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bnorris2013

Daughter had her birthday party Saturday night
Of course there was cake and of course I had some
Then late last night I had some more
And today I am 1 lb heavier then my last weigh in because of 2 days of celebrations
And no doubt 2 different yummy delicous cake

Well today I did a very hard thing threw every last piece of the cake extras that were in a bag (u know the parts you cut off to make the cake even) and i threw them in the trash because i knew if i kept having them in the fridge even if to save for kids dessert I would be tempted so I just threw it away

elizajane1

good for you!!!

danceaway100

If it's not there, you can't eat it. You should be very proud of yourself. That was an awesome show of the strenght you have inside of you. Me? If I had been there with you, I might have dove right into the trash can after them!

deksgrl

Really great job!!

Some treats I allow myself when they fit into my calories for the day, but there are certain treats that I just do not bring into the house because I know I can't be trusted to not eatz it allz.

orangeyellowkayak

consider this a pat on the back!!

LadyIntrepid

Recently heard a cute thing -- you either waste it or "waist" it. Better to waste.

smilingalltheway

Great job you gave yourself an amazing gift you choose health ......proud of you

NZhellkat

Congrats on choosing you. Hard to do but so worthwhile. :happy: :flowerforyou:

pwittek10

Good for you!
It was very hard to do I am sure.
Lucky for me I have ducks and chickens so I throw the
extra foods to them.

msliu7911

Recently heard a cute thing -- you either waste it or "waist" it. Better to waste.

This is so true!! We always think "oh if I throw that away its suck a waste!". But really, if you're keeping it in the house and you know you'll be the one to pick at it... 1) You're just setting yourself up for failure later 2) Its going to go to your waist!

Great job OP! Don't feel bad about it at all. Think about how much less stress you SAVED yourself from not eating it later and regretting... etc.

saminmio

Congrats. Been there and done that and it' sometimes really hard to do it. You are succeeding and that's fabulous.

bookworm_847

If it's not there, you can't eat it. You should be very proud of yourself. That was an awesome show of the strenght you have inside of you. Me? If I had been there with you, I might have dove right into the trash can after them!

This.

Seriously though, good for you for being able to do that! I never realized it before I started trying to lose weight, but it really takes a lot of willpower to do stuff like that sometimes.

1tiamat

Recently heard a cute thing -- you either waste it or "waist" it. Better to waste.

I think I'll have to steal this one haha.

matt2442

You threw perfectly good cake in the garbage.


There is absolutely no reason why you can't have a slice at the end of the day.

getfit_kal120

best thing to do.

danasings

Recently heard a cute thing -- you either waste it or "waist" it. Better to waste.

I like this phrase and tell myself this when I remember.

Good for you.

ChanceTakr2131

HIGH FIVE!!! :drinker:

TheDevastator

Since most birthday cakes have very little nutritional value, They are better off in the garbage. Good job! If it was me I would have eaten all the cake in one sitting.

juleskitcat

Daughter had her birthday party Saturday night
Of course there was cake and of course I had some
Then late last night I had some more
And today I am 1 lb heavier then my last weigh in because of 2 days of celebrations
And no doubt 2 different yummy delicous cake

Well today I did a very hard thing threw every last piece of the cake extras that were in a bag (u know the parts you cut off to make the cake even) and i threw them in the trash because i knew if i kept having them in the fridge even if to save for kids dessert I would be tempted so I just threw it away

BRAVE Girl! GOOD Girl! It's hard to do that -- but you did the right thing... I hate it when that stuff calls out to you from the fridge (which it does and... birthday cake screams LOUD!!!) Keep up the great work!!!!

Crankstr

You threw perfectly good cake in the garbage.


There is absolutely no reason why you can't have a slice at the end of the day.

This.

Fit the cake in your day...measure it next time and enjoy it....I have learned( and it took a while, believe me) that letting go of restrictions freed me from obsessing about food.

KeriW626

Great strenth for you... some rat at the dump will enjoy it and gain the weight. I am very proud of you. Give your self a nice big pat on the back.

rabblerabble

Stepson had a birthday yesterday and his wife invited us to dinner which turned out to be pizza with cake and ice cream for dessert. Easily the most unhealthy meal I've had in 2013.

Figured it was one of the times where you have to do the family thing. Kept my servings somewhat small and got back in the swing of things today.

Rocknut53

"Fit the cake in your day...measure it next time and enjoy it....I have learned( and it took a while, believe me) that letting go of restrictions freed me from obsessing about food."
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I like your thinking on this and I am finally able to do this most of the time, but to have a cake, especially home baked, laying around calling out to me every waking moment is trouble. I have thrown things away as well, but the easiest solution is to not have it in the house except for maybe special occasions when there are lots of people to help finish it off.

MaiLinna

I ate tiramisu, lemon merenge pie and Better Than Sex cake for a week and a half because if I didn't it would have been thrown in the trash.

I still lost weight. Sure, it was less than I normally lose in a week, but hey, it's better than wasting all that food. Not gonna lie - you should be ashamed. Should have just, I dunno, not eaten the cake you bought for your child? If my mother did that to me I would ****ing bawl my eyes out. That wasn't your cake in the first place. If you're so out of control that you feel the need to throw away your own child's cake so YOU don't eat it, you have a problem and need to see a doctor.

Shame on you. That's disgusting.

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Really??? You couldn't have just given it to me? Sharing is caring. Lol jk good job, OP :flowerforyou:

SanteMulberry

Daughter had her birthday party Saturday night
Of course there was cake and of course I had some
Then late last night I had some more
And today I am 1 lb heavier then my last weigh in because of 2 days of celebrations
And no doubt 2 different yummy delicous cake

Well today I did a very hard thing threw every last piece of the cake extras that were in a bag (u know the parts you cut off to make the cake even) and i threw them in the trash because i knew if i kept having them in the fridge even if to save for kids dessert I would be tempted so I just threw it away

Great! Good for you. I did the same with the leftover Christmas cookies that we had around the house after Christmas last year. Even though I managed to avoid eating any during the holidays, I was afraid that I would weaken at some point (post-holiday letdown?) and eat them. So they all went in the garbage. Boy, did that ever feel good! And I spent the rest of the day in perfect peace.

SanteMulberry

You threw perfectly good cake in the garbage.


There is absolutely no reason why you can't have a slice at the end of the day.

The problem is that it could trigger a binge. I could probably have the stuff around now and not touch it, but it takes a number of months of "sobriety" to avoid eating things like that if they are in the house.

tkillion810

I ate tiramisu, lemon merenge pie and Better Than Sex cake for a week and a half because if I didn't it would have been thrown in the trash.

I still lost weight. Sure, it was less than I normally lose in a week, but hey, it's better than wasting all that food. Not gonna lie - you should be ashamed. Should have just, I dunno, not eaten the cake you bought for your child? If my mother did that to me I would ****ing bawl my eyes out. That wasn't your cake in the first place. If you're so out of control that you feel the need to throw away your own child's cake so YOU don't eat it, you have a problem and need to see a doctor.

Shame on you. That's disgusting.

The kids don't need it either.

mompom1114

I think it's great that you did that. And at some point, you'll hopefully be able to have a small piece of cake, count it and just move on. It's important to learn to be able to satisfy those cravings without going overboard.

But you've got the right mindset. If it's still a trigger, get rid of it until it's not.

kar328

Good for you. I've also given cake and regular Coke to the skinny neighbors next door.

dinosnopro

Daughter had her birthday party Saturday night
Of course there was cake and of course I had some
Then late last night I had some more
And today I am 1 lb heavier then my last weigh in because of 2 days of celebrations
And no doubt 2 different yummy delicous cake

Well today I did a very hard thing threw every last piece of the cake extras that were in a bag (u know the parts you cut off to make the cake even) and i threw them in the trash because i knew if i kept having them in the fridge even if to save for kids dessert I would be tempted so I just threw it away