Remind me why I shouldn't eat a donut.

I had a Dunkin Donuts cookie dough donut yesterday morning -- over 400 calories in that one item -- I kept thinking of that when I was running on the treadmill last night.....

I did not know such a fantastic thing existed. I must find it and taste it.

Because you are BETTER than the doughnut! LOL! I know how challenging that is...an office I used to work in, every year around Thanksgiving and up until Christmas day, all of the residents and vendors would bring in OVERLOADS of free lunches, sweets, etc. It was very challenging for me. I packed my lunch and snacks for the day, and everytime I went into the breakroom, I wouldn't let myself look at the table with all the "goodies". I went straight to the fridge, got my lunch, and left the building, or sat at my desk and ate what I had brought with me, and then it was all good after that, because I was full and it lessened my cravings for the goodies on the breakroom table. You got this! Get ANGRY at that doughnut Rita! Just kidding...seriously, you got this! Just stop thinking about the doughnut...LOL.

Well let's see, other than because it'll hit you in the sugar and carbs area there's these reasons:

Because they may have sneezed on it before they brought it in.
Because it has hampster pee on it.
Because they picked their butt in the elevator.
Because they are secretly dieting and tempting you all so you'll be fatter than them.

Any of the above should gross you out/tick you off enough to walk away. :0)

eat the donut.

If you really want one, it's okay to have one from time to time. Better yet, have half of one and really enjoy it. I think you have to eat some of the things you really want. Just log them and make sure you hit your calorie goals and don't feel guilty about it. Just don't do it all the time. As it is very popular to say on here, you could lose weight eating nothing but donuts as long as you maintained a calorie deficit. But it would be really hard for most people. I know when I eat a lot of sugar, it burn though it pretty fast and feel hungry again soon. So all donuts, all the time would be miserable if I was trying to maintain a calorie deficit. But one every now and then, or half of one, is no problem at all. And incorporating some treats into your "diet" can help you stick with it.

My office has free donuts at least once a week (terrible, I know). A dozen just appeared in our breakroom. I need some reminders of why I shouldn't eat one. I am trying to maintain a low-carb diet but I am also a college student and I have a hard time turning down free food. Help!

Go ahead an eat it because I am absolutely SURE that you love to work your butt off at the gym. If you eat that donut, you will get to work even harder at the gym. So go ahead...enjoy the donut and the workout afterword.

Personally...I don't eat donuts because I am lazy. DUH! That is how I got so fat. If I wasn't lazy then I wouldn't be so out of shape.

But YOU my friend... you are a lean mean fighting machine that absolutely LOVES to sweat like a maniac in the gym...so go ahead!!!!

i would eat the donut....

if I wanted one....if I liked them...

I had two slices of cake last night...

one was chocolate peanut butter,

the other was white chocolate raspberry....

OKOK I lied....i didn't eat two whole slices, but I had enough bites of each that I was happy, and sated....and cake full...

I shared the rest with my daughter....

but still..i wanted it and I ate it...and it fit in my macros...because...

CAKE.

My office gets donuts every Friday. I have to remind myself that these are supermarket donuts. If I eat it, I will feel sick to my stomach and get a headache. It is best to not waste the calories on a donut I don't truly enjoy. I'd much rather get a dunkin or local bakery donut than a bland, oversugared grocery store donut.

Because they will not fit into your calorie limit, or your macronutrient balance.

And if the above statement isn't correct, then eat the donut.

^^ What he said.

Because they'll be more for ME!!!