I need reasons not to eat this cake.

wiggleroom

I wouldn't throw it out since it was your daughter's cake -- but I would slice it into small portions, wrap them individually in wax paper, and portion the slices out between freezer bags labeled with your family's names. Then make sure you tell each family member how many pieces of cake they have in their bag. It's up to you whether or not you want to make a bag for yourself!

This is what I do every time someone sends us cookies or something for Christmas. My family never forgets how much they're supposed to have, so it never enters my mind to touch any of it!

catcrazy

Am I the only person who thinks it is ok to eat some cake? In a situation such as yours...I plan to add in an extra workout to allow more calories to consume.....this way it kinda cancels it out.....

No you're not...If you want something and have spare calories then have it. If that means going without other stuff later then thats fine, life is all about choices. The wise choice here would be to not have the cake but the next best would be to earn the calories for it.

catcrazy

I wouldn't throw it out since it was your daughter's cake -- but I would slice it into small portions, wrap them individually in wax paper, and portion the slices out between freezer bags labeled with your family's names. Then make sure you tell each family member how many pieces of cake they have in their bag. It's up to you whether or not you want to make a bag for yourself!

This is what I do every time someone sends us cookies or something for Christmas. My family never forgets how much they're supposed to have, so it never enters my mind to touch any of it!

excellent idea!

lyndy_loo

All i can say is yesterday I was like that and i ate a tin full of oat biscuits i made for the kids. I knew i shouldn't and didnt really enjoy it as i knew i shouldn't do it, but I did, and whats done is don, but longer than i thought about eating them i've thought about why i ate them when i shouldn't have. The guilt will be too much.
Do something else-put the wii on, make a call to a friend, have a drink, anything - but don have the cake. x

javamom

Put it in the freezer. Maybe pre-slice it into portions and figure out the nutritional info first so you're ready when you decide to thaw a piece. Or send it home with super bowl guests. Or throw it away. For my birthday next week I am having one piece of Portillo's chocolate cake for this very reason. I get the buttercream frosting thing. I can't handle it either.

julie4760

A minute on the lips and a lifetime on the hips, freeze it for the kids that way you won't have to live with the guilt.

JenBrown0210

I agree with most of the other post. As much as it will hurt now. THROW IT OUT! that is what I do when we have extra sweets. Can not bring yourself to throw it out, ask the hubby to do it or find someone else to give it to. Hope this helps. I just recently went through our cupboards and got rid of all of the junk. It wasn't fun but the temptation is gone.

mielikkibz

Am I the only person who thinks it is ok to eat some cake? In a situation such as yours...I plan to add in an extra workout to allow more calories to consume.....this way it kinda cancels it out.....

Nope, it's not just you. . we had some butter cream frosting (and the cake lOL) at work last week. . .BC frosting is my downfall. . .I just went home and did an additional workout of 15 mins on a bike(been doing 30 mins in the morning).

Everything in moderation. . I'd cut into smaller servings and put it in the freezer. . .

ANd yeah, figuring out the calories on BC Frosting & cake is hard, I picked the higher calorie one that came up in MFP and had a small piece. . .i may've over calculated, but better than under. .If anyone can figure out a better calorie count for cake with BC frosting, PLEASE do!!

SoFancySoBlessed

I am a sweets junkie also ....my vice is i give myself a "cheat day:devil: "....that way I can have my sweets around me and just count down the days til i can have some. that has worked for me. Try to curb ur sweet craving with fruits...like strawberries or raisins....good luck!!! :bigsmile:

shenschen

SPRAY IT WITH WINDEX AND THROW IT AWAY!

oddyogi

Thanks for all the advice, guys.. I wish I could throw it away, but Alayna and her brother know that the cake is still there and they get to have at least one more piece. Plus, we have some friends coming over for the Super Bowl (the male-super-metabolism-types) that will want some cake for sure. Even though I know some facts about why sugar is bad for me, reading all of the negative information over again helps to keep me away. I also looked up some calorie calculations on the web.. the average I can find is 500 calories per 4.6 oz.. and that's not even that big of a piece.

Reading everyone's responses really motivated me, and I swear as soon as tonight's over, the rest of the cake will go in the garbage bin (after everyone else had a piece of course).

I need to keep my cal intake on point for the next few days to make up for this "celebratory" weekend.

Thanks again.

sixpackgoal

Give it with a smile to someone who needs extra calories.:happy:

wanda1956

Throw it out now, because you Know you shouldn"t eat it...get rid of it! :explode:

DBritt1

When I am in that type of situation, I go ahead and figure out the calories and enter it into my food diary. Once I see how much it would put me over my recommended calories it is easier to throw it away.

bbw265

I hope you havent eaten the cake yet - just think how much more quality time a healthier you can spend running around with your daughter if you dont eat the cake, how much happier you are going to feel if you can get over the craving and lose weight this week as a result.

Its a win win situation for you and hopefully you can get into the mindset where you can through it away.

Sending you a little bit of my willpower with this message and hope it helps. :bigsmile:

lynz4589

it was my housemates birthday last week - I bought her a cake, took 2 slices each and gave the rest of the cake to my parents to share amongst the rest of the family and my neice and nephew who I knew would love it. 2 slices was more than enough and we didnt even miss not having a big cake in the house - my mum quickly told me that my neice enjoyed every last bit of it and thankfully no extra calories on my belly for me to burn!!

HopefulLeigh

Do not throw it out. Kids are developing anorexia and bulimia as early as 6 years old these days. Since your daughter knows that the cake is there, explaining to her that mommy threw the cake away because it's bad for you and makes you fat is not going to have a positive impact on her and may even cause her to start counting her calories or refuse 'bad for you' foods.

To help you not eat it, remember that it is there for your daughter, not you. Remember that everything is fine in moderation, but if moderation cannot be acheived then it should be avoided. And remember that you only have 15 pounds to go ... that cake is not worth it.

heatypablo

I agree with freezing it! Great idea!

Did anyone ever see that episode of Sex and the City where Miranda squirts dishwasher soap on the cake so she won't eat it?

Hahahaha yes!!! I love SATC. :happy:
I had also read one time that Kim Kardashian sprays windex on her meal once she is "full" so she won't be tempted to eat anymore... uhm hello, throw it away?

honorwarren

DONT GIVE IN!!! You have an addiction, DON'T GIVE IN! In my opinion you should have sent the leftovers home with the birthday guests...but it's to late for that now so it needs to be gone! If your family doesn't understand that then they need to get on the bandwagon. Being overweight is shortening your lifespan. So do you want to be there for your kids next sixty or so birthdays or do you want a piece of cake??

Katcatters

PUT IT IN THE BIN!! It's ultimately your choice ... and your choice is to be slim, and eat healthy - the cake is not helping you stick to the choice you have made.

JenBrown0210

I do not agree with your statement. As a mother I would never say we are throwing this out because it is going to make you fat. I'm not sure of any mother that would say that. When we did go through our cupboards and clean out the junk food, we explained to our children that our eating habits are not healthy. That we are making a lifestyle change, so we can all be happier and healthier. I personally feel it would be worse to have my daughter see me binge out on cake than it would be to make a healthy decision to not eat it and either give it away or throw it away. That is just my thoughts on it though.

I am glad to see you made your healthy choice though! kudos to you!

goldenbutterfly

if you really want it just be prepared to exercise it off i find if i say no to my self i end up eating way more.

HopefulLeigh

My statement is actually well researched. You may not use the exact wording that I did, but the fact remains that it's the gist of it, and is what children will often gather from measures like throwing the food away or ruining it so that it is unfit to eat. It is more than fine to disagree with it, though.

Experts say the children who develop eating disorders are mostly girls who are often following examples set by their mothers.

"The majority of the young children we see or hear about who are over concerned about their weight, interested in dieting, or who have already developed a distorted body image have mothers who are preoccupied with their own bodies," said Susan Willard, director of the Eating Disorders Treatment Center at River Oaks Hospital in New Orleans, and a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Tulane University School of Medicine.

The mothers, she said, "devote a great deal of time and energy to dieting, exercising, counting calories and fat grams, and expressing their own displeasure with their bodies."

jlsironen

Looks like an almost unanimous "throw it out" here, I agree! Or like someone said, freeze it, that way it cannot possibly instant gratification because it will have to thaw. And if you eat it, just work off a good portion of the calories. Good luck!

foxyforce

Do not throw it out. Kids are developing anorexia and bulimia as early as 6 years old these days. Since your daughter knows that the cake is there, explaining to her that mommy threw the cake away because it's bad for you and makes you fat is not going to have a positive impact on her and may even cause her to start counting her calories or refuse 'bad for you' foods.

To help you not eat it, remember that it is there for your daughter, not you. Remember that everything is fine in moderation, but if moderation cannot be acheived then it should be avoided. And remember that you only have 15 pounds to go ... that cake is not worth it.

I think childhood obesity is more prevelent...but I understand what you are trying to say.

Throwing it out because it is garbage and is bad for our overall health, cholesteral levels, heart, etc. is a good reason and modelling excellent behaviour.

WanabeHotMama

I will always remember a quote my track coach told me, "A moment on the lips but a lifetime on the hips". Comes to me every time I'm scavenging for my "naughty" foods!

stella77

Go to www.fatloser.com and get a free 21 day coaching program which will really tell you WHY YOU SHOULDN'T eat that cake....it's a great program from an international best selling author and coach. His name is Steve Siebold. Try it. It's cool.

Thanks for the tip - I will look into this!

Cytherea

I wouldn't throw it out unless it was bad and went moldy or something. This can be a great opportunity for you to learn some will power and self-control.

Once I know how many calories/how much fat is in something that I want, I am MUCH less likely to eat it. My boss put a big candy jar full of candy on my desk at my office at work. It tempted me. I looked it up. 9 grams of fat in one little piece? Nooooo thank you- that's almost a quarter of my day's worth of fat! No way is that worth it to me. I was never tempted by the candy again, and he kept refilling the jar when it got low. He put it out there over 6 months ago and I have been fine.

You have to learn to live with these things. And if the other people around you want things that you don't want to have (because it is never can't, it is that you don't want it), you have to live with that and them too. My husband is always wanting to bake/buy sweets and have stuff like around the house. It isn't a problem because I can control myself. I will measure out exactly how much I can have of the cake/cookie/brownie/donut/whatever the hell it is and eat that and only that, and only once. If I want a little bit again a few days later, I plan for it, add it into my day, and eat it.

When I was visiting my family, my parents made an early birthday cake for me. It was my favorite- yellow cake with chocolate frosting. I planned on having one small piece. I had one small piece. And it was so rich and filling, I was done. I had no desire or temptation to have any more, not that night, and not any night the rest of my trip. It just sat on the counter the whole time, and I saw it every time I was in the house, and it didn't matter, because I had already had some and I didn't want it anymore. You can train yourself to be like this.

Throwing out food is a waste. The money that you spent on it could have gone to other things. And unless it goes bad, there is no good reason to throw it out. Give it away to friends/family/whoever, but don't just throw out something that is perfectly fine or destroy it so that you have to throw it away. I completely disagree with most of the posters in this thread.

Delicate

Say in your mind you dont want it then say out loud

'I dont want it and dont need to eat it'

it has a better affect than 'I cant have' cause then thats just forbidden fruit syndrome

poisongirl6485

I'm surprised at how many people are totally okay with throwing out her daughter's birthday cake, for two reasons. One: It's her DAUGHTER'S birthday cake! I'd be upset as a kid if my parents threw out my cake because one parent had no self-control.

And two: How wasteful! I'm just pretty shocked at the people who are totally okay with throwing out perfectly good food, cake or not. With the number of people who do not have food on the rise all over the world, tossing out food for really no good reason other than the fact that you are craving it and feel you can't control your own impulses is sad IMO.