Donuts

SLLRunner

wi_maint_man wrote: »

Does anyone just include a donut or some other "bad" food in their day to keep cravings in check or as a reward? still keeping within your calorie allotment for the day .

No food is good or bad, it's all just food. Weight loss is about calories in and out and, personally, I enjoy having treats each day.

SLLRunner

wi_maint_man wrote: »

I think of doughnuts as bad, as in high calories, not the best nutritional value but tasty !

When I was younger I loved donuts, but I lost a taste for them somewhere in my adulthood.

wi_maint_man

I really wish I could lose my cravings for sweets !

DresdenSinn

I do not consume any "bad" foods throughout the day on any day. I'm very disciplined like that. If I have a craving for something "bad" I'll take something "good" and manipulate my mind into thinking it's something "bad" like making a protein drink using less liquid and adding a tablespoon of sugar/fat free pudding mix to make it thick, rich, and chocolatey!

ElJefePerron

http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/so-you-want-to-stop-craving-junk-food/?bb=disable

ereck44

I ate 6 one hundred calorie brownies, but I work the night shift and ate 4 of them just to stay awake. I had poorly planned my night, and didn't bring my sandwich. However, I knew that I was going to get a work out in today. Usually try to fit it a snack in my day, which helped with the whole weight loss adventure. 2.8 pounds from maintenance, but once there, not planning on making significant changes in my diet.

Xo_healthylc

I eat them regularly. I try not to think of food as bad although I get where you are coming from as its fried and obviously not as nutrient dense as say the same amount of calories from a salad but I think it's fine in moderation. I know I eat pizza all the time while others consider it a cheat meal. I think if it fits in your calories then eat it. I would much rather eat normal food in smaller portions then "diet" food in mass quantities. But that's just me!

Annahbananas

You can certainly have donuts and lose weight as long as you're under that threshold. I personally stay away from them because donuts is a trigger food for me

vingogly

I sometimes get a chocolate bar and eat half as a treat. When I do decide to have something like chocolate or ice cream or a pastry, I'll only do it if it's *really* good -- Drunkin Donuts or Hershey's Kisses don't do it for me and aren't worth the calories. Neither does store-brand "ice milk" (whatever the hell that is) -- I'll get gelato, frozen yogurt, or high-fat ice cream. A treat should be a treat.

The other rule I have is, I don't keep large quantities of these things around the house because, well, I know myself. I'll go out and get a chocolate bar, or a dish of ice cream -- and having to go out for it makes it even more special.

I also think "cheat" has no place in discussions of diet -- deciding to eat or not eat something is NOT a moral decision, and eating it (or having a bad day) isn't a sin.

ogmomma2012

I make my own treats to help me fight my emotional eating impulses to binge on food that I know makes me feel like crap. I do make donuts.

sardelsa

I will usually have a donut (I keep a bunch in the freezer and warm up as needed) or ice cream, or some other treat after dinner everyday. I do have a very high # of cals to spend though so I go all out

jahillegas_51

wi_maint_man wrote: »

Does anyone just include a donut or some other "bad" food in their day to keep cravings in check or as a reward? still keeping within your calorie allotment for the day .

YES!!! IME, being restrictive leads to eating disorders and unhealthy relationships with food. This is just the beginning of that crap storm. You begin to retreat into yourself, you get depressed, and the cycle becomes nasty. IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros) was my saving grace from a 4 year binge eating disorder that developed out of being super restrictive and eating "clean" on that note....

there is no such thing as good food, bad food. Placing labels on food, leads us to ban them from our intake. We say, “No, No, No, No, No…” We push for the perfect diet, once we eat this food that does not fall into this neat diet box; we throw our hands up, saying we failed so now is the time to eat everything we can. This leads to punishment. Which leads to more restrictions. This is the vicious cycle we as binge eaters face. I used to believe it myself, that there was clean food and bad food. It simply is this manifested idea. If you ask a vegan, he/she will say animal based foods are not clean. Someone who is a vegetarian will disagree, and say it is just animal products that are not clean. Then a paleo guy runs in screaming about how meat is clean, but grains aren’t. So someone has to be right? They are all wrong. Instead, adopt my grandmother’s wise old adage of “everything in moderation.” AKA IIFYM:))

mom22dogs

I have a couple of Long Johns about every other Sunday. It kills my calories for the day, so I don't do it very often. Same with pizza. We had a program a week ago for kids, and got pizza for everyone, including the adults running the program. I ate 2 pieces of pizza and it was 850 calories and I was hungry 3 hours later. Not doing that again. My calorie allotment is about 1400 for the day, so there are foods that aren't worth eating for me If I do eat them, I don't get to eat much else for the day, so I really have to want it.

kendahlj

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

Food is neither good nor bad. Just calorie dense or not. And yes include treats into my daily calories.

Donuts are terrible for you...even if they are within your calorie goals.

Maxematics

kendahlj wrote: »

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

Food is neither good nor bad. Just calorie dense or not. And yes include treats into my daily calories.

Donuts are terrible for you...even if they are within your calorie goals.

I think that's more than a tad dramatic, don't you? I have baked goods, including donuts, from time to time and nothing bad happens to me. Keep in mind there are many different kinds of donuts; not all of them are deep fried, highly frosted donuts.

Anyway, funny this thread came up because this morning I decided to treat myself to a lavender flower cake donut from Doughnut Plant. I had it for breakfast with a shake I made with vanilla agave cashew milk, vanilla protein powder, matcha powder, and ice. It was all delicious and nothing bad happened to me from enjoying my little treat.

CattOfTheGarage

I exercise restraint over things like doughnuts, obviously - sugary fried dough is definitely in the "treat" category - but I have no particular rules about when I'm "allowed" to have them. If a doughnut comes into my life, I'll make a decision about whether I want to arrange my eating so I can have it, or if it's too much trouble at that point. I do prefer to keep my routine eating moderate enough that I can afford to take advantage of doughnuts or similar opportunities when they arise.

Machka9

endlessfall16 wrote: »

I have a sneaky suspicion that lots of strict calorie counters do not include a donut in their day. Maybe one every two week or even less frequent. Donuts are too calorie dense and don't seem to worth the calories!!!!

Tell me I'm wrong, daily donut eaters!

Here in Australia, donuts are not very nice. Thank goodness. Otherwise I might be tempted to eat them every day.

So no, I don't eat donuts every day. I eat them about 2-3 times a year.

However, I do have toast with nutella and honey just about every day.