I could just cry
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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.
Fantastic advice. Own the process -- I might just start carrying measuring cups around with me.0 -
I hope you made it and did not eat it. Those things are all "gateway" drugs' just an excuse for us to put something else into us.0
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A treat every now and then is not a bad thing. If you deprive yourself of all of the good stuff that you enjoy when you finally get it you will over indulge which in the end will make you feel worse.
I totally agree with the above! Dont deprive yourself, but dont overdo it either. Good luck!!
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So many great replies to read through! You can tell your dilemma speaks to us all. We have all been there and most have a feeling how we would handle it. The bottom line is you must sit down and think it through. You are the best judge of what works (or doesn't work for yourself). I would never touch it. I would find something to distract myself with or take a four day vacation because it would be my downfall. I have friends on the other hand who could get half a bag or even less and be satisfied. I actually have a friend that eats one Hershey Kiss a day! I think that would be torture. She calls it satisfying. You get my point... it is an individual thing. If you think and plan, and avoid acting impulsively, you come up with the best plan. Sounds like you are already doing just that! Good luck and keep looking forward ; )0
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Special things like carnivals/birthdays/holidays....id eat it. i get funnel cakes once a year and ill be darned if im not getting one that once.0
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If it were me, I would wait until the last day of the carnival and then go get some... mainly because I know if I have some today, then still smell it tomorrow, I will have twice as much tomorrow! Delayed gratification works well for me
Then use it as motivation to go out an enjoy the carnival and get some fun walking in!0 -
Seriously? There is so much guilt here! I actually am not one who espouses "everything in moderation" because it doesn't work well for me. When it comes to sugar, it is better for me to mostly avoid it. I definitely avoid daily consumption of sugary things unless it's fruit because daily sweet treats will send me into a spiral of cravings. BUT if there was a special occasion, then I'm going to have a treat that is associated with that special occasion and I am not going to feel bad about it. In fact, I might even go over my calories for that special occasion, and I am still not going to feel bad about it. It's not going to hinder anything, unless a person really does have major issues with sugar, or their "special" occasions are excuses to *over*indulge regularly.0
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We also have a festival going on this weekend.... I have went every year... i love funnel cakes... I decided this year not to go... I'm pretty bummed out too... All my friends are out there drinking,eating listening to bands... And I'm stuck in the house..
Omgoodness why are you not out there with your friends? can you just get up and go?, don't miss out on life sweetie..if you are afraid , make a decision what are you gonna have ? a beer and a funnel cake or 2 beers and no funnel cake but something else you have to live..just make choices you are NOT failing you are succeeding...at making choices....goooooo be with your friends have fun.. it's just food it doesn't define you... it is a festival, not a foodival don't be afraid... we will be here when you get back :flowerforyou:0 -
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!!!!
I AGREE COMPLETELY:drinker:0 -
Can you shut your curtains and burn some incense?0
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stay strong!! light a candle! lol. i ate a chocolate bar for breakfast this morning, and feel sooooooooooo guilty
if you can eat part, go for it.... but if youre going to eat the whole bag.. try not to go at all. 0 -
I'm not depriving myself a little here and there, but I am surely exercising to make up for it. My husband started making homemade kettle corn for me. I'd feel better eating something made at home rather than someplace where I don't know the ingredients. My husband uses first cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, turbinado sugar, and sea salt, along with orville redenbocker (sorry if I spelled that wrong) popping corn. I get my sweet/salty fix (usually only on a cheat day) and I am completely satisfied with it! Maybe try something like that?0
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Fantastic advice. Own the process -- I might just start carrying measuring cups around with me.
love this.....i would ask if i can pay for a cup of caramel corn....or, bring a measuring cup along in a small paper bag, in case they can only sell you a whole portion. then measure out your cup, put it in the bag and ditch the rest.
i find that when i can work in a small treat now and again, it makes the lifestyle/nutrition change more "sane", and i can stick with the plan that much more. I am taking control of this, no longer will i just munch mindlessly. I will measure a portion, enjoy, and move on.
walk up/down those stairs 10-20x if you want to get a mini workout in after if you want
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All things in moderation! Just work out your portion size and split it up to enjoy over a few days.
You might find that how it tastes to you now, no longer matches your memory of how good it used to be. You might discover that it doesn't taste as good as it smells and you really don't want it any more!0 -
Honestly what I take away from this entire dieting and exercise change is that we'll always face challenges when it comes to dining out or having cravings. I always plan for it and it's okay to want to indulge once in a while, just have some self control and portion control. I honestly think you should have about a cup, if it's around 150 calories. Give the rest away to family or friends and then just work off the 150 calories. It's honestly not a big deal. Depriving yourself from things that you love is going to make this lifestyle hard to stick to and more like a chore. You aren't suffering and you can definately eat what you want, just within limits.
That's what I've taken out of this. 0 -
that caramel corn has cockroaches in it! don't eat it! (i know that's gross but that's one of things i tell myself when i want to eat something junk-foody. then it suddenly becomes repulsive!!!!) :noway:0
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I would probally buy the bag and go ahead and throw most of it away. I have this rule where I can eat 3 bites of anything...However only 3 bites! So, if you can just do that, great, but if having the bag will be too tempting, don't get it at all..0
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When I want something like this, I do extra cardio to get it. One of my weaknesses is DQ Blizzards, and I'll go to the gym twice in a day just to have one, lol.0
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Just an option... go buy a bag of popcorn, pay them for it, but ask for only half a bag. I've actually done this before. For a minute you keep thinking of the money you wasted, but at the end of the day you feel so glad you did it!0
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when i work at the fair here (10 day one) and i crave something, i make myself wait till the last day, then indulge in the ONE thing i want. It's not the one thing yearly that will add a ton of weight, and i find it to be pretty pleasant, i remember what i had for the last 5 or so years. i have a real weakness for funnel cake. also splitting it with a friend or some willing victim is a good way to cut the portion. 0
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I don't deprive myself. I would buy it grab a hand full and give the rest away0
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i know hyou fel. my husband can pig out and not gain an ounce. he recently went and bought a buunch of snack cakes and put a hostess upcake on my desk. not to be cruel, but because he knows i like them. it's been staring e in the face for 3 days now. so you could look at itthis way: eatit and just burn the caloris off late with exercise, or if youre somewht lazy like me (hate to admit it) ell yourself that that less calories to eat real food that you like and you would hav to do more exercise to eat it. that's been my moivation and thats why itsstill on my desk. im looking at it now as i type lol. but you seem strong willed. push through the smell. o maybe ring some flavored water. i've reently bought the Nice! drink mi pouches. you mix it in a 16oz bottle of water and it's only t10 calories. so when i wnt something sweet, i drink one of those. you can get them at Wal-greens. plus it's liquid and will fill you up and satisfy your appetite for awhile (like drinkng a bottle of water) go on girl! you can do it 0
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sorry my typing is atrocious, i have 3 yr old who likes to use my computer (crumbs al under my keys )0
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I say you go get some Vick's Vap O Rub & rub it on all your windowsills until the carnival is over.0
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Lots of great advice. I didnt cave in and go get any. Man I sure wanted to. I could smell them making it...My problem is this...and I say it with all seriousness. I knew I would not stop with a cup...they are huge bags..I would have had the whole bag. I am an addict...I couldnt have stopped.0
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That is not far from my new mantra...would I eat it if I knew it had rat poison in it?0
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Lots of great advice. I didnt cave in and go get any. Man I sure wanted to. I could smell them making it...My problem is this...and I say it with all seriousness. I knew I would not stop with a cup...they are huge bags..I would have had the whole bag. I am an addict...I couldnt have stopped.
Awesome.
Personally, I don't understand all of the people trying to rationalize away what you acknowledged would be a bad decision for you. It's one thing to help someone work through a bad decision they *already made*, because it certainly isn't worth beating yourself up for it after the fact, but many were actively campaigning for you to do the very thing you said you knew was bad.0 -
Good for you fro not caving in! It's important to know we do have power and control over ourselves. Way to go!0
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I went to our State Fair last weekend and knew I would have to have a corndog. I got one and enjoyed every bite of it. I kept track of what I ate that day and still stayed within my limits. I know myself-if I denied myself that corndog, I would of came home and ate everything in sight. You have to do what works for you. Some people can completely do without certain foods and others can't. Most of the time I do very well and stick with healthy foods but once in awhile I do have something that isn't. I tell myself that just because I ate something "bad" it doesn't give me permission to go crazy and lose control. Only you can decide for yourself what to do. There isn't really a right or wrong choice.0
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Any time I face a food decision I ask myself a series of questions to rationalize with myself as to why I want something. Usually things like "is this going to satisfy you" "will you feel good about yourself after eating this" "will you 'fall off the wagon' if you eat that" "is this good for you" "how will you feel after you've eaten it all" "is it worth it"... Things like that. 9 times out of 10 I talk myself out of it. The 10th time I realize I have no money and can't eat it anyways :laugh:0
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