...friends begging you to try dessert

MADBRAND

So here's the scenario...

Your out with your______(spouse, partner, friend, boss, etc) and you just did a great job with your dinner in choosing a healthy choice. Then dessert comes up and they want to order dessert and ask you to get some too. How do you respond......

Some of my responses
I can't I'm so full if I eat anymore I'll be too tired to be productive
I'll pass this time but maybe next time, I'm just not craving the sweets right now.
Oh no I've got a bet with a buddy about who will look best in a month, and unless you wanna pay it I can't lol
I'm really watching what I eat and am gonna eat as perfect as I can for as long as I can. Maybe another time.

What are some of everyone else's responses to this moment of trial??????

Spanaval

Nobody has to twist my arm about dessert. I bank my calories so I can in fact eat dessert.

torygirl79

Before my diet I was out for dinner with a man who pressures me to order dessert when I really didn't want to, then passed himself saying "I'm diabetic". I was so angry, since I hadn't wanted dessert at all!

However if it's someone who doesn't know you well, or you're unlikely to see again (like guy above after dessert incident) the diabetic line works well :-p

mystinamarie

Everybody knows I'm on this MFP journey and tracking my calories. So I'd just say "nope, I'm out of calories!" or "I don't have enough calories left!"

If I knew ahead of time I was going out to eat I'd probably look at the menu online and figure out my choices to have a dessert if I knew it was going to be an issue and plan my day accordingly, with my calorie intake and activity.

Or you could always see if there's a healthy, light option on the menu. Sometimes there's a fruit cup or a sorbet.

xlolitabandita

I'm pretty good about actually taking "just one bite." Otherwise, if i've been especially bad that day i just say no and my friends will usually listen...However, my mom literally fed me a peice of ice cream cake on mothers day, because she said it was "her" day and I would eat the cake if she told me to.

barbiecat

:bigsmile: "No thank you, I don't want dessert"


I've had dessert only once since I started MFP three years ago and it was a planned splurge with my hubby for our anniversary (after I'd lost 70 pounds)

My theme has been "just say no"

oats4breakfast

Dude - you're a 31 year old ex-marine. How about using my response....























A simple "no thank you".

Rinse and repeat if necessary.
No excuse necessary - they can order but you don't have to. If you want dessert, order it. Else not. Easy.
Peer pressure is something kids use ......

nose6

My boyfriend loves sweets and always wants to order dessert to share on the weekend. If I don't want to go crazy with dessert, I encourage him to choose an option that he likes and I'm not that fond of. (I know I'm unusual in this, but I don't really like tiramisu or cheesecake. I love chocolate though.) Then I take a few bites and that's it. But that really only applies if there's an option on the menu that doesn't much appeal to you and if you're sharing it.