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    Cake

    Posts: 6 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hello MFP community,
    Last night i went out for a birthday meal with my family, afterwards there was birthday cake as is usually the case at birthday parties, anyway i had a piece of the cake, now my dilemma is i've very guilty for it since, but it did not take me over my calorie goal for the day but did take me over the sugar allowance due to the icing. I had also been out and burned 500 calories on my bike before the meal, my question is should i have said no to the cake?

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    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      There's nothing wrong with having cake. You fit it into your goal and enjoyed it, so why should you feel guilty about it?
    • Posts: 6 Member
      Well i think it's mainly due to how disciplined i have been the rest of the week, i guess it feels like a failure in my eyes, the calorie thing doesn't concern me so much its more the fact it put me way over my sugars for the day.
    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      It sounds like a victory to me. You had a reasonable serving of cake and fit it into your goals. Good job!
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      Ugggug wrote: »
      Hello MFP community,
      Last night i went out for a birthday meal with my family, afterwards there was birthday cake as is usually the case at birthday parties, anyway i had a piece of the cake, now my dilemma is i've very guilty for it since, but it did not take me over my calorie goal for the day but did take me over the sugar allowance due to the icing. I had also been out and burned 500 calories on my bike before the meal, my question is should i have said no to the cake?

      Don't sweat it man! I rarely even look at my micros.
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      Unless you are diabetic or have a medical reason to track sugar, it simply doesn't matter

      I have swapped out sugar tracking for fibre...far more useful

    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      Ugggug wrote: »
      Well i think it's mainly due to how disciplined i have been the rest of the week, i guess it feels like a failure in my eyes, the calorie thing doesn't concern me so much its more the fact it put me way over my sugars for the day.
      Everything in moderation. The sugar macro on MFP is more for added sugar. Sugars are really counted in your carbs macro. But anyway, it's far from a failure. Do you plan on foregoing cake for the rest of your life? Probably not. Eat the way you plan to for life - moderation.
    • Posts: 119 Member
      rabbitjb wrote: »
      Unless you are diabetic or have a medical reason to track sugar, it simply doesn't matter

      I have swapped out sugar tracking for fibre...far more useful

      Same here!

      Because most times, just logging my breakfast puts me near or over my sugar micro (with things like raspberries or milk with no added sugar). I wouldn't sweat it. It fit into your calorie goal. Go you!
    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      You should never feel guilty about birthday cake, especially if you remained within your calories!
    • Posts: 6 Member
      awesome thanks for the support, i feel much better about it now :)
    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      Absolutely. Never feel guilty about it. And remember too, even if you go over goal, it doesn't erase all of your progress. You might just lose a little less that week, but otherwise, that's it. Enjoy yourself, don't stress out. :)
    • Posts: 115 Member
      You had cake, you were under your calories and it was TASTEY I bet! Win for you. I love cake!
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      you going to say no to cake for the rest of your life? eat, log, enjoy.
    • Posts: 6,597 Member
      diannethegeek wrote: »
      It sounds like a victory to me. You had a reasonable serving of cake and fit it into your goals. Good job!
      Exactly. This is how it's supposed to work!
    • Posts: 356 Member
      Happy birthday! Eat your cake and enjoy your life.
    • Posts: 1,941 Member
      Ugggug wrote: »
      Hello MFP community,
      Last night i went out for a birthday meal with my family, afterwards there was birthday cake as is usually the case at birthday parties, anyway i had a piece of the cake, now my dilemma is i've very guilty for it since, but it did not take me over my calorie goal for the day but did take me over the sugar allowance due to the icing. I had also been out and burned 500 calories on my bike before the meal, my question is should i have said no to the cake?

      Did you just start on mfp? Because I totally worried about stuff like this when I started. Now I eat cake at every birthday I'm invited to. It's not the birthdays that make ya fat, it's the everydays.

    • Posts: 966 Member
      Nah, it's not like you can go back in time and take it back anyway. The only way you should have said no is if it was gross... then it's a waste of calories! Hate it when that happens, haha.
    • Posts: 231 Member
      No way, as long as you're within your calories, why feel guilty? I'd be pleased that I'd had a slice and not five slices as I would have before deciding to lose weight! Every day I put aside at least 400 calories for a 99 calories Aero biscuit, 99 calorie Muller cappuccino yoghurt, etc, and don't feel guilt at all. Keep up the good work!
    • Posts: 36 Member
      The thing I love about MFP is that I can have what I like only in moderation. I definitely wouldn't feel bad about the cake. I budget my calories so I can have a piece of chocolate every night. Look at it this way, you stopped at one piece and you exercised beforehand. It's all good.
    • Posts: 188 Member
      Heck no! I love cake! Go you!
    • Posts: 15,149 Member
      Is there a medical reason you're watching sugar? Regardless, it's cake. You should never say no to cake!
    • Posts: 9,480 Member
      Cake for the win! I also had cake last night & only went two calories over my goal.
    • Posts: 6,597 Member
      Liftng4Lis wrote: »
      You should never say no to cake!
      Unless it's bad cake. Bad cake is one of the world's great disappointments.

    • Posts: 6 Member
      melimomTARDIS wrote: »
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      Did you just start on mfp? Because I totally worried about stuff like this when I started. Now I eat cake at every birthday I'm invited to. It's not the birthdays that make ya fat, it's the everydays.

      I have done MFP before, just want to make sure that this time round i do it right!

      Thanks for all the feedback all!

    • Posts: 659 Member
      Remember, this is a lifestyle change; you're not planning on avoiding cake for the rest of your life (unless you are some sort of superhuman, lol), so let yourself enjoy it! Sounds like you deserve it for being so strict the rest of the time :)
    • Posts: 1,018 Member
      God I love cake!
    • Posts: 376 Member
      Cake is awesome!!
    • Posts: 18,878 Member
      Cake is delicious. Fitting cake into your calorie goal is a victory, all the way.
    • Posts: 6,410 Member
      Ugggug wrote: »
      Hello MFP community,
      Last night i went out for a birthday meal with my family, afterwards there was birthday cake as is usually the case at birthday parties, anyway i had a piece of the cake, now my dilemma is i've very guilty for it since, but it did not take me over my calorie goal for the day but did take me over the sugar allowance due to the icing. I had also been out and burned 500 calories on my bike before the meal, my question is should i have said no to the cake?

      Awww, it's your Birthday! It only happens once a year and it's yours (and all the other people born on the day) I really wouldn't feel guilty about it! Maybe if it was someone in the office who brought cake in for their Birthday but once a year won't derail you. In fact, I think you should have had icecream with it :wink:
    • Posts: 225 Member
      I like to still enjoy life every now and then so I say yes to cake. It fit in your calories and you exercised, I wouldn't even give it another thought!
    • Posts: 2,137 Member
      I want cake now.
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