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moco916
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Every night I crave ice cream after dinner and most nights I give in. I don’t just eat a serving I end up eating a whole pint. Does anyone have advice on how to stop doing this. I feel like I have no will power at this point.
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well you have a few options:
1) save enough calories for a pint of ice cream each night.
2) save enough calories for a serving of ice cream per night
3) save enough calories over the week for ice cream once a week as a treat.
4) stop having ice cream in the house.
which is best for you depends on a lot of things, but you have to find sustainable ways to eat less if you want to lose weight.8 -
Plan to have a serve of icecream every night?4
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Stop buying ice cream. If it's not there, you can't eat it.4
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Buy single serves instead of tubs8
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@TavistockToad has given you a few good options. You could also do a mix of 2 and 4: don't have ice cream in the house, but go out every night and buy a single serving. This reduces the amount of willpower you need to exercise to just a single moment where you decide to buy a single serving instead of more than one serving. Easier to manage that than having to constantly dissuade yourself from having something you have free access to.1
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Make your own! I have one of these and I can't wait to try it out:
https://www.amazon.com/Zoku-Blue-Cream-Maker-Instant/dp/B00LGRTH14/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525774932&sr=8-3&keywords=single+serving+ice+cream+maker
Only so much will fit in there and it will have to freeze overnight again before you can use it.
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dot buy it.1
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We all struggle at times with our willpower. Implement one of the above strategies and see how you manage. If that one fails move to the next.
Personally, if I'm in the proper weight loss mindset, I'm content to keep it in the house and only have it as a single serving a few times a week. However, if I simply don't have the willpower I would remove it from the house or replace with other foods.
The above "it" food to me is anything from tortilla chips to Oreos. All managed the same way.1 -
I agree with the others, just don't buy it. If you insist on keeping it in the house, then just scoop out a serving in to a bowl and walk away. Ice cream is one of my weaknesses, I have kids though, so I do buy it. I just stash it in the freezer downstairs, so the kids know it's there, but for me it is out of sight out of mind.0
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get some halo top atleast or enlightened they are both low calorie5
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Weigh a serving out and put the pint back in the freezer1
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A lot of good suggestions above, but have you tried Halo? Or one of the other low calorie choices. They are generally about 280 to 360 calories for a whole pint, and actually pretty good, compared to ice cream at 600 to 900 calories per pint. Just leave enough calories for your evening indulgence.2
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Preplan your day and include ice cream.1
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You can also, measure out icecream servings for the week in separate containers. So each night you reach in the freezer and eat that days container.
I do this for peanut butter, because it stops me from eating more since I don't want to dip into wednesday's treat and deprive myself wednesday.3 -
Log the pint of ice cream at the beginning of the day so you can see how much it impacts your day as a whole.2
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If you cannot limit yourself to one portion just don't buy it. We often tell ourselves we have to keep it (and crisps and biscuits) in the house because of children but I am old enough to remember the days before large home freezers. Ice cream was something we walked to a shop and bought in one portion sizes. It will be of benefit to your family for it to not be on tap1
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amusedmonkey wrote: »@TavistockToad has given you a few good options. You could also do a mix of 2 and 4: don't have ice cream in the house, but go out every night and buy a single serving. This reduces the amount of willpower you need to exercise to just a single moment where you decide to buy a single serving instead of more than one serving. Easier to manage that than having to constantly dissuade yourself from having something you have free access to.
Even better, if you're in a location this would work, go out every night for a walk and to buy your ice cream.1 -
Enlightened Ice Cream has been a savior to me and many others on the board. It's creamy and delicious, and there are a plethora of flavors to choose from. Halo Top, Arctic Zero, and Breyers also carry low cal options. You can eat the whole pint and not feel the guilt as hard lol. I often eat half the pint and save the rest for another day. Enlightened has a buy one get one coupon floating around. My favorite flavors are Mint, Movie Night, and Brownies and Cookie Dough, but none of them have really been terrible.4
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Weigh a serving out and put the pint back in the freezer
I was going to say something to this effect, but basically when you buy the pint, immediately weigh and separate it out into a handful of smaller servings that are already in the freezer ready to go and that will fit into your daily goal. That way, you get your fix of ice cream but don't have the whole pint there ready to be demolished.
This whole thing is about finding ways to make changes you can live with and won't derail or ruin your life. If you want to lose weight and still eat ice cream, just find a way to work it in. Everything in moderation, not living a life of deprivation, right?2
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