Eatin dessert every day and losing weight?

Tashlovesfood

How many of you eat dessert every day and manage to lose weight? And what kind of dessert do you have? Sweet things are my weakness

Panda8ach

As long as it fits into your calorie goal then why not?! I have Weight Watchers desserts sometimes, they're yummy There's some pretty nice low fat yoghurts out there too! Popcorn is my go to... I can't watch a movie without it lol... Skinny popcorn of course

livingleanlivingclean

I eat dessert every day.
Recently during the week it has been sugar free jelly/jello, frozen berries, a frozen concoction of natural yoghurt and protein powder, topped with chocolate cereal and nuts.

Ironandwine69

I don't. Not because there's anything wrong with it, but I would rather fill my calories with something more valuable to my body.

Machka9

I usually have a bowl of yogurt, sometimes with fruit, in the evenings ... about an hour after dinner.

And then toast with honey or a cookie or something later in the evening.

staticsplit

I often have protein cookies or shakes, fruit, frozen yoghurt, a square or two of chocolate. Easy to fit in your daily goals.

shirgify

I've had a Boston cream donut 4 out of 7 days a week since January and still losing weight. I never would have ordered one before mfp thinking they were horrible and would ruin me. This place was a wake up that I could eat some treats but just needed to be accountable for the whole picture. Instead of focusing on one 'bad' thing, I see the big picture of my total calories and I make what I want fit. No guilt, no worries, it's been awesome.

Jancandoit7

Guess that depends on what you consider dessert...but I do have something sweet everyday after dinner. I love cheese cake so I often have this:

I mix half a vanilla greek yogurt with 2 tabl. whipped cream cheese (I use oikos triple zero greek yogurt)
1 crushed graham cracker (half a sheet)
mixed berries smashed up
I put cracker crumbs on bottom of small bowl
top with yogurt mixture
topped with berries- it's really good!

some days I have 2 chocolate graham cracker sheets- or yogurt with fruit and granola sprinkles
I don't buy baked goods/cookies as I have no self control- when I do have these (rarely) I buy only one serving of something or have it at some one else's house- but yeah, I have a sweet tooth too-I just try to keep treats low sugar. I always account for these things in my daily calories. I'm losing about a pound a week which I'm happy with-1300 cal. before any exercise.

Francl27

Depends on your definition of dessert.

The Boston Cream donut? There's no way it would have fit every day for me, because I would have had to sacrifice too many calories for something not filling at all. But a serving of ice cream (in the 150-200 calorie range maybe) or a container of pudding? Sure.

Again though, in my experience, it got much harder to fit the good stuff as I got closer to my goal, as I got hungrier. And it TOTALLY depends on how active you are.

kommodevaran

You can eat nothing but Twinkies and lose weight. What you can do in theory is way less relevant than what you can do in practice; what methods people use for weightloss is not necessarily effective for you; what poeple like is maybe things that you don't like, or things that aren't available in your area.

Eating a lot of sweet things makes you crave it more; deeming sweet things "bad" also makes you crave it more.

Setting sensible boundaries may help you. Look at how many calories you have per day/week (after you've set your calorie target correctly, of course) and administer those calories as you want. You will want to get enough fat and protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber. When all that is taken care of, you may have some calories still at your disposal. You can use them for anything you like. Sweet things are calorie dense, so you can't get a lot, but you can most likely fit in something at least every week.

MossiO

I eat 2-4 squares of 78% dark chocolate (115-230 calories) every day.

sardelsa

I do. Usually a single serve ice cream or Greek yogurt with crushed cookie thins. It all depends on my cal intake.. the more I have to play with, the more decadent the dessert

rheddmobile

I have a latte with cinnamon and dark chocolate every morning, and Greek yogurt with berries most afternoons. Sometimes Halo Top. I also sometimes make room for one half of a chocolate chip cookie. I'm diabetic so excess sugar is a problem for me, but I was really really wanting a dark chocolate chip cookie, so I figured out how to make it fit.

I can't really eat a typical "dessert" after a meal, since about 45g of carbs is all I can handle at a time without blood glucose spikes, and most desserts are that or more, on top of whatever carbs were in the meal. I have to plan to eat my dessert at a time when I haven't already filled up on carbs, and pick things which I can handle. It makes birthdays really annoying, since I can't eat dinner and then eat cake and ice cream, which is what my family normally does.

Lillymoo01

I have greek yogurt mixed with cacao powder for a chocolate hit. In this I add whatever fruit and nuts I feel like that fit into my remaining calories. I'll add some sugar free jelly into this also for volume without calories. For me it is guilt free as it fits within my alloted calories while being high in protein and healthy fats.

narspips

My in-laws gave us a box of Lindor balls so lately we've been having those.

They are about 80 cals a pop which seems ridiculous given how small they are (but they are essentially made of cream and sugar, so go figure). Luckily, they are so sweet and rich that I find it fairly easy to only have one, but if you want an actual proper dessert, I guess it might not be enough.

The main alternative healthy dessert I've been having recently is a sort of fake Eton Mess (Greek yoghurt mixed with crushed meringue and a selection of berries). A portion comes in at no more than 150 cals, depending on the type of yoghurt you have available. I'm also a big fan of the "tiny portions of real dessert" approach: half a cupcake instead of the whole thing, one scoop of ice cream, one small cookie instead of two, you get the idea

amusedmonkey

I don't eat dessert every day because I don't feel like it every day. If I did, it was within calories, and I felt it was worth the calories, sure, why not?

mmapags

Most days I have a protein ice cream like Enlightened or Halo Top.

Seffell

I've been earing dessert every day after dinner. Mostly icecream but others as well. I spend around 100-200 cals for dessert. Also I eat lots of fruit.

daisyfields79

I have 2 dads oatmeal cookies with my tea, I kiss them if I don't have any for a couple days lol.

MichelleWithMoxie

I have a massive sweet tooth, so I have some sort of dessert more often than not. I’m a fan of halo top ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s froyo, kettle corn, etc. I also favor volume.

Meghanebk

Sure, I just work it into my calories. Usually I only want dessert 3-4 times a week though.

A handful of Trader Joe mini peanut butter cups, half a pint of halo top, a piece of baklava, a brownie, a few Thin Mints in cookie season (those I have to freeze to keep from eating them all at once).

Zhatan

When I was cutting hard, 1200 kcal a day, I was not able to fit any dessert in but now that I have slowed down and eat 2000 kcal each day I have some spongecake or chocolate cake with my coffee.
It works fine if you just keep to your total daily calories.

riffraff2112

I grab myself an ice cream cone from mcdonalds on the way back from the gym. My little reward for a job well done.
Sometimes on the way home from work, I'll do the same. For no particular reason except I love them.

CMNVA

Dessert every day here.

My go-to is the Skinny Cow Salted Caramel Pretzel Bar

I will also have a Yasso yogurt bar if I need the dessert to be less calories.

Bealey2011

I have a mini magnum ice cream lolly almost every day

Or I have a fat free lemon flavour greek yoghurt poured over 2 mini meringues...delicious and both deserts are no more than 150 cals.

missperfectpitch

I plan and pre-log a snack into most days of the week, and I've lost about 20 pounds with MFP over the last several months while doing so. Sometimes it's a savory snack like chips or pretzels (usually ends up at about 150 calories), but most of the time it's a dessert like ice cream/gelato or a homemade dessert (200-350 calories). If it fits within your calorie goals and helps you to stay motivated and on track, then having a dessert is perfectly fine.

ArvinSloane

I make myself a sweet overnight oats recipe as my bedtime snack. I generally flavor it with a yummy protein powder (current one is pumpkin spice ) and add frozen raspberries. Feels like dessert, clocks in around 260 calories.

rickiimarieee

I eat homemade brownies like crazy. My absolute favorite. I don't eat them everyday but I still do have them and I lost 24 pounds!

rickiimarieee

For a box of brownies and all the ingredients added in the recipe builder one brownie comes in at 101 calories and I usually have with a glass of milk!

Francl27

rickiimarieee wrote: »

For a box of brownies and all the ingredients added in the recipe builder one brownie comes in at 101 calories and I usually have with a glass of milk!

For one bite? lol

Jancandoit7

Think I might try some of these protein balls for a sweet healthy snack
http://www.drozthegoodlife.com/healthy-food-nutrition/healthy-recipe-ideas/g823/protein-ball-recipes/?slide=6