Cheat vs Reward

esckaiftw

End of the day you have that cookie; what defines that cookie as, a reward that was well earned, or cheating that makes you feel guilty?

Chef_Barbell

Neither, It's just a cookie.

queenliz99

I make really good homemade cookies, I make them fit in my day's calorie intake. No guilt and most definitely not a reward for good behavior. That is the wrong way to approach eating for the rest of your life. Food is food.

WinoGelato

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

Neither, It's just a cookie.

This. If I fit it into my calories it's just part of my day. Even if it doesn't fit and puts me over by a couple hundred calories, I don't feel badly about it, as I tend to look at my total calories over the week and I'm sure I can fit it into that.

nineteentwenty

Idgaf if it fits into my calorie budget

tapwaters

Neither, cheating implies you're doing something wrong and reward implies food, junk food, is a reset for good behavior which is exactly how I got fat.

So at the end of the day, a cookie is a bit of tasty that fits with my calories

Machka9

I often have a cookie at the end of the day ... it fits within my calories and so all is good. It's not a reward or a cheat ... it's just part of my plan to eat only foods I like.

YvetteK2015

Sometimes I have diet pudding. It's only 90 calories, so it's not a lot. If I just have 90 calories to spare, it's neither a reward or a cheat. It's just making up my 90 calories.

jesssiebee1983

I have a cheat meal every week.

malibu927

It's dessert. I always save room for something sweet at the end of the day. For the next few days it's leftover birthday cake.

bagge72

It's a cookie man... just delicious food eat it, love it, and make it fit your calorie goal.

kgirlhart

It's just a cookie. I don't consider foods good or bad, cheats or rewards. I would never be able to stick to a way of eating that I felt the need to "cheat" on. I eat things I like everyday and work them into my calorie goal. Last night I had cheesecake. I just called it dessert.