I want a cookie!!!

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  • sunship
    sunship Posts: 59 Member
    i'd drink a bunch of water and call someone on the phone you like talking to.

    350 cals is a lot -- and a lot to burn.
  • SGM_Adonis
    SGM_Adonis Posts: 1,565 Member
    When I'm craving, I prelog the entire day. I calculate my daily average calorie burn for a workout. Usually by the time I do this, the craving has subsided; however, if still craving, I'll treat myself to that and then try to rearrange the "damage" by cutting a different food item that I prelogged. Either that, or I workout out a few extra minutes and cut down on portion size for later.

    Either way, I'd eat and indulge rather than suffer only to falter the following day.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    ... and I don't have the calories to have it :(

    For some reason, I am just feeling extra hungry today... I had a huge lunch and I'm still hungry and it's not even 2pm in the afternoon and I have less than 600 left for the rest of the day... I am planning on doing some cardio this evening, but that will only burn about 200-250 calories.

    Looking for some support and motivation here!! Please help......

    If you are hungry, eat something nutritious.... Cookie are not for hungry they are for yummy, they feed the soul (that does need to be feed, too)

    Because I'm not good at hitting an exact number everyday, when I got to maintenance I started keeping a 10-avg of my calorie overs and unders. It really made me stress less... If i was over on a day I go back and look how many days before that I was under, it was reassuring to see that I usually had more than enough unders to cover my splurge.
  • aarondnguyen
    aarondnguyen Posts: 270 Member
    Calories can carry over. If you want it that bad, eat it.

    Then you can eat less carbs the next day to compensate--although I've done this before and ate a few days worth of carbs in advance. Soon I was in a "carb debt". Wasn't the best idea I ever had.

    But you get the point lol.
  • mrsjatodd
    mrsjatodd Posts: 4 Member
    Sweets are my biggest challenge, so I empathize with you! Last night I had carrot cake (a 540-calorie slice)
    :-/ But, I didn't go over my calorie allowance and I exercised. So, pick and choose wisely...It's a slippery slope but it takes self control. It's up to you to decide if you can handle the responsibility of not going overboard. A treat once in a while doesn't hurt; especially if your food choices are overwhelmingly healthy.
  • emleeclaire
    emleeclaire Posts: 8 Member
    Sooo... I'm going to be controversial and say "don't eat the cookie!!!"...

    First: Add your dinner calories to MFP.
    Next: Add the damned cookie.
    Then: Look at MFP for a bit and feel annoyed.

    That way, YOU decide how you will feel about it, before the fact - rather than after.
    It's not a problem, if it's not a surprise. Sort of.

    :noway:
  • emleeclaire
    emleeclaire Posts: 8 Member
    When I'm craving, I prelog the entire day. I calculate my daily average calorie burn for a workout. Usually by the time I do this, the craving has subsided; however, if still craving, I'll treat myself to that and then try to rearrange the "damage" by cutting a different food item that I prelogged. Either that, or I workout out a few extra minutes and cut down on portion size for later.

    Either way, I'd eat and indulge rather than suffer only to falter the following day.

    Sooo... Yeah... Basically this...
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Eat a cookie, log it and move on.
  • angela233Z
    angela233Z Posts: 312 Member
    I haven't read all the responses but I personally cannot do what many of them that say "eat a cookie"

    For me, I can't eat just one cookie or Lay's or whatever. It is much easier not to start. What I do is tell myself, "if I have the cookies today, I will not lose weight and this will be an on-going issue. If I can resist the cookies for a few days, I will retrain my body and eventually I will be able to have a few cookies without going overboard."

    This has been working for me - good luck
  • SeattleRaven
    SeattleRaven Posts: 40
    have some delicious fruit instead...mmm, summer berries...
  • cookeylady
    cookeylady Posts: 147 Member
    The other night I had severe sweet cravings, I drank extra lemon water and did some crocheting, something to keep my mind and hands busy, but if the cravings really won't go away I mix unsweetened cocoa powder with some honey and a couple of chocolate chips and it seems to do the trick, it is a small quick fix.
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    Have a cookie and log it. The end
  • Davy_RockHit214
    Davy_RockHit214 Posts: 60 Member
    DON'T DO IT!

    At least that is what I have to tell myself. I am so black and white, and when I go over I tend to self-sabotage. I know that once I get a handle on things later I will be able to have the moderation but for right now I pass up those extra calories even though I want so much to give in. I have a long long long way to go so I don't know if you are in the same boat as me but seriously, I cant eat the cookie. not yet anyway

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