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  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    Nothing tastes as good as feeling thin!!!

    I am proud of you for thinking about the ramifications of a binge eat. Once the taste is gone, you will have to face the scale and yourself. Keep us the good work!!
  • NikkiSixGuns
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.

    No thanks. Deducting multiple hundred calories from my dinner would not have equaled me "enjoying life". I'd rather have a satisfying dinner, any day...
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Great self control.
  • transvenouspacer
    transvenouspacer Posts: 182 Member
    I've never been crazy about any of Starbucks baked goods. They're all dry and not very tasty to me.

    But I did have a Krispy Kreme glazed donut a few weeks ago. So delicious and only 190 calories. Totally fit into my calorie limit for the day and so worth it!
  • hdjjones
    hdjjones Posts: 130 Member
    Good for you. I let everyone know at work that I don't eat that stuff any more and now there is a selection of fruit to choose from as well as the donuts. Most people will understand and if they are getting snacks anyway they will accomodate your needs.
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
    They brought in pizza for lunch today and I didn't do as well as you. ONE THOUSAND calories later I finally stopped. So now I'm having baked chicken and steamed cauliflower for dinner with what few calories I had left.

    GOOD FOR YOU!!!
  • redbreastedsapsucker
    redbreastedsapsucker Posts: 42 Member
    Great job!! I know how that's like too. I have a cart full of tasty sweet stuff right outside my office, and its really hard not to give in....then, when I don't, there is always a basket of chocolate kisses to take hold of right at the door!! Its extremely hard to not resists,but once you start logging in those extra treats, you think twice about mindless wondering!!

    If this helps, I keep a small bottle of "Sensory Therapy" -Peace of Mind aromatherapy at my desk and put it on when feeling such weaknesses. The peppermint smell is an instant energizer, and helps suppress those tempting moments!
  • MochaMixAZ
    MochaMixAZ Posts: 844 Member
    As I was beginning to log my abomination of a day, I was reflecting again on your awesomeness. What determination you showed to look those impromptu and unexpected treats in the face. Planning for them is one thing, resisting the unexpected is another. So again, kudos. I hope to absorb some of your determination this week when my intrinsic motivation is waning. GREAT GREAT GREAT job!
  • disawell
    disawell Posts: 102 Member
    As I was beginning to log my abomination of a day, I was reflecting again on your awesomeness. What determination you showed to look those impromptu and unexpected treats in the face. Planning for them is one thing, resisting the unexpected is another. So again, kudos. I hope to absorb some of your determination this week when my intrinsic motivation is waning. GREAT GREAT GREAT job!

    ^^^^^THIS^^^^^
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.

    No thanks. Deducting multiple hundred calories from my dinner would not have equaled me "enjoying life". I'd rather have a satisfying dinner, any day...

    So you go for a walk and enjoy the doughnut AND dinner.

    I know I wouldn't deprive myself because depriving yourself eventually leads to you rolling around naked in a tub of rice pudding eating brownie batter doughnuts by the dozen.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Nothing tastes as good as feeling thin!!!

    Who in the world says you can't have both?!?!

    That's a ridiculous statement, and unfortunately one that's typically used by people with EDs.
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Good job exercising your willpower muscle. :smile:
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    As I was beginning to log my abomination of a day, I was reflecting again on your awesomeness. What determination you showed to look those impromptu and unexpected treats in the face. Planning for them is one thing, resisting the unexpected is another. So again, kudos. I hope to absorb some of your determination this week when my intrinsic motivation is waning. GREAT GREAT GREAT job!

    Exactly this (and awesome success , MochaMIx). My goal is not "thin", my goal is to be healthy and smaller than I was and to stop making AS MANY "treat" choices as I used to. Learning when/how to resist, and when/how to indulge in more controlled way, is a HUGE part of that journey. So great job, OP.
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    Am I the only one appalled by how much money that woman must have spent on pastries?!?! Dunkin Donuts not classy enough for you, lady?!?

    Hehe, but in all seriousness, I'm impressed. I would have been all up in that doughnut.
  • macaya5
    macaya5 Posts: 75
    Rubbing the doughnut all over your body in the privacy of a locked bathroom doesn't add to your calorie intake.

    FYI.

    Genius!

    Also, good on the OP for keeping it on her terms.
  • macaya5
    macaya5 Posts: 75
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.


    This is what I would have done too. Turning down free sweets is against my religion.

    WHAT IS YOUR CHURCH? Are they taking new congregants?
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Way to go! See what happens when you're determined? :)
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    good job and stay strong. I know it's hard sometimes.
  • patrickkelly69
    patrickkelly69 Posts: 22
    at the moment:

    Supportive replys around 80%
    Negative a/holes of the world 20%

    but I'm sure this will change knowing the trolls out there !!!!
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Great job! :flowerforyou:
  • patrickkelly69
    patrickkelly69 Posts: 22
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.

    No thanks. Deducting multiple hundred calories from my dinner would not have equaled me "enjoying life". I'd rather have a satisfying dinner, any day...

    So you go for a walk and enjoy the doughnut AND dinner.

    I know I wouldn't deprive myself because depriving yourself eventually leads to you rolling around naked in a tub of rice pudding eating brownie batter doughnuts by the dozen.

    Takes more that a walk to burn off that doughnut !!!!
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    great job! isn't that the best feeling!? i put up with the same thing at work.. my co-workers indulge in unhealthy treats quite often and i always turn them down :)
  • mdepko
    mdepko Posts: 283 Member
    Great job, someone brought in a homemade coffee cake to my office the other day and set it on the counter right behind my desk! It was tough but I avoided having any.
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    Excellent! And it will get easier and easier the more you do it. Keep it up!!!
  • majoki
    majoki Posts: 151 Member
    Great job!
    Learning how to turn down tasty - but sugary and fatty - treats is an important skill! =)

    I love how some people have to point out that you should have eaten the donut anyway - as though they know what's best for you... you did what you needed to in that moment. Good for you!
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.
    The OP made the right choice.

    I had my first doughnut in months a couple weeks ago at a meeting. Only after logging the 400 calories did I realize that's nearly 25% of my day. It wasn't even very good. When you cut out those sweets and processed junk for a while it doesn't taste as good when you go back to it. I won't be eating another donut any time soon. I would have much rather had 4 bananas, or 9 cups of strawberrys, or 5 cups of blueberrys or 8 cups of muskmelon or some combination of those or many other things that I would have enjoyed more and would have left me feeling full longer.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,280 Member
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.

    ^^^This. :)

    Actually, I probably would have eaten half and taken the other half home for another day.
  • zillah73
    zillah73 Posts: 505 Member
    Good for you! We just got through Mardi Gras here in New Orleans and I was so proud of myself last week when I went to the kitchen at work – saw the king cake on the counter – and, instead, got my cottage cheese and pears out of the fridge and snacked on that. Felt good not breaking my meal plan and felt great not putting sugary crap in my body.
  • bids55
    bids55 Posts: 36 Member
    OK.....one for the good guys (gals)....That what we're talking about!:smile:
  • pushyourself14
    pushyourself14 Posts: 275 Member
    I would have eaten the doughnut, recorded it, and adjusted my dinner, thus allowing me to enjoy life.
    The OP made the right choice.

    I had my first doughnut in months a couple weeks ago at a meeting. Only after logging the 400 calories did I realize that's nearly 25% of my day. It wasn't even very good. When you cut out those sweets and processed junk for a while it doesn't taste as good when you go back to it. I won't be eating another donut any time soon. I would have much rather had 4 bananas, or 9 cups of strawberrys, or 5 cups of blueberrys or 8 cups of muskmelon or some combination of those or many other things that I would have enjoyed more and would have left me feeling full longer.

    My thoughts exactly!! I'm completely addicted to fruit.

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