Baking is ruining my diet

LATeagno

I've weighed the same since September. I'm pretty much a pro at maintaining. That said, I still need to lose about 75 lbs., so that's not great. And I know what's ruining my once good momentum: baking.


It's always been my dream to be a bakery owner. I'm really, really good at baking. Cupcakes and cake pops are my claims to fame. In late August, I "took my talents" to the public, opening an Etsy baking shop and a local bakery out of my house. I've done well with it, too (check me out at www.fluffconfections.com, or fluff confections on facebook--i have more photos there). But it is killing my diet. I'm so lost!

I know most of you won't get this, but baking is pure fun for me. It's a hobby, the same as biking, traveling, etc. It isn't just that I like to eat bakery, it's that I love, love, LOVE to make it, too. That said, I can't help but sneak a few here and a piece of this there. I often make demo items to offer my customers (like my most recent item, conversation heart cake pops) and end up eating some. And of course, when I make an order, i feel like I **need** to sample at least a bite of an extra piece to make sure it's up to snuff.

I have hypoglycemia that is controlled by a low-carb diet (see the problem here?). I do really, really well in EVERY area except my own baking. I need to stop baking. I need to close my business. Eating bakery is a vicious cycle for me: when the blood sugar goes up, I crave more... which leads to cravings... it's very, very bad. Eating "just a bite" makes it a gazillion times harder to say no later. I'm better off with none at all, or at least having it only on VERY special occasions, and even then, not keeping excess in the house.

Yes, I make "healthy" things too (I make AWESOME low carb bakery), but my main problem is that I still cave to regular items. A low carb cupcake once or twice a week won't kill me. But my love of baking expands far beyond low-carb stuff.

My bakery is my roadblock. It's my hobby. Nothing makes me as happy as sprinkles; even if it's just looking at them. LOL. I don't know what to do. I have outstanding orders (no large orders, though) and I'm tempted to cancel them and go cold turkey on the baking. I know it's not right, but I'm depriving myself of my skinny, healthy self. What would you do?