poll- treat day/ treat meal

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  • aedreana
    aedreana Posts: 979 Member
    Only nonfood treats for me when I am dieting! A hair ornament from the dollar store... a copy of Woman's World magazine... nothing with CALORIES!
  • torichantel2005
    torichantel2005 Posts: 42 Member
    I try to eat as healthy as I can, but within reason so I can still have what I want. The first month I counted calories, I stuck to a very healthy diet, but as I progressed, I learned that I couldn't withhold things from myself, it just made me stress out. So now in my 500 calories for dinner, sometimes 160 of that is 3 Oreos (1 serving). I still rarely buy junk food, but sometimes it makes our way into our house, so I eat it, as responsibly as you can eat junk food. ;) Or sometimes I will buy a Kit Kat bar from the vending machine at work, but I'll only eat half of it, and I still stay under my 1500 calorie max for the day.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    Only nonfood treats for me when I am dieting! A hair ornament from the dollar store... a copy of Woman's World magazine... nothing with CALORIES!

    I don't see this as 'dieting', it's just life! I'm not going to change the way I eat when I reach goal weight. I may have to change the amount of calories, but I won't change my way of eating, so a treat day fits into that.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I don't do "treats", but I don't restrict... I think the rewarding process is just a different mentality than I want to keep. I eat. If I want something I'll eat it too, but not so much as a reward. IMO the battle is mostly mental...
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Just wondering out of curiosity what people find works better for them I know everyone is different and take different approaches to what suits them but wondering,

    Do people prefer to fit treats daily in to their calorie goals or do they cut back a little through the week to have a treat meal or treat night. Or do some not cut back and have their treats night/meal regardless if going over weekly cals?

    I normally have a treat day and cut back through week but thinking of just having one treat meal the night of my weigh in as the treat days are just that full of treats which really im just eating for sake of it becuase its a "treat day" lol

    I don't use my food for gifts to myself. If I want somethng special I build it into my day. Or I just have it and don't orry about it. I also don't gamble because I don't view money as someething to play with.
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    Good way to put it! I decided on setting my calories allowance lower so then at the weekend that gives me 1000 extra cals to play with IF I need them sort if a "safety net" as I'm out or doing something every weekend which involved alcohol!
    I have ditched the "treat day" mind set and now only if want something will I have it not just because it's a special day lol.

    As the weekend goes frid,and sat both days over by 300 but that was on alcohol and not 2 chocolate bars haha

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