Caved...

It is okay to have a treat now and then. Add a little more exercise in the next few days and watch your calorie intake a little more closely. Remember its a lifestyle change, so unless you are never going to have those again you need to figure out how to incorporate them into your life sometimes.

Just make sure you enjoy when you do and don't feel guilty.

It's life. Don't feel ashamed. You shouldn't be 'dieting' the rest of your life, but living. A piece of chocolate isn't going to kill you. It's just an occasional treat.

I know what you mean! I live in NYC and people are always bringing cupcakes from "Crumbs Bakery" (an amazing place) to the office. Avoiding them is almost impossible. For a long time I couldn't NOT have one. I always gave in. When I was fed up with my lack of will power, I started to ask myself a series of questions when these thoughts or cravings happen...

1) How did this craving come about? Did some mention this food or bring it to me?
2) Why do I want it so badly? Am I bored? Tired? Sad? I don't want to be mean by rejecting it?
3) Can I only have a controlled portion of this food or is it one of those where I'm likely to binge?

Don't feel bad for caving every once in a while. We need certain vices to make life worthing living sometimes. If your cravings last for a long time (you just can't get it out of your head) just go ahead and eat it; because most likely you'll find foods to fill that craving and still not be satisfied. You'll probably end up consuming more calories then if you just ate a little treat in the first place.

Don't purge! Just admit you caved and make the rest of the day count...it's not over yet!

I agree, it's important to allow yourself a treat occasionally without feeling bad about it. The good news is you just had 1, which is a proper serving and not a binge. Just log it and carry on.

One is not so bad, and is really a normal way of eating if you don't do it too often (and don't have a blood sugar issue). You can probably fit it into your calories for the day.

Quite often I'll eat something and then think "oh, my day is ruined, I'll eat everything in sight," but if I log what I ate it is never as bad as I thought.

Take a deep breath and let it go. Enjoy the treat, and have a healthy dinner.

I totally understand why you are upset. In your head you didn't want that treat. I am sure you know that treats are ok but you DIDN"T want this one. Try not to punish yourself. That will not accomplish anything. You are human.

This happens to me at work all the time. Sometimes, I will allow myself to enjoy the treat by fitting it into the day, sometimes I have the willpower to not want it and to not eat it, and sometimes I "cave" like you did. But I always log it, reflect on it and try to plan try to do better next time.

My advice, log it and move on. Try to think of a game plan for the next time this happens. Maybe write down how you are feeling at this very moment and keep it somewhere close by.

Don't dwell on it! That isn't healthy, and I'm sure you are trying to be healthier.

I know how you feel also. I was actually just about to post my own topic when I saw this one. I just caved myself at work. I bought starburst out of the vending machine and while that may be a treat, it put me very close to the end of my calories for the day and I still have dinner to get through tonight. I have less than 200 calories left and all I can think of is that the meal my husband and I have planned out is over 300. I'm thinking about doing some jumping jacks when I get home lol. Really I feel better after reading all these replies and I'm doing a 5k tomorrow so that should help out too.

Hmm. Maybe she isn't all that kind. But seriously....you didn't "cave". You had a treat (unless you cleaned out the whole freezer by yourself). Don't beat yourself up. Just log it and move forward.

Go Blue!!