One cookie made me gain 2lbs

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  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    How does Cookie monster never get fat?
    stevencloser wrote: »
    Have you seen him eat? 90% of the cookies fall out of his mouth.

    LOL


  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    My route of choice to counter this my over indulgence tendencies wasn't abstinence or self control but rather pouring energy into creating alternatives that I thought were healthier and lower in calorie at the same time. Like eating a black bean brownie instead of one made with while flour and sugar. Is it as good? No. But it's better for me in many ways, far lower in calories, and was much easier to fit into my caloric goals for the day. That's something you might want to consider OP. There are different approaches to many recipes that can satisfy your cravings and be easier on your calorie count as well.

    This is what I do quite often, including this morning, and many of those healthier alternatives are pretty darned good.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    That's why you log. Log the cookie, see how many calories you have left... adjust accordingly. You can definitely fit one cookie in your days.

    And log the extra 10 cookies too, if you end up eating them. It's a big wake up call, honestly.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    stevencloser wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    How does Cookie monster never get fat?

    Have you seen him eat? 90% of the cookies fall out of his mouth.

    So key to not getting fat is being a messy eater. Why didn't think of that sooner.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    My route of choice to counter this my over indulgence tendencies wasn't abstinence or self control but rather pouring energy into creating alternatives that I thought were healthier and lower in calorie at the same time. Like eating a black bean brownie instead of one made with while flour and sugar. Is it as good? No. But it's better for me in many ways, far lower in calories, and was much easier to fit into my caloric goals for the day. That's something you might want to consider OP. There are different approaches to many recipes that can satisfy your cravings and be easier on your calorie count as well.

    I think, depending on the food and why you want it, this can be a good strategy. (For me, I only want brownies quite rarely and can eat small amounts, so adding less satisfying brownies into my diet more regularly would not be useful, but I'm sure there are examples of such things I do.)

    OP doesn't seem to have a problem fitting in one cookie, though. She has a problem with her train of thought afterwards, that imperfection=ruined day, and ruined day is ruined day, whether it's one cookie within her calories or many cookies way over, likely not logged (and then who knows what else). If she saw the healthier cookie as not ruining the day, maybe that would help, but the key is getting over that destructive and illogical train of thought.
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