I'm having a stare down with Ben and Jerry ...

CookieDoughYummy
CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
in Health and Weight Loss
My boyfriend just came back with a Peanut Butter Ben and Jerry's and I WANT IT. Quick, somebody say something to stop me eating it!
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  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    OMG, step away from the B & J. Seriously there are sooooooooo many calories in that stuff. And the container is like four servings or something. I remember the days of eating a whole thing at one time. That's one reason I gained the weight. Step Away!!!!


    Have yourself a nice bowl of plain ice cream with a little chocolate syrup instead.
  • SusieCuteYay
    SusieCuteYay Posts: 59 Member
    Try to think of something else,, distraction helps!
  • AverageUkDude
    AverageUkDude Posts: 371 Member
    eat it
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    I just checked the calories and there's nearly 1000 calories in the entire thing! :S That's put me off a little, but I've still walked past it about 5 times now :P
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Portion control.:wink: Unfortunately I don't have that capability with ice-cream so I limit mine to ice-cream cones I buy at a local restaurant or Baskin-Robbins. Good luck.
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    eat it

    Wow, talk about support :P
  • jillianbeeee
    jillianbeeee Posts: 345 Member
    STOP! Back away from the table......think about the calories....think about your waistline....back away........LOL
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
    I eat it :) almost every day! ... Of course, I don't eat 1200 calories a day either... if I have room left - it will go in my mouth :wink:
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    I hate to tell you this but if you can't talk YOURSELF out of cravings it's going to be a very long road.

    If you want some, then eat it but KNOW that IF you eat it, you will have less calories for the rest of the day. Think of it like a bank account, you only have so much money..if you spend all your money on the $1500 pair of red Christian Louboutin heels you will have no money for anything else. Do you want it bad enough to not have anything else?
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    I eat it :) almost every day! ... Of course, I don't eat 1200 calories a day either... if I have room left - it will go in my mouth :wink:

    Yea, if I had the calories to spare I'd probably eat it, but I've only got 1000 calories left and it's only 1:45pm lol.
  • nurseison
    nurseison Posts: 7 Member
    You didn't eat any did you? You will feel sssssooooooo quilty if you do. This work is way to hard to throw it away on one thing. Just remember....nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
    150g of B&J Half Baked is only couple hundred calories... well worth my budget :) I eat about 1800 cals a day tho :bigsmile:
  • robinso5
    robinso5 Posts: 310 Member
    well i have had a yearlong stare down with some EDYS egg nog ICE CREAM! i won! its still in there! i will refresh the carton and throw out the old one this season! i keep tellingmyself i dont want it them once its lke 3 months old i use the excuse its old............IT worked this whole year so hey why stop it!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    eat it

    Wow, talk about support :P
    Actually, I agree. Tell yourself you can have some later and then sit down and log it in for dessert tonight or tomorrow and build the rest of your day around it. If you can still meet your calorie, macro, micro and fiber goals with it, go for it! If not, get in some exercise and still go for it. :drinker: Worst case scenario is you decide it's not worth it, and that's okay too.
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
    You didn't eat any did you? You will feel sssssooooooo quilty if you do. This work is way to hard to throw it away on one thing. Just remember....nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!

    and depriving the things that you like will ONLY make crave more down the road (been there done that 2 years ago)... I like it better this time as I don't NOT eat anything - I eat anything I want ... I think I have had either apple or pumpkin pie every day this week :)

    Skinny won't feel good at all if you can't sit down and enjoy ice cream (or oreos for that matter).
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    Get out of the house! lol go for a walk or something, drink a glass of water too. Good luck!! P.S. I talk myself out of craving all the time.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    800 calories per pint. Make it fit in your day. I've done it, and eaten the entire pint with no guilt. Or, just eat a portion of it and spend a little longer on the treadmill tomorrow. *shrug*
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    I hate to tell you this but if you can't talk YOURSELF out of cravings it's going to be a very long road.

    If you want some, then eat it but KNOW that IF you eat it, you will have less calories for the rest of the day. Think of it like a bank account, you only have so much money..if you spend all your money on the $1500 pair of red Christian Louboutin heels you will have no money for anything else. Do you want it bad enough to not have anything else?

    Thanks for that, this was the support I was looking for. I've just chucked it in the freezer and I'm going to go munch on a piece of brown toast :D

    Thanks to everybody for the support, I don't think I would have resisted if I didn't have you guys :)
  • eksero2k
    eksero2k Posts: 83 Member
    OMG, step away from the B & J. Seriously there are sooooooooo many calories in that stuff. And the container is like four servings or something. I remember the days of eating a whole thing at one time. That's one reason I gained the weight. Step Away!!!!


    Have yourself a nice bowl of plain ice cream with a little chocolate syrup instead.

    Nothing bad about ben & jerry's! :)
    You just need some self control
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    Wouldn't it be great if your boyfriend/wife/mom/dad/sister/brother/kids stopped bringing the bloody stuff home in the first place? lol.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    You didn't eat any did you? You will feel sssssooooooo quilty if you do. This work is way to hard to throw it away on one thing. Just remember....nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!

    and depriving the things that you like will ONLY make crave more down the road (been there done that 2 years ago)... I like it better this time as I don't NOT eat anything - I eat anything I want ... I think I have had either apple or pumpkin pie every day this week :)

    Skinny won't feel good at all if you can't sit down and enjoy ice cream (or oreos for that matter).
    This. ^ It is a wonderful thing to never feel guilty.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
    http://impruvism.com/flexible-dieting-basics/
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Have you been actually diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes?
  • IrishHarpy1
    IrishHarpy1 Posts: 399 Member
    Feel free to send the ice cream my way... I've had it just about every day for over three years, and managed to lose weight and get healthy.

    There's no such thing as "bad food" -- just too much of it. If you feel that pushing everything that you used to enjoy aside will work for you, then most of us here will wish you luck. All we ask is that you don't put up a future forum post with the subject "ZOMG -- I JUST BINGED ON A PINT OF BEN & JERRY'S!!!!", OK?
  • daniesq
    daniesq Posts: 4 Member
    My philosophy on weight loss is a little different. I refuse myself nothing. I'm not on a diet and I'm not punishing myself. Instead, I try to make better choices. Calorie counting helps a lot for me - I agree with the poster who likened your calorie budget to a bank account. That's a good analogy. However, I sometimes do overdraw my calorie account and I'm fine with it. I just don't spend everything I have the next day, or I exercise. (Using that same analogy, exercising is like a second job. Gives you a little more cash to spend.)

    Now, personally speaking, in your exact situation, after I smacked my husband in the head for bringing that devil ice cream in my house, I'd hop my little hiney in my car and motor on over to my local TCBY for four to six ounces (at 25 calories an ounce, give or take) of my favorite frozen yogurt. (White chocolate mousse and Chocolate Almond Silk. Yum!) I top with a small amount - a tsp or two - of shredded coconut (30 or so calories) and I'm golden.

    Life is really too short and uncertain to deny yourself, so don't if you can help it. Just my .02.

    Danielle
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
    Have you been actually diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes?

    Yep, you'd think that would be enough to put me off right? Just another case of 'Can't have, want it more.'
  • laura0770
    laura0770 Posts: 161 Member
    I'm sure it would taste wonderful...But think about how good you will feel later having the self control to walk away from it! :drinker:
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Wouldn't it be great if your boyfriend/wife/mom/dad/sister/brother/kids stopped bringing the bloody stuff home in the first place? lol.

    From experience...the more you say you "Can't" have something, the more it will bother you when other people do. This isn't about anyone else, it's about YOU. Don't let other people have that kind of control over you. Life won't stop just because you are trying to lose a few pounds. People aren't bringing the stuff to your house in some attempt to sabotage you or to make you upset - more likely they just want ice cream ;) Take what other people are doing out of your equation. The only person you can control in your life is you ;)
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Have you been actually diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes?

    Yep, you'd think that would be enough to put me off right? Just another case of 'Can't have, want it more.'

    Lol - you're only human and ice cream is delicious.

    A good strategy may simply be to give yourself permission to have controlled amounts - so instead of your BF buying a carton he buys those small containers instead in the future.
  • HollieDollieeeex
    HollieDollieeeex Posts: 116 Member
    Jesus - I'd just have a bit.

    Cannot resist a Peanut Butter Cup mmm.:love:
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Wouldn't it be great if your boyfriend/wife/mom/dad/sister/brother/kids stopped bringing the bloody stuff home in the first place? lol.

    Something tempting will always be somewhere in your environment, especially as long as you live with other people who eat and buy food. May as well get used to the fact that it's your choice whether to eat it or not.

    And I agree that if it's tormenting you, you probably are better off eating some, really enjoying it, and getting it out of your system. If you don't, you'll feel deprived and that's when binges happen. Odds are a few spoonfuls will be enough for you to realize the calories after that are probably not going to be worth it, if you're serious about your goals.

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