How many calories do you spend on treats?

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  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    I don't consider anything to be a treat anymore... I eat whatever fits in my goals. If that's salmon+green beans OR pizza for dinner, that's just what's for dinner... not a treat.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I don't eat treats on a regular basis anymore. But for special occasions (birthdays!) I don't bother logging and I eat as much cake as I want (for that one day only).
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    Depends on what you consider treats. I love oatmeal squares, and often have them both for a lunch and a snack. Kids' breakfast cereal is another favorite snack. If you count all that as "treats", then 500-600 calories or so per day out of my 1900.

    In terms of things like ice cream, bakery goods, etc., not a whole lot - I go out for a frozen custard every week or two, sometimes I eat ice cream sandwiches. I also have a few hundred calories in pastry crisps for snacks here and there through the week. Cake, cookies, and donuts on occasion, though usually I'll buy or make some once, have a portion daily until gone, and then go months before having more.
  • smariba
    smariba Posts: 10 Member
    I try to have a treat everyday. I love me some chocolate. And McDonald's caramel sundaes. Mmmmm. Today I had a bag of peanut m&m's which was upwards of 450 calories. I don't usually indulge that much but I was trying to appease the monthly monster. I try to stick to 100-200 calories a day. As long as I have them available. I listen to my body. If it needs chocolate. I feed it. This has worked great for me so far.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I don't eat things I don't enjoy so...all of them.
  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    Personally, none. My goals are way more important to me than chocolate.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    The 'treat' I have each day is a hot pickle. it's upwards of 300 mg sodium, hotter'n a scalded kitten, and 1 calorie.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    depends on my level of activity that day. anywhere between 200-500
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,681 Member
    edited May 2016
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    I don't eat things I don't enjoy so...all of them.

    Me too! :)
    Machka9 wrote: »
    All of them!! :)

    I can't imagine forcing myself to eat things I don't enjoy ... in fact, I made a decision when I started on my weight loss mission. Everything I ate was going to be something I enjoyed. I simply wouldn't waste my calories on things I don't enjoy.
  • NovaDuck
    NovaDuck Posts: 63 Member
    My allowance/deficit is pretty low (I'm short) but I usually manage 100-200 calories of treats daily. Those tend to be (UK) biscuits in the morning with my coffee. If I have chocolate, I'll have a bit of that too. Or sorbet.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I don't think about food being a treat or indulgence. I eat food I like all day, every day.
    I usually have 100-300 calories for snacks every day. Things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles.

    I have some dark chocolate kisses that I eat sometimes. I let one sit and melt in my mouth instead of chewing it quickly and swallowing. Maybe eat more slowly and really tune into experiencing your food fully instead of trying to get more in your body. Kind of like food meditation.

    Apparently meditating with food is a thing. http://www.metatronics.net/eat/


  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    Wait...there are people who chew Hershey kisses????

    What a twisted world we live in.
  • BLifts38
    BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
    tapwaters wrote: »
    I usually use a treat to fill a small calorie gap, often 100 calories. I will usually eat a cookie, this week for instance I made pumpkin cookies; if I am over 30g on fat or over my sugar limit I'll eat a Dandie (vegan marshmallow) instead.

    i am SO intrigued by this vegan marshmallow... and im not even a vegan. tell me more!
  • ho11y4271
    ho11y4271 Posts: 32 Member
    All my calories go on "treats" as I love and enjoy everything I'm eating and look forward to every meal.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    My treat for today is about 200 calories, a half serving each of PB and nutella spread on a whole wheat sandwich slim. I won't have one every day, and it will change up. But I think a treat for me will always depend on calories I have available, not set a specific limit.
  • mitzhogue
    mitzhogue Posts: 132 Member
    snacks/treats make up a 4th meal for me, usually around 300 a day... spread between meals like after lunch before dinner or after breakfast before lunch... I basically eat every couple hours... fortunately I don't crave much in the way of treats because I don't really eat processed sugar... I do love me some dark chocolate though... and that's not an indulgence, that's just for health ;)
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