Should I give up Ben & Jerry's??

I'm new to all of this so I'm not sure how much advice I can give that's actually helpful but I'd like to think that you don't have to give it up altogether. A serving once a week is fine and you can work it into your calorie budget. It may be difficult to eat just one serving if you're eating the entire pint, but I'd say try it. If it is difficult, it may be something you have to give up altogether.

My downfall is potato chips. I CANNOT eat one serving so I don't buy them at all anymore. If they're not in the house, I won't eat them.

If you are serious about this, then yes, give up the pint. Get yourself some small freezer containers and split up the pint into small portions (1/2 cup or 1 cup) Take one out to eat and stop there. You will still get to finish a container, but it will be a small one. You still get your treat without blowing your calories right away. :happy:

I think you should, a pint of chubby hubby is 1360 calories!!! its a LOT of calories! And it's not good for you at all. :-( Sorry

YES!! Seriously, that is a habit that needs to be changed...and perhaps examined more closely. You are not going to meet success keeping this up. If you aren't able to eat it in moderation, a couple of spoonfuls like your husband, perhaps set a goal where you do not have ANY ice cream for a month or so. You need to get it out of your system....and re-establish a healthier relationship to treats like this. Or find a low cal alternative and have ONE serving - just enough so you don't feel deprived, but avoiding your trigger food.

I don't think anyone looks forward to Mondays, but is there a reason why you need a pint of ice cream to face the week? Unhappy at work? Maybe there is a change that you need to think about making. This sounds like a clear case of emotional eating, and you need to conquer this beast.

You can do this. Only allow yourself treats that fit within your MFP guidelines. Make yourself accountable...whatever it takes to meet your goals.

UMm if you are eating your entire daily calories in one food I would say its a prob! How bout just a small bowl.. you say you use this to get over the sunday blues... with this being your weight loss journey do you really want food to be how you get over a bad day? It's time to learn to get over bad days with something other than food, or else you will be doing this forever.. time to relearn the mindset that a bad night won't be fixed by food!

I'm not anti-ice cream, but if you really want to change yourself, using food to "help with the Sunday blues" is a bad idea. In my sincere experience, using food as a mind-altering substance is what made me out of control and seriously overweight.

Why not make a Sunday trip to an ice cream parlor and have a small serving there? It would still be delicious, but you could budget for it in your calories.

If you find you can't just have some, but need the whole pint...then I would say give it up entirely.

Just MHO,
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Here;s the deal if you want to lose over 50lbs then yes you have to give up things that make you gain weight. Its hard at first but you can do it. While you are actively trying to lose weight you need to be really strict about what you eat. Once you reach your goals than you can slowly bring back foods you enjoy but in moderation of course. A pint of ice cream is never acceptable. A serving size of ice cream is usually 1/2 a cup. Ben and Jerry's is also one of the fattest ice creams. I usually eat Eddy's slow churned ice cream and it is very good.
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If you can't eat a single serving, don't buy the Pint size. Try and get a healthier, low cal/fat/sugar brand that you like and buy in smaller quantities. If you absolutely must have B&J, then buy the 1/2 pint size, only that size and eat it and enjoy. But track it and account for it. If you already know you'll feel deprived, then keep it. You want to make a lifestyle change, bot live miserably. that's a set up for failure.
So go ahead and eat it in moderation, you can't go wrong with moderation. With added in activities during the week, you'll be fine!

1360 calories is more than you should be eating in a day, if not at least a large majority of it. I on a rare occasion eat a single serving of Ben and Jerry's low fat frozen yogurt, the Chocolate Brownie is 180 calories a serving. It still gives you your ben and jerry's fix, but it's a fraction of the calories. You don't have to give up everything you love to eat, but sacrifices have to be made. Portion control is #1, cutting out the junk is #2. It'll take time to get used to it, but those 50 pounds aren't gonna come off unless you do both.

Everything is okay to eat in moderation...its the best way to stick to a diet and make a life change!! What I would suggest is to large market where they sell the individual size serving of the ice cream and buy a single serving of chubby hubby! If your worries about portion control only buy 1 a week. Just think by doing this and removing the temptation from your house you`ll save about 1000 calories every Sunday!!!

If you give anything like that up cold turkey, odds say you're going to end up binging on it eventually. I agree with everyone else about doing it in moderation. I only diet 5 days out of the week and it's working wonders for me. I always have something to look forward to on the weekends and that's what keeps me disciplined during the week. 15 lbs and counting. Your taking this journey to make yourself happy. Don't make yourself COMPLETELY miserable in the process.

Skinny Cow Single Serving ... seriously very good

My favorite is Phish Food! When I was losing weight I hardly ever had it but sometimes I spurged and had it on a weekend or special occasion. I planned for it and exercised more the next day or so and you can cut calories a day or so the day before or after. Also, will your not chubby hubby share one with you? My husband and I have done that a lot and though it is still way high in calories and fat, you don't have the tempation to eat the whole thing. Good luck with your weight loss!

I wouldn't give it up completely, but I'd definitely not eat the whole pint--and if you do, you need to exercise to make up for it. Every Saturday we go out to a restaurant for lunch and I always go over my calories, so I know that every Saturday evening I have to exercie my butt off to make up for my splurging. You should look at it the same way. I'm a firm believer in 1--moderation, and 2--not giving up what makes you happy--that being said, you do have to work extra in other areas to compensate.
I am an ice cream junkie, and I keep a pint of cookies and cream ice cream in my freezer at all times...once a day, sometimes once every few days, I eat just one spoonful of it. It's enough to get the taste in my mouth, but not enough to hurt me.
Some people have trouble with eating things in moderation, and if that's the case, you should look for the little tiny servings of B&J that you can buy so you know you won't overeat, or sub your ice cream craving with something like pudding pops, which are only 60 calories per pop. Even if you eat 3 of them, you're doing a heck of a lot better than a pint of ice cream.

nasty habits need to be changed before our bodies can be!