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Francl27
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Ok so apparently I still can't use moderation when I make baked goods. How do you all do it?
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I was thinking that may be the case when i read your other thread. maybe you need to go buy one brownie at the store and eat that. Don't make a pan. How about fruit? Would that help satisfy a sweet craving for you? I gave up that stuff months ago. If I want sweet I eat fruit. It works for me. I know evertone is different though. Good Luck and don't beat yourself up about.0
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I just don't bake.0
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I really just barely ever bake anymore... I've heard of people taking one treat and putting the rest in the freezer for later, but I'm not sure that would even work for me :laugh:0
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There's no store that only sells one brownie here unfortunately, lol. Or I would have done that... And no, when I crave something in particular, fruit is just not going to cut it.0
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check your freezer section at the food store. They sell individual desserts like brownies that you can heat up. Also on the other thread a few people posted about a brownie in a mug which would be a single serving.0
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This is a very nice post from the MFP blog on how to deal with our kryptonite foods:
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2013/12/so-you-want-to-stop-eating-your-food-kryptonite/
Ah, I give up on trying to make it an active link. It's easy to copy-paste into a new window, though.0 -
check your freezer section at the food store. They sell individual desserts like brownies that you can heat up. Also on the other thread a few people posted about a brownie in a mug which would be a single serving.
I've seen it, but it was 500 calories so I didn't want to do it. Oh, the irony :laugh:0 -
I mix a lil hot cocoa into my plain greek yogurt. Feels indulgent. Used to add cocoa to cool whip bc one serving of the creamy goodness is only 25 cals, course, there's no nutritional value.0
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Where do you live? There is a kinds of individual desserts etc in stores here. If I bake a whole pan of something I can't control myself. I just don't bake unless I'm bringing the pan to a party or something. You can make those desserts in the microwave in a mug, the recipes are all over pinterest.0
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So far, when I have cheated, I just either did my treadmill that day or the next day and/ or made sure I was really good the next few days, and didn't use all my calories the next day.0
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I really just barely ever bake anymore... I've heard of people taking one treat and putting the rest in the freezer for later, but I'm not sure that would even work for me :laugh:0
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Ok so bake things you don't like...I used my sisters easy-bake oven to cook my mud pies...they looked great but tasted REALLY bad..hat was it for my baking career..0
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I really just barely ever bake anymore... I've heard of people taking one treat and putting the rest in the freezer for later, but I'm not sure that would even work for me :laugh:
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I actually hadn't baked anything for a while, so now I just have to stay away for a while again.
But yeah, I'll have to try and find good mug recipes for next time.
And no, sorry, cocoa in Greek yogurt, not going to cut it. I've tried that, chocolate oatmeal, vitatops muffin tops... nothing worked. When I have a craving I just need the real thing, lol.
Good thing is my craving is gone (we still have half the brownies too, but I'm going to try really hard not to touch those... hubby said there isn't enough to bring to his friends tomorrow now!).0 -
Ok so apparently I still can't use moderation when I make baked goods. How do you all do it?0
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Here's a couple of links to a bunch of single-serving dessert recipes! I've tried several of them, and they're pretty yummy-- as a plus, there's not the temptation of the entire pan.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/arielknutson/delicious-snacks-in-a-mug?sub=1954677_791965
http://lacreativitedelafille.blogspot.com/search/label/single serving
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/tag/single-serving/ (<-this one is great because she includes the nutritional information)0 -
Its hard so I try not to buy the "bad" stuff. But the other day another member posted a recipe for molten chocolate cake but healthier. Haven't tried it yet but I'm keeping it handy for when I have that hard to resist craving. Here it is:
Molten lava cake
1 egg white
1 heaping scoop chocolate protein powder
1 tbsp cocoa powder
sweetener to taste( 1 packet should be enough)
dash baking powder
less than 1/8 cup water
mix ingredients adding only little bit of water at a time until it is the consistency of cake batter. Microwave for 25 to 35 seconds. Should still be runny in the middle. Stir together. Ready to serve0 -
If you get the refrigerated mini Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie dough, you can bake them one or two at a time. They are about 50 calories each, and a warm chocolate chip cookie should satisfy those cravings. Just be sure to turn off the oven and return the package to the fridge or freezer.0
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If I'm having a choclate or sugary craving, I make myself a hot cup of diet or sugar free coco and believe it or not, It takes the craving away. Especially after dinner at around 7, I always crave a piece of cake or cookie or something, but doing this coco thing, really helps a lot and there are so little calories in it.:drinker:0
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I love reading all the advice here, I self sabotage, and am well aware I do it, but just can't help it....don't know why!! Great ideas here, thanks!0
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I bake and take. If it is a cake or pan of brownies I bring it to the office to give away. That allows everyone to devour it and usually I can get a piece to myself with no concerns but don't have to keep the full pan on the counter. It helps quite a bit. I find the less I eat sweets the easier it is to control cravings.0
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