Girl Scout Cookie Support Group!

embym
embym Posts: 65
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
It's the worst time of year: motivations are on the decline as January ends, and now there are girl scout cookies in my house this time of year, and undoubtedly in many of yours as well. I thought we should start a support group so we don't eat an entire box in one day (or any cookies, if we can help it!)

So maybe we could talk about all of the cons of girl scout cookies so they sound unappetizing, and also just help keep each other strong through our weight loss journeys in general during this girl scout cookie season.

Here's a start:
- They kind of leave a waxy texture in your mouth
- TUMMY ACHES
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  • tmcowan
    tmcowan Posts: 322 Member
    LOL.....I only ordered 3 boxes this year. This is way down from previous years.
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...
  • sarasotatim
    sarasotatim Posts: 179
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...

    LOL
  • lenaxox
    lenaxox Posts: 27
    i opened my lemon ones, and thought ill put them in the freezer so ill forget about them...well i didnt store them in an air tight thing and when i ate a few days later it had that freezer taste too it...blech. so i threw them out.......but it didnt stop me from the frozen thin mints...hee hee...
  • hummzz
    hummzz Posts: 385 Member
    I only ordered one box of thin mints vs 5 in previous years. So I have one day of eating cookies because I already know I can do a roll in one setting. Thank GOD they are smaller and less cookies now days! LOL Don't want support just want them GONE!!!!!
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    I stopped buying them a few years ago. On the one hand, it's hard to say no to the girls. On the other hand, they are outrageously priced. I guess I'm on the "CHEAP guy" diet.
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    My daughter is in girl scouts...we started delivering on Saturday and I'll have an ample supply until March 20th I told my husband they are staying in my trunk because I don't want them to be so easy to get too. :laugh:
  • embym
    embym Posts: 65
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...
    lol I was a girl scout when I was a kid and although it sucked to have to sell cookies in the cold entryways of stores, it was actually fun and it did end up benefiting our troop. Plus they gave us awesome prizes and stuff. It's definitely still a good thing to support the girl scouts, it's just that cookies aren't necessarily the healthiest way to do this... :)
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...
    lol I was a girl scout when I was a kid and although it sucked to have to sell cookies in the cold entryways of stores, it was actually fun and it did end up benefiting our troop. Plus they gave us awesome prizes and stuff. It's definitely still a good thing to support the girl scouts, it's just that cookies aren't necessarily the healthiest way to do this... :)

    That's why it's hard to say no.
  • TanyaH321
    TanyaH321 Posts: 53 Member
    I think I this group too. My husband ordered 6 boxes from someone he works with. I'm doomed! It's all my favorites too. Especially the Samoas. Those are my all time faves! I did find that the Fiber Plus bars new flavor, Caramel Coconut Fudge is pretty close to the Samoas. So, maybe I can eat those when I get a hankering for the real ones.
  • tammydspice
    tammydspice Posts: 102
    -the choc ones(in Canada) get stuck in your teeth and after you eat them it looks like you have a mouth full of rotten teeth!!
    -the mint cookies give you heart burn even after just one (well, me they do)
    -the Vanilla ones are always left after the choc ones and they get stale and soft and yucky.
  • luv2ash
    luv2ash Posts: 1,903 Member
    I purchased some for my kids, but I won't eat any! I no longer have cravings for junk food.
  • embym
    embym Posts: 65
    I think I this group too. My husband ordered 6 boxes from someone he works with. I'm doomed! It's all my favorites too. Especially the Samoas. Those are my all time faves! I did find that the Fiber Plus bars new flavor, Caramel Coconut Fudge is pretty close to the Samoas. So, maybe I can eat those when I get a hankering for the real ones.

    Samoas are my favorite too! I'll have to try the fiber plus bars.

    A bad thing about samoas is that they give me a stomach ache.
  • sldsld
    sldsld Posts: 13
    I recently asked someone why Girl Scouts sell their cookies during the begining of the new year, just after people have made committments:noway: to themselves. Why don't they reschedule it to predate the holiday season???? (lol)
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...
    lol I was a girl scout when I was a kid and although it sucked to have to sell cookies in the cold entryways of stores, it was actually fun and it did end up benefiting our troop. Plus they gave us awesome prizes and stuff. It's definitely still a good thing to support the girl scouts, it's just that cookies aren't necessarily the healthiest way to do this... :)

    maybe Im just bitter because I never won the bike *grumbles* lol (it was always the rich girls that one, stupid pretty,rich,skinny girls..) lol
  • eliz_in_pink
    eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
    this year i had no little girls ask me to buy cookies! its hard to say no to the children.. but their parents who are doing a weight loss thing with me? yeah... i can say no thanks to them.. and i did! i was asked a few times by moms at my work who were selling for their kids. we are all doing this "biggest loser" challenge together so it was easy to decline and have a good reason! plus, i didnt really want to spend the money since i'm saving money for a wedding and a trip to disney world. every penny counts and those cookies are getting awfully expensive!
  • miovlb6
    miovlb6 Posts: 339 Member
    I feel your pain! I agreed to buy 5 boxes of these back in December before I got back to eating well and started MFP. When they came in, I ate a few (and sometimes more than a few) every day. They lasted about a week in my house before I had to give them all away!
  • miovlb6
    miovlb6 Posts: 339 Member
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...

    LOL
  • embym
    embym Posts: 65
    -it's not right to buy cookies from child slave labour...
    lol I was a girl scout when I was a kid and although it sucked to have to sell cookies in the cold entryways of stores, it was actually fun and it did end up benefiting our troop. Plus they gave us awesome prizes and stuff. It's definitely still a good thing to support the girl scouts, it's just that cookies aren't necessarily the healthiest way to do this... :)

    maybe Im just bitter because I never won the bike *grumbles* lol (it was always the rich girls that one, stupid pretty,rich,skinny girls..) lol

    haha yeah I never heard of anyone getting to the bike! The best prizes I got were a couple giant stuffed animals, which I thought was pretty cool at the time. I worked hard for those things lol
  • emchamberlain
    emchamberlain Posts: 133 Member
    My dughter is a Brownie and I had to buy some to support her! But I mostly got the PB ones, which my husband likes and I don't. Okay, okay, and a box of Thin Mints for me. :D
  • BuceesNana
    BuceesNana Posts: 302 Member
    My son just bought me a box of Thin Mints and proudly presented them to me in my office. My saving grace is that they are not really my favorite; they are my husband's. I didn't have the heart to tell him that though. So, here I sit with an unopened box of coolies. I am sure they will remain so until I get home tonight. :)
  • rachel1975f
    rachel1975f Posts: 894
    I only ordered 2 boxes of the trefoils from my neighbor's daughter this year, and when they come in, I will bring them into my office and leave them in the downstairs kitchen (two floors down from my desk) so I won't eat them!
  • mistydawn76
    mistydawn76 Posts: 21 Member
    Instead of taking the cookies home drop them off at the food shelter/pantry, or just give the money to the troop as a donation! No need for the temptation in the house!
  • hammod
    hammod Posts: 23
    I actually am going to just dontate money this year. Last year I was a troop leader and bought like 10 boxes of the Thanks a lots as I thought they would be great for smores in the summer. Yeah they never made it to summer. LOL so I am not buying any this year.
  • dwarfer22
    dwarfer22 Posts: 358 Member
    I had the sheet in my hand.... i gave it back. i went and stared at it a second time....I gave it back. i was on the fence for a full day but in the end i was strong. Now about last night's Packer Party.....(sigh)
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    I always feel guilty because I sold a lot of cookies when I was little. I don't think that there are any girl scouts in my town, but I've seen them in front of the grocery store in the next town over. I like the donation idea.

    I'm pretty sure my husband bought some from his co-worker's daughter. I think I'll be okay, though. Unless he got thin mints.
  • simplywriting
    simplywriting Posts: 64
    Well, I'm not lying. I'm gonna eat them. BUT... I freeze a couple boxes of Thin Mints every year... they last a long time in the freezer. So if I take out and eat 2 cookies as "dessert" when I have earned it... well, then it can't be much different than the skinny cow desserts I enjoy.
    And I figure maybe the days I do extra exercise... anyway, I'm not gonna lie - I'm eatin' them. It's one time a year. LOL I eat healthy all day long, so I'm sure I'll be fine. :D
  • ltlemermaid
    ltlemermaid Posts: 637 Member
    I ordered a few boxes, waiting for them to come in...my plan is to ratiion them out and keep them buried in the freezer that way I don't mindlessly eat them all in one sitting. use them as a treat for working out or when I have extra calories :)
  • msshaydlady
    msshaydlady Posts: 31
    I ordered 5 boxes. My saving grace is that I have a 17yr old son that can eat every last one of them in no time flat. I hope that they come near the weekend because my 15yr old nephew will be over and between the two of them those cookies will be demolished quickly.
  • RosieB405
    RosieB405 Posts: 150 Member
    I bought a few boxes but I leave them out at work and hopefully I will feel too ashamed to eat a whole box sitting at my desk so they should last me a few days.
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