I could just cry

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  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I do NOT get this guilt over food. I am sorry, but that guilt is NOT at all healthy!

    If you want some, go have some. Eat a portion and then toss the rest if you have to. But there is no reason to think you can never have that food again or to feel guilty about it.
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    one cup has about 110 calories in it, take the stairs a couple of times and you'll work off that 110 in no time.
  • RVfrog
    RVfrog Posts: 213 Member
    My dietitian tells me if I plan for a treat then exercise for it and eat it and not feel guilty because it is a planned treat. Just telling you what I do and it works. No guilt if you plan it ....and you are within calorie limits. I have even went to the grocery store and got 1/2 of a donut from the bakery and half them cut it and throw the other half away. I enjoy it and there is no guilt. I come home make a cup of coffee sit down and enjoy. You have to learn to treat yourself and not feel guilty or you will never stay with it. It's a lifestyle change.
  • carolebville
    carolebville Posts: 140 Member
    Try logging it into your food diary and see what it does to your numbers. Information is power! Once I see how bad a food I am craving really is, I'm usually no longer craving it quite so much.

    I LOVE this advice. You hit it right....always looking at the numbers before putting it in the mouth! :flowerforyou:
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    Are you hungry? Yes- choose a healthier snack than those empty calories with lots of sugar. No- then DO NOT eat.

    It's the perfect time to learn healthy eating habits!

    GOOD LUCK AND STAY STRONG!! :)

    Healthy eating habits also includes being able to have some foods in moderation and not having guilt over it. Tell me you are NEVER going to have some of your favorite food ever again...

    Sorry, but I refuse to live a life where I can't have a cupcake if I wish to have one.
  • mrsjenfrank
    mrsjenfrank Posts: 1,015 Member
    I'd say, if you can fit it into your day, go for it! You shouldn't have to deprive yourself of stuff you love. :)

    And I agree with tmauck, if you can buy a tiny portion of it, try that! Or take your measuring cup with you, buy a full sized bag and portion it out while you're still outside, and throw the rest into one of the trash bins outside... then you're not tempted by it.

    Or, if you don't like to waste, take your portion and then give it away to someone else who is enjoying the food from the festival.

    Good luck, whatever you decide!
  • starcatcher1975
    starcatcher1975 Posts: 292 Member
    I would go buy some and just ask them to fill half the bag with it. Or you could pre-log it and see what it comes out to be. Bottom line is you can't go through your whole life never eating anything you really want if you do you're going to snap and eat everything you can get your hands on. I'm not trying to encourage anyone to give up on their "diet" but I've been losing weight slowly but consistently since I've started and I eat "junk" all the time. I portion control and don't deprive myself which allows me to stay on track and not go insane when I'm around all the "good" stuff :)
  • DollShannon
    DollShannon Posts: 8
    Take a cup and go down and see how much they will charge you for just a cup full. I have no problem explaining why I want what I want. I tell them hey I've lost 112 lbs and there is no way I'm going to screw this up, but this smells so good so can you just sell me a cup full or half a bag full or 1/3 rd of a bag full. Or go buy the whole bag and eat a few bites and throw the rest away so you don't take the rest of the bag upstairs with you. Choices but you know it gives you the small taste your craving without the guilt of eating the whole bag.

    I LOVE THIS! I was going to suggest just going down and asking for a sample...but this is way better!!!
    Good luck!
    (And ENJOY;o)
  • splashangel
    splashangel Posts: 494 Member
    I would do it. I would sooo do it. I would smile while I did it. BUT, we are diffrent. If it's cals you are worried about, you won't do that much damage with one treat. And remember, this is something you are going to do for the rest of your life. Are you going to be happy never eating treats again? But, if it's an addiction your breaking then okie-dokie...
    Good luck :flowerforyou:
  • bbchatter
    bbchatter Posts: 7 Member
    If you can hang on, keep hanging! But my thought was to ask the vendor to give you less. Someone else also said that. But it would be more fun to share it if there it someone nearby. Can you get out of the house tomorrow so you don't have to be tortured? Maybe a museum...indoors away from food smells. I wish you luck and congrats...I would not have made it. Let us know what you ended up doing.
  • moneymom72
    moneymom72 Posts: 7
    The reasons most diets Fail is that we feel we are deprived of things we enjoy, I have a cheat day every week and i have lost 52lbs since December i do not deprive myself and still eat my favorite things just smaller portions or get creative with the recipes.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    DId one bag of caramel corn cause you to gain the weight? No? so it wont cause you to gain it all back.

    go get some, and give half away if you have to. no point in denying deliciousness.
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    Don't do it!!! Check out forks over knives for some great deserts!
  • gibsonjulia
    gibsonjulia Posts: 1
    Generic carmel corn with the food tracker is 150 calories for a cup. Could you have one cup as a limit so you are not feeling like you are missing out. How about a low fat kettle corn. it smells great and might help with the craving. Best of luck
  • stylishgirl
    stylishgirl Posts: 34 Member
    I would go get a bag and ask them to only fill it half full, emphasize that you'll pay full price but just don't want that much. If they give you too much go STRAIGHT to a garbage can and pour some out (unless you go with someone who'll eat half or 2/3 or whatever amount you think is more than one serving). then eat it very slowly as you walk through the festival. while you're munching you're walking around at least and if you are already munching the other smells won't overwhelm you.
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
    I would just go buy it... get it over with. Once and a while will NOT kill you... as hard as it might be to believe. you can start new tomorrow, and it wont even effect your progress why torture yourself?
  • bobie1978
    bobie1978 Posts: 204 Member
    I am a bad influence, but I would say eat it.. Even if it means eating half the bag and throwing away the rest.. :)
  • katweeks63
    katweeks63 Posts: 59
    Umm, I would go eat it (well, *I* wouldn't because it's probably not vegan, but you know what I mean). It IS once a year. As long as you don't get some every day of the four days, no biggie. It's not going to do any damage.

    When I have craving I go ahead and have a little bit to kill the craving, otherwise, I will eat other things to try to kill the craving and end up eating too much anyway, so I might as well go ahead and eat what I'm craving.
  • gobifree59
    gobifree59 Posts: 56 Member
    I'd look up the calories for it for different amounts. Buy some, measure out a cup or two, eat it and see if your craving for more goes away. Sometimes all it takes is a small taste to satisfy you. Trouble is, most of us don't wait long enough to see if we're satisifed and we keep shoveling it in. Then we feel bad that we ate too much! I agree with the other posts about indulging to satisfy your desire, but don't eat the whole big bag :)
  • likemeinvisible
    likemeinvisible Posts: 309
    This your time to shine in this battle, to endure it, to come out a winner and to feel powerful. You'd feel so great when it's over, much better than after eating.
  • spttar
    spttar Posts: 1
    She's right. It's not about depriving yourself, it's about making a lifestyle change. You know you want it, now what are you going to do to balance it out?
    My dietitian tells me if I plan for a treat then exercise for it and eat it and not feel guilty because it is a planned treat. Just telling you what I do and it works. No guilt if you plan it ....and you are within calorie limits. I have even went to the grocery store and got 1/2 of a donut from the bakery and half them cut it and throw the other half away. I enjoy it and there is no guilt. I come home make a cup of coffee sit down and enjoy. You have to learn to treat yourself and not feel guilty or you will never stay with it. It's a lifestyle change.
  • smilingalltheway
    smilingalltheway Posts: 216 Member
    Will the carnivil be held again next year, and will you feel guilty if you have some, if yes then know you can always have some next year
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    This your time to shine in this battle, to endure it, to come out a winner and to feel powerful. You'd feel so great when it's over, much better than after eating.

    I normally would say go ahead get a bag, have a few bites and give the rest away, but I am going to agree with this, because you are 8 pounds in on a 43 pound journey. Have the whole bag next year. If you ate it this year you would feel worse than not having it, or at least that is what happens to me.
  • BeantownSooner
    BeantownSooner Posts: 254
    Well considering that you have 900 calories left over for the day and 1 Cup of Caramel Corn has the following nutritional value...I say have at it!!! Enjoy yourself. Dieting isn't prison...just don't eat the whole bag! :wink:

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    Caramel Corn (Snack Club)
    Serving Size: 1 cup (30g), Calories: 140, Fat: 4g, Carbs: 21g, Protein: 2g
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    OMG people its one effing day and one craving......

    I would go and eat the caramel corn!!!! I work hard daily and a splurge isn't going to cause me to gain a million pounds....

    YEAH FOR CARAMEL CORN!!!!
  • javagsd
    javagsd Posts: 82
    I'm heading out to a birthday party/dinner. I just ate, so I wouldn't eat there. So, my advice to you is go eat a grape or 2!
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I do NOT get this guilt over food. I am sorry, but that guilt is NOT at all healthy!

    If you want some, go have some. Eat a portion and then toss the rest if you have to. But there is no reason to think you can never have that food again or to feel guilty about it.

    This, exactly. This idea of having to exercise like crazy to have the occasional treat strikes me as totally insane.
  • punkypants
    punkypants Posts: 30
    here is what i have learned, if i crave something and dont eat at least a little of it i will crave it for days and then break down and eat everything i can get my hands on to fulfill it, i think you should just get some and throw away half and eat the other half that way you dont think about it all the time and you can get on with getting healthy :)
  • punkypants
    punkypants Posts: 30
    i agree, there are very few people that will give up sweets and never touch them again in their life! this is a lifestyle change not a quick fix
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    What damage? You want it, eat it. The people who deprive themselves are miserable and the people who beat themselves up because of a little indulgence are even more miserable. Don't be one of those people.


    Go. Now. Go. And enjoy every bite.

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