Any bakers trying to lose weight?

Bump! I love to bake at home for fun, but haven't been doing it so much lately because I'm eating healthier, and I know I will eat most of what I bake! Anyone have some good recipes or tips maybe?
All I can think of is to keep drinking water to stay fuller for longer!

Slightly off topic..... My son wants to be a pastry chef and as a supportive mom, I can't refuse when he makes scones or cupcakes.....LOL.
Thankfully it's not daily, just a few times a month he makes goodies.

I LOVE baking! When me and my boyfriend were together, i used to bake in the evenings and we would usually dmeolish whatever i had baked, but now we've split up i have no-one to help me eat it all! The other night i made, and scoffed myself, an entire batch of chocolate chip shortbread, I felt awful.

Now my friends bare the brunt of my cooking lol. Gives me an excuse to bake and they love me for it

All the power to you. I have a soft spot for donuts, cannolis, pastry hearts... and all manner of baked goods really.

I recently started my own cupcake business... It's not horrible with regards to sampling and what-not, but unfortunately as bakers (and chefs/cooks) we have to sample our creations. I tend to sample the batter and frosting with just a dab of the finger. I very rarely eat the cupcakes. My problem is certain candies/cookies that go into my cupcakes. I bought a package of Oreos for cupcakes, the market I am in was canceled due to rain that Saturday so I never baked. But I sure did devour those cookies. Did it with a 2nd bag too. Ugh. None of my cupcakes are healthy but fortunately I only bake like once a week.

I'm not a professional baker. But I love to bake. I do taste. But only a bite. I ask my bf (the unofficial taster) to finish.

If I'm baking for a party I'll factor it into my cals so I can enjoy.

My test batches usually get brought to work for my coworkers, or friends or family who want them. If I think it comes out bad it goes to garbage (I'm a perfectionist) I only want happy tummies eating my food.

If for sale I taste the smallest or least pretty. The rest is for $. I'm not eating profit.

I love baking! I take the baked goods to work, or my knitting group, or to my teenage daughter's friends. Giving things away and freezing is the wy to go.

I'm an extreme hobby baker. Luckily....summer is coming and I'll tone it down a bit, just because I don't want to pay for the a/c. But...the tasting thing....sometimes I bake just to try new things, but then I have to taste it. Even if I'm feeding it to other people. And if I bring it to my day job, I'll have more while I talk about it with my very honest reviewers so that I can understand what they are saying when they tell me what they think! I'm working on it.

Im a cook at a non prophet so we don't do a lot of baking , but iv never had a problem with over eating at work. Maby its because i only get a break at my lunch time and then that's very little. But really your on your feet all day and moving, as long as your not taste testing by eating a whole serving of every thing you should be good. But if you cant stop maby have another person taste it for you, or take a sample to a customer and ask what they think that would probably love that. :drinker:

Bump!! Baking is what made me fat to begin with. I've always loved baking, but the past year I've been doing it loads. There's just me & my boyfriend in my flat and I'd bake loads of things - oreo cupcakes, flapjack, biscuits, cakes, scones. We'd demolish the lot and then I'd make some more - a constant supply. I still bake a bit but just make sure I cut them into much smaller portions and add up all the calories in my baked goods so I can fit it into my daily goal. I do bake cupcakes and cakes for the public too though, so that gives me an excuse to bake I just wish I could do more tasting like I used to :P

OMG so glad someone asked i love baking & i hate the fact that i have to limit my 3 fresh baked hard chicago rolls or homemade filo dough makes me sad

You can make some great things that are light Make it a hobby to be a light baker its what I did its a blast to modify recipes to see what works and what doesnt

Wholeheartedly, I believe that I was born to bake. I grew up around a loving grandmother who expressed her love through foods. I got to where I am today because of the food addiction that I developed. But I will not let my food addiction stop me from doing what I love to do. Baking is my passion. I put my heart into every single thing I bake. I go to culinary school. The temptations are high. I make danishes, croissants, cakes with rich butter creams, fruit tarts, and tons of bread. When I first started my new lifestyle a few months ago, I knew this was going to be hard. I have cried many tears and have had many conversations with myself about my future, if this is right for me, and if I should choose something else to do with my life. But I looked at myself in the mirror for a really long time and told myself that enough is enough, that the reason I am unhappy is because of my addiction to food. And here's the answer I have found: it's about maintenance, it's about loving your baked goods enough to know when to walk out of the kitchen if you are feeling a temptation rise, and it's about baking because you love to bake....not because you want to eat everything that you make. I bake out of love and for people. Having a healthy lifestyle does not mean depriving yourself and focusing on every single calorie that you take in. It's about enjoying your life and knowing when to set limits for yourself. It all comes down to you. If you love baking with all of your heart, do not give it up. Be happy. Set goals for yourself but learn to live a little. Be strong.

baker and cake decorator. didn't realize how bad my "testing" had gotten until now. would back two cakes, one for me, and one for the person the cake is for.