cupcake?... ate it!

Blue801

I just wanted to say thank you to all you mfp folks who have said crazy stuff like "don't demonize foods" or "everything in moderation". I thought I needed to cut out whole food groups to lose weight. I was pretty darn sure it was going to be a barefoot stroll through hell to get through this weight loss thing.
Me: pot pies?
Me: NO POT PIES!
Me: cookie?
Me: NO COOKIES! What are you, crazy!?
Me: cupcake?
Me: WTF is WRONG with you!? Nothing BAD til we finish this! *smacksmack*
Me...binge/give up/starve/binge/explode to 300lb

You: blah, blah, blah (insert all the sane helpful advice here), blah blah blah, cookies

Thank you thank you thank you!
I ate a cupcake today.
It was lovely, and completely within my calories. I intend to eat more "bad" stuff 'cause its so freakin' good. I ate it! And I didn't hate me for eating a damned cupcake. Plus I've also lost 20 pounds since January 1. Cupcakes and weight loss. Must be part of that whole lifestyle change thing cause it was never a part of my quick fix yoyo dieting plans.
So here's a cupcake.

Goldeeloks615

Hurray for you!

If you wanted it and counted it, then it's a win! I have found that if I deny myself then it just calls my name, begs me to over indulge and fall into that cycle you mentioned.

Congrats to you and your ah-ha moment! :drinker:

Blue801

Hurray for you!

If you wanted it and counted it, then it's a win! I have found that if I deny myself then it just calls my name, begs me to over indulge and fall into that cycle you mentioned.

Congrats to you and your ah-ha moment! :drinker:

Thanks! Wish I'd figured it out at 16, but hey, better late than never, right?

Mojoman02

Hooray for you and cupcakes!!!! I truly believe this is the link between "diet" and a life long way of eating. Sooooo happy for you!!!

:smokin:

MysteriousMerlin

You get not just one, but TWO thumbs up!

And that cupcake is so cute I just want to take a bite out of its head just to see it cry. I bet it's cute when it cries...

Blue801

You get not just one, but TWO thumbs up!

And that cupcake is so cute I just want to take a bite out of its head just to see it cry. I bet it's cute when it cries...

*gasp*:noway: Sadist!

Oh, wait...cupcake. Never mind.
If it screams princess bubblegum might show up and bake it back together with science. And that would be fun.

MysteriousMerlin

Great, so I can take more than just a single bite :devil:

Blue801

Are you seriously going to keep biting the poor little cupcake if it starts screaming???
:frown:

QueenBishOTUniverse

If they don't I will! And congrats!

ndj1979

you are welcome..

this should be required reading for everyone…esp the "sugar is evil" crew.

MysteriousMerlin

Are you seriously going to keep biting the poor little cupcake if it starts screaming???
:frown:

Ambience :bigsmile:

besaro

i ate a cupcake for breakfast.

ToniD923

Thank you!

Just beginning here and you helped put into perspective for me. Nervous here to get going again without failing but not going to give up!

magtart

I ate two mini cupcakes with pink frosting last night and I am not one bit sorry about it. I might eat another two tonight.

QueenBishOTUniverse

i ate a cupcake for breakfast.

But did it scream in agony while you ate it?

Fiery_Vixen

And that cupcake is so cute I just want to take a bite out of its head just to see it cry. I bet it's cute when it cries...

That is freakin awesome....best thing I've read all day :laugh:

TX_Rhon

great........now I want a cupcake!! :grumble: :grumble:

great realization, isnt it? i too was lured to the "mean" side. it was their slogan - Welcome to the Mean Side, We Have Cake! LOL

gonna hang out until the "sugar is evil" post!! :laugh:

GiveMeCoffee

It's pretty awesome when you realize you can eat the good food and still get healthy!! Enjoying my Ferrero Rocker chocolate as I type this YUM

Now I want a cupcake though too bad the bakery doesn't deliver well maybe it's a good thing cause I would get one of these:

Blue801

There will be no "sugar is evil" post in this thread! I am henceforth outlawing anti-carb anti-sugar anti-potpie anti-fruit propaganda in this land of happy weight loss!

qtgonewild

Deep dish pizza. Just ate it lol and yum!!

Blue801

It's pretty awesome when you realize you can eat the good food and still get healthy!! Enjoying my Ferrero Rocker chocolate as I type this YUM

Now I want a cupcake though too bad the bakery doesn't deliver well maybe it's a good thing cause I would get one of these:

Yum!:drinker:

youdontknowwhatyousaw

Yay for you!

One more plus I got from saying I can eat anything I want and then paying attention while I eat it, I've discovered some of those "decadent" no-nos, I was overindulging in before, I don't even like. I was just eating them because they were there. Like cupcakes... I learned I don't like cake (I know, gasp!) but, I LOVE. LOVE, LOVE buttercream frosting. Now my frosting hating sister and I can share a cupcake or piece of cake and we both get the part we truly love.

Francl27

I love cupcakes.

mom2sons02

I had a cupcake last night. After my pasta. And washed it all down with some chocolates.

Jade0529

I had home made chocolate birthday cake today. I enjoyed every bite. It is still hard for me to see it as okay to eat it but I am working on that.

Yay for cupcakes!

Blue801

great........now I want a cupcake!! :grumble: :grumble:

great realization, isnt it? i too was lured to the "mean" side. it was their slogan - Welcome to the Mean Side, We Have Cake! LOL

gonna hang out until the "sugar is evil" post!! :laugh:

There will be no "sugar is evil" post! They fear the might of the candy kingdom!
:drinker:

fificrazy

I think people tend to demonize food, not because it's genuinely impossible to lose weight while eating it, but because some people couldn't control themselves around it; so they exile it completely. Still not a good way to approach food, but explains why people will refuse to eat certain things on a diet when we all know now it's about deficit- NOT eating/not eating particular foods.

Having *purposely* put on weight in the past year, I can personally vouch for the fact no TYPE of food causes weight gain- because I ate a lot of "unhealthy" food thinking it would, and would have LOVED if this was true- but eventually I figured out the formula -for myself at least- was about eating large portions, consecutively; going against my natural hunger cues. Eating out of habit (like still eating your typical large dinner out of habit, even though you just went out for lunch and dessert, and not actually being hungry just yet), or eating for a brain buzz (I guess being on the "binging" spectrum of disordered eating would apply here); these things lead to weight gain. Not having a treat during the day. Not eating sugar. Not eating at night. (etc etc) Just respect your hunger cues, and respect that you have a set point, and trust that your body knows best.

Blue801

I think people tend to demonize food, not because it's genuinely impossible to lose weight while eating it, but because some people couldn't control themselves around it; so they exile it completely. Still not a good way to approach food, but explains why people will refuse to eat certain things on a diet when we all know now it's about deficit- NOT eating/not eating particular foods.

Having *purposely* put on weight in the past year, I can personally vouch for the fact no TYPE of food causes weight gain- because I ate a lot of "unhealthy" food thinking it would, and would have LOVED if this was true- but eventually I figured out the formula -for myself at least- was about eating large portions, consecutively; going against my natural hunger cues. Eating out of habit (like still eating your typical large dinner out of habit, even though you just went out for lunch and dessert, and not actually being hungry just yet), or eating for a brain buzz (I guess being on the "binging" spectrum of disordered eating would apply here); these things lead to weight gain. Not having a treat during the day. Not eating sugar. Not eating at night. (etc etc) Just respect your hunger cues, and respect that you have a set point, and trust that your body knows best.

Thanks. It is rather odd looking at the eating and weight issue from the wanting to gain weight perspective. All the things I fight against doing, you were actively encouraging in yourself. If only we could switch the habits/mindset/mental stuff for a week or so. It would be like a vacation. Those seeking to gain would just do what feels natural (eat when not hungry, snack on cal dense foods, eat large portions). Those seeking to lose would naturally control portions, eat when hungry, that sort of thing. I guess that would be cheating though. Got to consciously make these lifestyle changes I guess.:drinker:

Sunitagt

:drinker: I learned the same thing. When I started coming on here, I was hearing so many 'sugar is the devil' comments that I thought I needed to cut out refined. But I'm glad all the 'mean people' on MFP cleared things up for me. I will eat cupcakes! (in moderation)!

F00LofaT00K

I just wanted to say thank you to all you mfp folks who have said crazy stuff like "don't demonize foods" or "everything in moderation". I thought I needed to cut out whole food groups to lose weight. I was pretty darn sure it was going to be a barefoot stroll through hell to get through this weight loss thing.
Me: pot pies?
Me: NO POT PIES!
Me: cookie?
Me: NO COOKIES! What are you, crazy!?
Me: cupcake?
Me: WTF is WRONG with you!? Nothing BAD til we finish this! *smacksmack*
Me...binge/give up/starve/binge/explode to 300lb

You: blah, blah, blah (insert all the sane helpful advice here), blah blah blah, cookies

Thank you thank you thank you!
I ate a cupcake today.
It was lovely, and completely within my calories. I intend to eat more "bad" stuff 'cause its so freakin' good. I ate it! And I didn't hate me for eating a damned cupcake. Plus I've also lost 20 pounds since January 1. Cupcakes and weight loss. Must be part of that whole lifestyle change thing cause it was never a part of my quick fix yoyo dieting plans.
So here's a cupcake.

I wanted a wonderful, gigantic, homemade cupcake the other day. . . but I had to settle for "tasty" kake cupcakes.

Time to find time to bake! I need me a damn fine cupcake!

TheBigSleep

YES!!! You are awesome!!!