christmas cookies at work :(
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1) Do they taste good enough to make it worthwhile? I echo what someone else said about cardboard store-bought cookies not being worth the calories. I've realized after the last few birthday parties I've been to that the cake just isn't worth it (unless my MIL is making it, then it's worth starving a week for lol)
2) Do you want to look and feel nice for those Christmas photos, will that cookie be worth it?
3) Are you going to bundle up (depending on your weather) and go for a walk during your lunch break to combat the calories?0 -
Thanks for the advice, Will definitely try those out! Glad to have this forum. This time of year is always so hard!0
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eat one and be done!0
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We have free gingerbread cookies everywhere right now. Sometimes I eat one or two. I figure it's fine as long as I don't eat more than that.0
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It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
THIS is wonderful advice!0 -
My boss is a fantastic baker and every Christmas she brings in a huge platter of homemade treats. I'll have one or two (fit it into my day) and move on. It's Christmas, you have to enjoy some treats once in a while.0
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Stay out of the room with the cookies? Out of sight out of mind?0
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It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
Excellent! :flowerforyou:0 -
It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
Love this^^^^0 -
That happens at my work all the time. Snacks and sweets are out all the time. I find that if I tell myself I can have one or have a little, it's all downhill from there. These are triggers for me.
So I just don't have them.
It sucks to be the only one to NOT have cake because someone celebrates something, but I am that person. Or when they bring in breakfast, I don't eat it - I just tell people I don't eat breakfast (which I don't as a matter of fact). It's almost always carbs with a side of carbs. Ugh.
I have decided that I'd rather put up with people looking all wounded and thinking I'm weird than going downhill on my healthy path. For me, I can't just have one or one bite. And I don't trick myself or compensate. It's pure will power. I just say no.0 -
It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
love it!0 -
It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
Love this so very true0 -
just had a holiday cookie exchange at work, so i decided to make it into a 2 day cookie cleanse (i cheated but only because someone made fudge instead of cookies). So far I can really feel the cookies working their magic and i'm pretty sure a PR'd a 5k on my normal run route (could be the sub zero temps pushing me too).0
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Curb cravings with water and a little bit of self control, works for me0
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I make a plan. For example, throughout the normal months of the year I may have a small pudding cup, Clif Z bar, or something else "sweet" at lunchtime. But during December, I don't. Instead I "save my calories" and indulge in 1 cookie or 1 chocolate around 2-3 pm. Works for me. And I stay within my calories.
I've found that if I try to completely stay away from stuff like that I will wind up "rewarding" myself later on (subconsciously), like getting an ice cream sundae on the weekend. Sometimes that's ok but other times it seems more satisfying and pretty equivalent calorie-wise to indulge more often in smaller ways. Up to you, of course!0 -
It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
Excellent point!!!
I would drink lots of water, chew gum, and allow yourself one on Friday, especially if you didn't over due the platter all week! I don't have a sweet tooth, but have the same problem with salty snacks.0 -
Go in there knowing you can have a cookie at lunch and it will help fight the craving. Then pick whatever cookie you want to accompany lunch and enjoy it. Knowing that you will allow yourself a pleasure can usually help you avoid the over indulgance you get when you deny yourself things.0
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Well I didn't post correctly. Can these things be deleted?0
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I like this way of thinking :-)0
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It's not what you eat from november to december, it's what you eat from december to november. Enjoy the holidays...
Well said!0
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