Putting the leftover x-mas cookies in the garbage??

Re-gift it? Give it away to a neighbor?

OOOH! If you have the will power to throw away those cookies - can you come over to my house and do the same?! I'm in the same boat as you...I just can't bear to throw them away but I just don't have the will power to keep saying "no"!

I'm headed to an informal New Year's party on Friday night, I think I'm going to bring all the cookies over for everyone to "share"...just so I can get them out of my house (yet not throw them away).

Next year, I'm going to ask that all my friends send my share of the cookies to a shelter or food bank or something...ugh...it sucks having amazing bakers for friends and absolutely no will power to eat only one.

Yeah, I've done this before. I guess the only saving grace was that they were about a week old, and getting kind of nasty anyways.

L.

My husband is my own human garbage lol, he eats it all for me.

I agree with the rest. Give 'em away or throw them out. You don't need them and like you said- if they're not there you won't eat them!

TRASH!!!! I was gung ho and just found some cookies in the kitchen at work!! I ate two before I even realized it!?!?!?! WHAT?
TRASH CAN BOUND so it doesn't happen anymore.

Hard to estimate calories on those suckers. That makes them dangerous.

If you're going to give them away, make sure whoever you're giving them to doesn't have a policy about food being in original packaging. There's a lot of paranoia out there, sadly.

The most important thing for us MFPeople is to keep consistent. Sometimes that means that being economical (not throwing food away) has to come second.

I'd say that if you can't foist them off on the neighbours etc., ditch them. Down the garbeurator. It's a gesture of significance.

To the Garbage I Say:smokin: !! No none needs anymore of the sweets, everyone at the Mission and the homeless and the other shelters and the Nuns and teachers and, and and everyone else that you could even begin to think of or that will be suggested on here etc. They've all had their fill and some might even be on here trying to dump their own loot! Sugar is junk for our bodies, an occasional treat is nice but platefuls really don't help anyone of us. It's time... Success is there but the cookies don't seem to work well with success so I say dump those bad boys and start fresh today with no more treats!

LOL Going by your subject line the thought of the trash can seems to have entered your mind already.

ALL (OK almost all) those foods can be made anytime of the year. Unhealthy food on our bodies is wasteful, I feel far more so than putting it in the trash can. After being on this site and losing a large amount of weight I've seen a lot. I think sometimes the old habit of feeling we have to eat it all 'THEN' start over pop up on occasion but what if everyone starts fresh right now and gets rid of the treats that hinder our success.

Yes I'm very passionate about this! Why? Because it scared me when I saw so many ppl saying they wouldn't be logging last week, or for a number of days or until New Years. Whaaaaaa??? Why stop logging because of a Holiday, makes no sense! We're here to learn new patterns of healthy eating right? When better to practice that then on Special occasions:drinker:

Then now I see so many ppl struggling to get back to regular logging and eating good foods it's so sad. But when I used to eat the junk I never ate it for a day, it became a binge, so now I have an occasional treat, log it, enjoy it and be done with it. There are some that can eat a treat and portion out the rest for a month. But many can't so why test ourselves if we know we're not ones that can do that?

This has turned into quite book on after Holiday eating:laugh: so it's more a general post than one toward only your question but I think it might help others in making a clear thinking decision through the sugar fog so many are still in.

I meant all that I typed passionately NOT unkindly but please no more sugar to the homeless shelters, the last thing anyone needs that has very little money to buy healthy food is fudge and donuts and other crap. How is it that the lower income bracket folks are made to eat the simple carb foods that are most unhealthy. Very sad... :noway:

I took it to the soup kitchen (call ahead to be sure) they were very happy to get it. I usually just throw it in the freezer, though, and then i can find it a few months later.

I dont know... I keep it. I made a ton of desserts for Christmas and I have leftovers. I eat them within my calorie goal. Same thing I did with my birthday cake. I just plan on them and then let myself have them. I'm not into too much self-depravation and I figure between me and hubby within 2-3 weeks they'll be gone. I'll also give some to my parents (who are also dieting) to plan into their days.... Its not a diet ruiner.

I hear ya! This morning I gave my kids cheesecake for breakfast just so I could get rid of it! lol Ill be paying for that soon. The rest is going to a friends house! Get rid of it when you arent in the mood to eat it, makes it easier

The day after Christmas I threw away all the goodies that were still hanging around. I allowed myself to eat them for Christmas Eve and Christmas, and then they were gone.

Save only a few, throw them in the freezer, and send the rest away (don't toss them, someone else would really appreciate a treat!)
I do this every year!! Putting them in the freezer means I have to wait a while for one to thaw and so i have to really really want it, not just graze! I bake every year for presents and for my work and my moms so this is a common problem! I also have a tendency to stress bake and those get sent away just the same!