When is it ok to eat the sweets???
la8dcruz
Posts: 82 Member
Ok everyone, I have a question. There are times when I have a really good day and I have put in the work and calculated my workouts with my diet, leaving me with some extra calories/fat/carbs and I wonder if it's cool for me to give into that sweet tooth. Sometimes satisfying the lil craving may keep me from over doing it when I go without it for a long period of time. I have the room for it on my food diary........ should I refrain from giving in to the sweet tooth????
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why refrain if you have the calories? enjoy, dont deprive yourself0
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When you have such a strong craving for it you cannot resist? Then enjoy every single morsel to the utmost extent possible. Stop when you've had enough. Even if it's a bite or two in.0
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moderation is the key- i just ate me some gummie bears its all good0
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I never deprive myself...I just stay under my calorie goal. If I want something, I just work out enough so it fits and still lose weight.0
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If you were in your favorite store and saw something you really wanted and it fit within the budget you set for yourself that already accounted for your saving etc...would you deny yourself?0
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If your goal is to give up sugar/sweets, then don't do it. The more you go without those treats, the less you will crave them. For me, I love sweets and don't want to give them up. So, if it fits into your calories for the day, go for it! When I'm trying to be REALLY good, then I'll allow myself the treats only the weekends. But, there's nothing wrong with a treat every night if it fits into your calorie goal.0
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I give in...... BUT I buy the lower calorie, low fat treats for the house. I even started checking my frozen yogurt and switch it up with soy ice cream at times. It all taste good and satisfys my sweet tooth0
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Please, if you have time watch "Forks over knives".. an incredible documentary/short film two doctors made that links the consumption of animal meats, mostly red meat with diseases/cancers. They focus on eating colorful, alive, natural, whole foods, and how miscommunicated mostly Americans are. We eat double to tripple the amount of protein we need, which activates pre-existing cancer cells etc, which is the reason our nation is the most obese, unhealthy, sick, etc. We are literally killing ourselves with the foods we are eating. If it had a mother, father etc do not eat it!! Also check out on you tube, foods that can kill you. They focus on heart disease etc and how people literally are turning their blood fatty!!!!!!
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dont restrict yourself from the treats!! if you do that, you will find you may binge on them even more than if you just ate little amounts every few days or something! I ate sweets, chocolate, crisps, cakes etc when i want to! I just work around them with my calorie allowance and im still loosing weight by doing that! x0
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Go for it! I think of it this way - if you really want a piece of chocolate cake and you have the calories, have a piece of chocolate cake. Because if you keep telling yourself no chocolate cake, eventually there's a chance you're going to go on a binge and eat an ENTIRE chocolate cake. This is doubly true for emotional eaters, since binges can be set off by a lot of things. I know that was a problem both my girlfriend and I had.0
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If my diary allows my calories, I do it.. but in moderation of course. I will have a bag of M&M's or something every now and then or a small brownie.0
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Please, if you have time watch "Forks over knives".. an incredible documentary/short film two doctors made that links the consumption of animal meats, mostly red meat with diseases/cancers. They focus on eating colorful, alive, natural, whole foods, and how miscommunicated mostly Americans are. We eat double to tripple the amount of protein we need, which activates pre-existing cancer cells etc, which is the reason our nation is the most obese, unhealthy, sick, etc. We are literally killing ourselves with the foods we are eating. If it had a mother, father etc do not eat it!! Also check out on you tube, foods that can kill you. They focus on heart disease etc and how people literally are turning their blood fatty!!!!!!
-Amanda
Well, this thread took an odd turn.0 -
Please, if you have time watch "Forks over knives".. an incredible documentary/short film two doctors made that links the consumption of animal meats, mostly red meat with diseases/cancers. They focus on eating colorful, alive, natural, whole foods, and how miscommunicated mostly Americans are. We eat double to tripple the amount of protein we need, which activates pre-existing cancer cells etc, which is the reason our nation is the most obese, unhealthy, sick, etc. We are literally killing ourselves with the foods we are eating. If it had a mother, father etc do not eat it!! Also check out on you tube, foods that can kill you. They focus on heart disease etc and how people literally are turning their blood fatty!!!!!!
-Amanda
Um, off topic much?0 -
Amanda,
I've been educating myself on all of that! My office is BIG on that information. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out0 -
Fiber One has some chocolate brownies (find them by the granola bars in the grocery store) and they are only 90 calories...and delicious! I LOVE chocolate!!0
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I have ice cream just about every night. I have the calories, I've eaten good, healthy food all day long, and it helps me stick to this whole lifestyle change.0
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For me, I subscribe to it's okay to eat the sweets if you have the calories, they are eaten in moderation and they don't replace your veggies and fruits or good proteins.0
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why refrain if you have the calories? enjoy, dont deprive yourself
I second this.... it helps you stay on track and sane. I couldn't do this day after day if I felt deprived.0 -
Please, if you have time watch "Forks over knives".. an incredible documentary/short film two doctors made that links the consumption of animal meats, mostly red meat with diseases/cancers. They focus on eating colorful, alive, natural, whole foods, and how miscommunicated mostly Americans are. We eat double to tripple the amount of protein we need, which activates pre-existing cancer cells etc, which is the reason our nation is the most obese, unhealthy, sick, etc. We are literally killing ourselves with the foods we are eating. If it had a mother, father etc do not eat it!! Also check out on you tube, foods that can kill you. They focus on heart disease etc and how people literally are turning their blood fatty!!!!!!
-Amanda
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Thanks everyone, I have been treating myself on weekends in moderation and enjoying it after working so hard in the week..... still losing weight and body fat....
I just wanted to see what everyone thought..... i don't like to deprive myself and I figure that I earned it so why not!0
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