Saying NO to the talking donuts

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  • ChaseAlder
    ChaseAlder Posts: 804 Member
    I pre-log the things I want for the day and make the rest of my day fit. For example, on Saturdays I watch Outlander and drink wine. In the morning, I log my wine for the evening, my coffee from breakfast, and my workout calories, then I plan my meals around the remaining calories. Planning my treats keeps me from indulging in spontaneous snacking and I don't feel deprived. If I want something really out of the ordinary, like the gelato I had last night, I make it a long run day so I can indulge! Being under my calories is literally the only thing keeping me from falling completely off the wagon; it's a set boundary that I need in order to wake up and do this again and again. If I slip a little, I end up sliding alllllll the way down. So, I log the naughty things first and adjust to make it all work.
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    edited April 2015
    Change your shopping habits. My SO and I do ALL of our food shopping separately, and we don't eat what the other buys.

    We also prepare all of our meals separately (which isn't that hard, because she's a vegetarian and I'm not.)

    Use separate cupboards for non-refrigerated food to avoid temptation.
  • overlook237
    overlook237 Posts: 160 Member
    Glad I'm not the only one who "hears voices" - though mine are usually of the peanut butter variety :) The people in my house always have tempting foods lying around, but I'm usually okay if I tell myself that it's their food and not mine to eat. It sort of puts it off-limits in my eyes, probably because my food is off-limits to them, lol! I also do the "out of sight, out of mind" thing; sometimes just sticking it in a cabinet that I don't regularly open helps me forget about it. And other times, I try to work a portion of it into my daily calorie allowance. :)
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    theycallmelinz wrote: »
    How do you all stop yourselves from eating foods that you KNOW you shouldn't, but are basically begging for it?

    Full-size donuts are about 350 calories each. There's just not room for a lot of that. I don't think there are any "tricks" that really apply in a sustainable way.
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    theycallmelinz wrote: »
    I currently have about 35 more minutes until I get off work and go home (hooray!) but I'm dreading those delicious donuts I know are sitting on my kitchen counter. You know, the ones that are all, "Eat me! You know you want one!" I can't throw them away because my hubs loves them and that's not fair to him just because I can't resist. How do you all stop yourselves from eating foods that you KNOW you shouldn't, but are basically begging for it?

    I'm also accepting friends for motivation, so ya know, add me :)

    what I like to do, is eat a fun size bag of MM's.. Until I no longer feel the urge of eating the donuts
  • stiobhard
    stiobhard Posts: 140 Member
    edited April 2015
    depends on the doughnuts... red rabbit used to have a food cart on the way to my exercising and i would often buy one on the way.... i felt justified because a) they were vegan b) they were a little pricier so i wouldnt go lunatic on them c)id get the apple fritters so there was real fruit in them and seemed relatively decent for you... and d) because they were vegan... i do not get doughnuts at the grocery store but im powerless for the pecan empanadas... in the bakery section... possibly less justifiable but at least they are baked not fried in oil... i am not the least bit interested in dunkin or crispy creme... but the samosas from indian places and ken's doughnuts (why i thought of them) are possibly the next best thing... but because the filling is savoury are probably even more filling than regular doughnuts. theoretically you could make your own and that would limit the calories because you could control the ingredients... and while ive done so plenty of times... i am not sure if my homemade ones were really prizewinners in the low cal scale... because of the oil...

    if the doughnuts are really talking to you maybe this isnt that helpful... but if you can come up with alternatives that do not make you feel deprived by the things you are staying away from that is surely better than be wracked by temptation...
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Commander_Keen wrote: »
    theycallmelinz wrote: »
    I currently have about 35 more minutes until I get off work and go home (hooray!) but I'm dreading those delicious donuts I know are sitting on my kitchen counter. You know, the ones that are all, "Eat me! You know you want one!" I can't throw them away because my hubs loves them and that's not fair to him just because I can't resist. How do you all stop yourselves from eating foods that you KNOW you shouldn't, but are basically begging for it?

    I'm also accepting friends for motivation, so ya know, add me :)

    what I like to do, is eat a fun size bag of MM's.. Until I no longer feel the urge of eating the donuts

    How money does this end up being? I'm not being judgy, but a regular bag of peanut m&ms you'd get from a vending machine is 250 calories, which is the same as the average Krispy Kreme. So depending on how many m&ms you end up eating, it might just be a wash.
  • Vidarsbane
    Vidarsbane Posts: 30 Member
    What I've found is that I'm looking at things I used to love eating like Blue M&M's and Mars Ice creams and feeling revulsion at the thought of what I'm putting in to my body by eating them. All the chemicals, processed sugars etc etc that are no good for me and ultimately will lead me to an early grave. That may be a little extreme way of looking at things but it works for me.

    I'm not super strict with myself though, I allow myself one cheat meal a week with my work colleagues normally but if I have a special occasion like my friends birthday last weekend I just go with the flow and try not to get carried away.
  • sandryc79
    sandryc79 Posts: 250 Member
    I ask my boyfriend to keep his foods that I don't want to consume as part of my normal diet in his desk, not in our kitchen. He eats them while I game...out of sight out of mind works for me.
  • ronronronj
    ronronronj Posts: 474 Member
    I think you need to have a conversation about the kinds of junk food (if any) you have in the house. At home, we do not have the junk food as my wife just doesn't want it there. One of our kids does get Oreo cookies (or some equivalent) each week, but it's kept in a closet. Maybe you can phase out the donuts and other things as it's healthier not only for you but for everyone else. Maybe that's motivation, that everyone else can enjoy when you have gotten to a certain milestone or goal? Then you'll REALLY get support!

    In addition, I hope you are drinking a lot of water. I find that after awhile it really does curb my appetite and help with the weight loss.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    I'd eat all his donuts. Then maybe he will hide them next time.
  • cthulhu_diet
    cthulhu_diet Posts: 4 Member
    There use to be this commercial on tv of cookies driving in a car singing "don't you want me baby..." My husband looked over at me, and told me I looked like I was about to lunge at the television set haha.
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    I'd eat all his donuts. Then maybe he will hide them next time.

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I hear ya! Monday was donuts....Tuesday and Wednesday were cookies (OMG)....today it's donuts again! Our office is like 15 people....WTH!
  • LinzNicholeV
    LinzNicholeV Posts: 133 Member
    I wish there was a 'Like' button for all these posts because most of them have either been helpful, motivating, reassuring, or just flat made me laugh (in a good way). I'm really glad I joined this site!

    Luckily the donuts are gone. My hubs finished them off for breakfast this morning. We don't keep a ton of junk food normally, we'll buy fruit to snack on before we buy candy. The problem is that hubby buys fruit that comes in syrup...so there's that. However, that's not appetizing to me at all so it's not a problem saying no!

    Oh and yes I drink a ton of water, I try for a gallon a day!
  • 1BrokenArrow
    1BrokenArrow Posts: 21 Member
    Sit down and make little flags out of tooth picks and paper. Write things on them like...VICTORY, or I WIN! Then, everytime you resist a temptation, stick a flag in the food item and go do a short 10 minute walk. Now, you have turned a temptation into a mini-burn and an inspirational message to yourself and those who see those flags.
  • trying4real
    trying4real Posts: 113 Member
    mmm..donuts..
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
    edited April 2015
    What is more important to you? Is it eating the donut, or improving your health?

    If the two are mutually exclusive things, then just decide.

    Some days... washing pizza down with beer is more important to me than improving my health. I don;t spend a lot of time worrying about it. I just make the decision and go from there.
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