Remind me why I shouldn't eat a donut.

RitaLR
RitaLR Posts: 6
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My office has free donuts at least once a week (terrible, I know). A dozen just appeared in our breakroom. I need some reminders of why I shouldn't eat one. I am trying to maintain a low-carb diet but I am also a college student and I have a hard time turning down free food. Help!
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  • ninav1980
    ninav1980 Posts: 514 Member
    because donuts are the enemy! Dont let the enemy win!

    lol

    I know how you feel though. I see them all the time in my breakroom. Grrrrrrr. Guess we have to decide what we want more.
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    because for that amount of calories you can have a serving of chicken breast which will make you more full and satisfied :smile:
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
    Because they will not fit into your calorie limit, or your macronutrient balance.

    And if the above statement isn't correct, then eat the donut.
  • CynthiaT60
    CynthiaT60 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Or you can plan for the donut, and eat it, and lick your fingers afterwards. :smile:
  • bserwack
    bserwack Posts: 51 Member
    It will erase some of the hard work you've done this week. Also, think about how much excercise it will take to burn it off!!
  • Brianna716
    Brianna716 Posts: 303 Member
    Because it won't fill you up and you'll be wondering how 350 calories could be so empty. Or just devour it and hit the gym later.
  • TLynn0568
    TLynn0568 Posts: 36
    I always have an unflattering picture of me handy so before I reach for that donut I always look at that first and force myself to acknowledge that "just one" of those donuts too many times lead me down the wrong road. Then I force myself to honestly answer the question of if it's worth it. If I've been really good diet/exercise wise then maybe it IS worth it. If I haven't been as healthy as I know I should have been then it's not. It's all about being honest with yourself.
  • grumpyfitness
    grumpyfitness Posts: 15 Member
    Everything in moderation. One doughnut occassionally won't kill you. But I am one to talk....I am actually going to NC State this weekend to do the Krispy Kreme Challenge....10th year....8,000 people do it....raises money for Children's Hospital.....but you have to run 2.5 miles, eat a dozen Krispy Kremes, then run back 2.5 miles in less than an hour. It isn't that easy (I did a trial run)....the running is easy, but eating 12 doughnuts when you have been exercising, is not very easy!
  • Unaisha8
    Unaisha8 Posts: 247 Member
    Just remind yourself of how far you've come. However, you can have it as a cheat treat as long as you don't have any this week again :)
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    Because your body isn't a waste bin. Just because its there, does not mean you have to put it in your body.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    But, donuts.



    No, srs, step away from the donut.


    or don't. Your choice.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I am trying to maintain a low-carb diet

    I would think this ^^ would the reason you should not eat it.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    A plain glazed one is 190-210 calories on average.

    I say work the donut in to your calorie goals.

    Just don't eat all the donuts. People in your office would be upset if you ate all of them and didn't share. That would be bad.
  • Sunbrooke
    Sunbrooke Posts: 632 Member
    That donut isn't good enough for you.. Turn your nose up at it and have creme brûlée the next time you get taken out for dinner instead. (I have no clue which is worse.. I just like my cheats to be goods)

    I totally get the free food thing. I worked at a place where we had free fresh baked cookies all day and volunteers were always bringing us baked goods. It was hard to turn down, especially if I was hungry.
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
    Everything in moderation. One doughnut occassionally won't kill you. But I am one to talk....I am actually going to NC State this weekend to do the Krispy Kreme Challenge....10th year....8,000 people do it....raises money for Children's Hospital.....but you have to run 2.5 miles, eat a dozen Krispy Kremes, then run back 2.5 miles in less than an hour. It isn't that easy (I did a trial run)....the running is easy, but eating 12 doughnuts when you have been exercising, is not very easy!

    If I did that I wouldn't have to log them because I would be so sick they wouldn't be in my stomach for very long! Good luck on your run!
  • grumpyfitness
    grumpyfitness Posts: 15 Member
    LOL, yea won't be logging that day!
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I would eat the donut. Probably more than one.
  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,974 Member
    I had a Dunkin Donuts cookie dough donut yesterday morning -- over 400 calories in that one item -- I kept thinking of that when I was running on the treadmill last night.....
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I would eat the donut!!! Fit it in your cals, its just basic budgeting!!! Eat donut be happy!!!
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    Because your coworker just sneezed all over them :bigsmile:
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    I had a Dunkin Donuts cookie dough donut yesterday morning -- over 400 calories in that one item -- I kept thinking of that when I was running on the treadmill last night.....

    I did not know such a fantastic thing existed. I must find it and taste it.
  • nccarolb
    nccarolb Posts: 858 Member
    :devil: I would eat the doughnut. But probably only if it was a Krispy Kreme. And, a single glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut is 200 calories. I can burn that!

    :flowerforyou: But don't let temptation get the best of you if you simply can't afford it in your count for the day.

    :devil: But, it's a doughnut so you might need to make peace with it and your body.

    :glasses: Ignore me. I'm now fighting the impulse to run see if the Hot Doughnuts Now sign is on...
  • eadebeaux
    eadebeaux Posts: 9 Member
    Because you are BETTER than the doughnut! LOL! I know how challenging that is...an office I used to work in, every year around Thanksgiving and up until Christmas day, all of the residents and vendors would bring in OVERLOADS of free lunches, sweets, etc. It was very challenging for me. I packed my lunch and snacks for the day, and everytime I went into the breakroom, I wouldn't let myself look at the table with all the "goodies". I went straight to the fridge, got my lunch, and left the building, or sat at my desk and ate what I had brought with me, and then it was all good after that, because I was full and it lessened my cravings for the goodies on the breakroom table. You got this! Get ANGRY at that doughnut Rita! Just kidding...seriously, you got this! Just stop thinking about the doughnut...LOL.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I would have a donut.

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  • 40andFindingFitness
    40andFindingFitness Posts: 497 Member
    Well let's see, other than because it'll hit you in the sugar and carbs area there's these reasons:

    Because they may have sneezed on it before they brought it in.
    Because it has hampster pee on it.
    Because they picked their butt in the elevator.
    Because they are secretly dieting and tempting you all so you'll be fatter than them.

    Any of the above should gross you out/tick you off enough to walk away. :0)
  • ProgressNotPerfection32
    ProgressNotPerfection32 Posts: 1,155 Member
    Or you can plan for the donut, and eat it, and lick your fingers afterwards. :smile:


    This is what I would do.
  • SweetPea_7
    SweetPea_7 Posts: 249 Member
    eat the donut.
  • debbiesweety
    debbiesweety Posts: 52
    I would eat the donut!!! Fit it in your cals, its just basic budgeting!!! Eat donut be happy!!!

    Eat the donut! I switched from maple bar to glazed maple round. Cut the calories in half and still I am able to occasionally splurge on a donut. It just goes in the MFP
  • fast_eddie_72
    fast_eddie_72 Posts: 719 Member
    If you really want one, it's okay to have one from time to time. Better yet, have half of one and really enjoy it. I think you have to eat some of the things you really want. Just log them and make sure you hit your calorie goals and don't feel guilty about it. Just don't do it all the time. As it is very popular to say on here, you could lose weight eating nothing but donuts as long as you maintained a calorie deficit. But it would be really hard for most people. I know when I eat a lot of sugar, it burn though it pretty fast and feel hungry again soon. So all donuts, all the time would be miserable if I was trying to maintain a calorie deficit. But one every now and then, or half of one, is no problem at all. And incorporating some treats into your "diet" can help you stick with it.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I would have the damn donut.

    I don't have them daily and I can fit a single Krispy Kreme donut into my Macros and Calories with no problem.

    I refuse to give up any foods. Moderation is where it is at!

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