What works best for you in terms of incorporating "treats"?

Crazy_Diet_Mom

I absolutely enjoy my treats and am still losing weight. I fit it into my daily goal - but only after I've made sure to fit in all the necessities: plenty of protein, whole grain fiber, at least 5 veg & fruit options, etc.

And I believe in single serve sizes. A whole cake in the house makes it hard to stop at a reasonable amount but baking a small cake just for today keeps portions in control and makes it a little more important and feels like a real treat. (I divide out a box of cake mix by weight and mix one serving with a Tbsp of egg whites & a little water and bake it in a ramekin.) Buy mini sizes of candy if that's your weakness, they have single size Skinny Cow ice cream available, I just recently bought a mini pie maker and am looking forward to using that too as soon as I find a lighter pie crust recipe.

Be smart but don't restrict yourself so much that you rebel and go crazy on a dozen donuts or a full 1/2 gallon of ice cream.

littleblonde200

I weight on a saturday and i have a treat saturday night. Saturday was the one day a week that i often struggled to be good. However i have just restarted and went out earlier to buy my treat and i realized i was just having it for the sake of it. So i have got myself something with slightly more calories than normal in it but still good and i have a low cal pudding for after if i want it.

I think the trick is not to say no as then you want it more. The other day i was a but naughty for lunch but i really fancied it. So i was just extra good for dinner and it seemed to of balanced out. i am sure it would not every day but if you have a little of what you fancy it should stop any binging