that if i let myself, and sometimes i do. fortunately though, i've learned a lot of self discipline over these past few years.0
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I loved the article because I am the person who gets the sense of urgency to eat everything. If I let myself have what I want, then I don't have the urge to eat everything. It's not the last time I'm ever going to have it.0
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I agree with the article as well. And I think it's a false dichotomy to make it be all or nothing. There is a middle ground.
I think getting over these mental hurdles has more to do with it rather than being more disciplined than another person.
A person abstaining from cookies is being disciplined. But I think they've given cookies a lot of power if they believe they can't have a reasonable portion of cookies without losing all self-control, and that is a mental hurdle. Part of me also thinks that this mental hurdle, or narrative, is precisely what green-lights people to lose self-control around cookies (or whatever). The narrative, their self-understanding, would be contradictory if they didn't devour all the cookies.
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Enjoy that one cookie thoroughly by eating it very slowly. Take a bite and chew VERY slowly and letting all of your tastebuds enjoy that cookie. Put the cookie down, wait a bit and do it again and repeat until cookie is gone. We can all have sweets now and then. It's a matter of really enjoying it though or why bother eating the extra calories?0
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Lourdesong wrote: »A person abstaining from cookies is being disciplined. But I think they've given cookies a lot of power if they believe they can't have a reasonable portion of cookies without losing all self-control, and that is a mental hurdle. Part of me also thinks that this mental hurdle, or narrative, is precisely what green-lights people to lose self-control around cookies (or whatever). The narrative, their self-understanding, would be contradictory if they didn't devour all the cookies.
I agree with this.
I used to be one of those people who thought I "couldn't" have just one cookie. Or one piece of cake. Or one brownie. Or one square of a chocolate bar. I'd keep eating automatically, until all the cookies were gone. And I just couldn't fathom how anyone could possibly do otherwise?
Then I realized that I did have a choice. I was making a choice to consume all those cookies. I needed to replace the word "couldn't" with the word "wouldn't".
Before, I wouldn't eat just one cookie. I'd eat more of them. But it was me, choosing to eat all those cookies. The cookies themselves simply weren't powerful enough to force me to eat them. I had control over them; they didn't have control over me.
And so I realized I could eat just one cookie. And now, that's exactly what I do. I eat one cookie at a time. (Bake recipes that freeze well and take them out of the freezer one at a time if you want to make them last). I buy fancy expensive high-cocoa content dark chocolate bars and eat them one square at a time. I let myself have dessert when eating at someone's house, but I limit myself to one brownie or one small slice of cake. That's it.
I'd rather have some than none. And I am stronger than the cookies.0 -
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This is me with pizza. I could have eaten tons of pizza.cwolfman13 wrote: »didn't read the article, but i've never had a problem just having a cookie. i don't really have issues with foods like that...i have bigger issues with, for example, meat and cheese platters...i can eat all of that if i let myself, and sometimes i do. fortunately though, i've learned a lot of self discipline over these past few years.
Now i eat better pizza, and don't eat the whole thing, just a couple of slices, with a salad.0 -
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And I like post where it says eat just ONE BIG Cookie... If it fits, I can eat it.. If it does not fit, I make room another day..0 -
Don't have a problem eating one cookie
1 open the cabinet
2 get cookie pack out
3 take ONE cookie
4 close the cookie pack
5 put away the cookie pack in the cabinet
6 walk out of the kitchen with your cookie ( & coffee)
7 sit down pick up my book or game
8 enjoy cookie
see simple
in times of need....repeat point 1 till 8
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Nope. Can't eat just one cookie.0
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Did not read. I eat one cookie by crushing it up in yogurt or ice cream and putting the rest away.0
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BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »Don't have a problem eating one cookie
1 open the cabinet
2 get cookie pack out
3 take ONE cookie
4 close the cookie pack
5 put away the cookie pack in the cabinet
6 walk out of the kitchen with your cookie ( & coffee)
7 sit down pick up my book or game
8 enjoy cookie
see simple
Yep ... that's about it.
Maybe it helps that growing up, when my brother and I arrived home after school, we were given one cookie and a glass of milk. Just one. No need for more. Dinner would be on in about 1.5 hours, so the one cookie would tide us over till then.
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Nope. For many of us, this is exactly how we got fat. Glad it works for some.Because, for the most part, I eat what I want. ...
Because if I know the food is around and always available, its urgency goes away.
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LOL I like when she says: "My ability to eat just one cookie has nothing to do with the fact that I am more disciplined than the next person. " LOL
She seems a bit egocentric to me. It worked for her so it will work for all. I appreciate that she is trying to be helpful, or sell something, so kudos to her. I'm sure she helped some people. It just felt patronizing to me.
Her questions were a chuckle...
How restrictive am I with my food choices?
They weren't, so I ate too much.
Do I ever put cookies off-limits? If so, how often?
Never did, which was my problem. If I wanted one I ate it, then I wanted more.
How do I feel when I see cookies? Do I feel anxious, nervous, stressed?
Ha. No. Nowadays? It looks like it would taste good, but it isn't worth it.
What am I doing when I eat cookies? Am I sitting down focusing on the treat, or am I standing up and scrolling through my phone while I stuff my face?
I was usually reading.
What were to happen if I ate a cookie every single day?
I got fat...
I say this all the time: Never place a food off limits—especially food that you really love. If cookies are your jam, then why in the world would you turn them down?
They spiked my blood glucose and made me want more. I am much healthier and better off not eating any, and I don't miss them much anymore.
Nobody ever got fat from eating one cookie.
Just from eating one cookie at a time.
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I agree with the article. Mmm a rule I follow is I never buy sweet things, so if I want something sweet I have to make it and bake it myself.0
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I believe in trigger foods...there are certain food that people have they cant stop with one. So if thats the case dont start with one ;-)0
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This article doesnt apply to everyone. 1 cookie for me sets off intense cravings for more, which would require discipline which I suck at. So no cookies for me. I have the same response with bread if I eat a sandwich 1 day, I end up craving it the next day and the next along with other carbs and junk. If I cut all these things out of my diet I stop craving them and start craving healthy things like fruits. If i would have a pack of cookies sitting in my kitchen and I decided to eat it 1 day because it fit into my goal it restarts the cravings.0
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LastingChanges wrote: »This article doesnt apply to everyone. 1 cookie for me sets off intense cravings for more, which would require discipline which I suck at. So no cookies for me. I have the same response with bread if I eat a sandwich 1 day, I end up craving it the next day and the next along with other carbs and junk. If I cut all these things out of my diet I stop craving them and start craving healthy things like fruits. If i would have a pack of cookies sitting in my kitchen and I decided to eat it 1 day because it fit into my goal it restarts the cravings.
I SO get you. I avoid having anything like that in the house because I WILL eat it. I have noticed I can have a incredible diet all day - until I get home and I'm tired. Then I'll eat and won't notice I'm full till half the fridge is empty
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I JUST WISH supermarkets would make single serve packets - packets of ONE cookie, ONE chocolate...so I only allow myself when the cookies/bread are reduced and I can buy one and throw away the rest.0 -
I certainly agree. I can have cookies, chocolate, etc. in the house and easily just have one cookie or one piece of chocolate for dessert after dinner, then put the rest away and think nothing more of it. My wife absolutely can't do it - if the cookies or chocolate or whatever is there, they occupy her every waking thought until she gives in and devours the whole package. She can easily do without them and doesn't miss them if they're not in the house - but if they're here, she can't control her cravings.LastingChanges wrote: »This article doesnt apply to everyone...
Similarly, I wish restaurants would offer desserts in very small portions. I like something sweet after dinner, but just a bite or two will do fine - I don't need a 2,500-calorie slice of Seven-layer Ultimate Triple Chocolate Lava Cake the size of a small continent, and I'm not paying $7.99 for it just to take two bites and toss the rest. Offer me a tiny little chunk (a couple bites worth) of that cake for $1.99 and you've got a deal.I JUST WISH supermarkets would make single serve packets - packets of ONE cookie, ONE chocolate...so I only allow myself when the cookies/bread are reduced and I can buy one and throw away the rest.0
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