Please help! I ate one cupcake

TeachergirlCeleste

Hello. I am a prekindergarten teacher in the US and today is valentine day. We are celebrating by making cards, eating candy and cupcakes. I ate only one cupcake and it was so sweet that I couldn't stand it and had to throw half in the trash. The sweetness of it also hurt my tooth/ I assume my reaction to the sweetness came from me not having anything sweet since I started eating healthier two months ago. I ate the cupcake and I feel like ive gained 20 pounds

RoxieDawn

This sounds so sad to be feeling this way after eating 1/2 of a cupcake.

I hope those sweet little prekindergarten kids that helped make cupcakes did not see you throw it away.

kommodevaran

We can't help you. See your doctor.

diannethegeek

Feeling as though you've gained 20 pounds after half of a cupcake is not a healthy behavior. Half a cupcake is fairly easy to fit into your calorie goals for the day and shouldn't cause anything near weight gain short of some medical issues. Since you don't seem to want to listen to any of us, I'm going to go a different direction.

What would you say to one of your students if they came up to you as panicked as you've been after engaging in a fairly normal and healthy behavior?

amyteacake

Eating one cupcake won't change anything. You won't gain any weight from eating one cupcake.

Like someone else above me has said: see your doctor. And I hope those kids didn't see you throwing it away!

inertiastrength

That sounds like a cavity, see your dentist.

DananaNanas

I ate a delicious lemon paczki yesterday and logged it and came in under my calorie goal! Today I was down .6 lbs from yesterday! I don't have much of a sweet tooth so I understand that feeling of "WOW THAT WAS SO MUCH SUGAR" but it's a tradition in our house to have a paczki on Fat Tuesday.

It really doesn't matter what you eat in the long run if your goal is simply weight loss.

estherdragonbat

Also see your dentist. When I got a toothache after eating something sugary, it turned out that I needed root canal. (Of course, I ignored the issue for months; it might've just been a small cavity the first time.)

RAinWA

Were the peanut butter cookie snacks you had the other day not sweet?

Seriously though, I get having some desserts taste too sweet but between your scale thread and this one your mindset is worrying. Please take everyone's advice to get some help.

And see a dentist if sweet stuff is hurting your teeth, same as you would if cold or hot made your teeth hurt.

kristingjertsen

Put it in your Food log and move on. It is one cupcake, not a bing. There is no slippery slope here, unless you create one. Don't feel guilty--cupcake is gone for good. Think in the long term, not the short term and you will realize this is not worth feeling guilty about.

quiksylver296

You're going to have to help yourself. You won't listen to us.

bpetrosky

OP, you are well on the way to developing disordered behaviors with respect to food. Get help, especially if you are dealing with young children.

quiksylver296

Tacklewasher wrote: »

I ate a doughnut. It added 190 calories to my day.

I really wanted a doughnut this morning. I was hoping someone would bring them in for Valentine's. But no luck!

Tacklewasher

estherdragonbat wrote: »

Also see your dentist. When I got a toothache after eating something sugary, it turned out that I needed root canal. (Of course, I ignored the issue for months; it might've just been a small cavity the first time.)

I'm finding that, as I've gotten older, my teeth are more sensitive. I use Sensodyne toothpaste and it works for me.

I've also had a root canal (also left too long etc.).

bagge72

It doesn't seem like you are ready to lose weight and keep it off. If having a half of a cup cake makes you feel like you gained 20lbs your image of food and a balanced diet is completely off, you have found a way to lie to yourself and vilify food.

tinak33

Overly sweet things sometimes hurt my teeth because they are sensitive. Just like some very cold things.... I can only eat ice cream in small bites (makes it last longer).
It's all about getting that bite at the right angle.... I got it down. Gimme that cupcake.....

vingogly

Your solution is learning how to change your attitudes and beliefs about food. See the resources on these pages, and either buy "The Beck Diet Solution" book or find yourself a CBT therapist who works with weight loss clients who can help you:

http://diet.beckinstitute.org
https://beckdietsolution.wordpress.com

AnvilHead

bpetrosky wrote: »

OP, you are well on the way to developing disordered behaviors with respect to food. Get help, especially if you are dealing with young children.

"Well on the way?" I'd say the train has already arrived at that station.

OP, you need professional help. Seek a resource for the treatment of eating disorders because your mindset is not healthy.

4legsRbetterthan2

Dear Posters,

Please stay on track.

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4legs
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yirara

@tinaalisa15

Love, you might be wondering why people are making jokes here and in your other threads: because they don't take you serious anymore. You've gotten such good advice, yet you've not replied once. You just shout and stomp like a little child that is having a tantrum. Yes, this is how you behave. Now take the time and read through your previous threads. And get professional help. Your relationship with food is really unhealthy.

Lounmoun

1/2 of a cupcake is not enough to cause you to even gain 1 lb.
Stop the drama and look at the situation realistically.