Ways to fight the Dairy Queen Urge?

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  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    It's OK to have DQ once in a while. Just don't order the large strawberry oreo blizzard or something like that. Get the mini blizzard.

    Sometimes I go to McDonald's because their Icecream cones are only 150 calories. NOT BAD.



    edit: DURN IT. Missed the above suggestion.
  • ajsdream
    ajsdream Posts: 223 Member
    I used to have DQ about once a week....unitl, I found out from an employee that they don't clean out the ice cream machines like they should. Now, I can't stomach it, yuck. That's how I fight my DQ urge! haha
  • VelcroPooh
    VelcroPooh Posts: 152
    I get the sugar free, orange creamsicles at the grocery store. They are 80 calories and really help when I have a sweet tooth. Now that I know about the McDonald's ice cream though......
  • lazatin
    lazatin Posts: 452 Member
    I used to have DQ about once a week....unitl, I found out from an employee that they don't clean out the ice cream machines like they should. Now, I can't stomach it, yuck. That's how I fight my DQ urge! haha

    Depends on the DQ you go too...I KNOW that is not the situatuion at the DQ in our town!
  • sara_rose
    sara_rose Posts: 40 Member
    I can pass up almost anything (and I have a nasty sweet tooth) but I absolutely CANNOT say no to ice cream . It is my kryptonite. I no exactly how hard this battle is. I still have ice cream, but not every night like before and only like a 1/2 cup or so. It is just enough to take away the ice cream craving. Good luck! :smile:
  • Gretchen22276
    Gretchen22276 Posts: 97
    Just go little! Dilly bar, kids cone, small sundae....... and save your calories for it!!! :flowerforyou:
  • ElizabethObviously
    ElizabethObviously Posts: 380 Member
    If you tell yourself you CAN'T have it, you will only want it more. Plus, if you deny yourself a small vanilla ice cream you might cave in later and order a large triple chocolate blizzard....would you rather have 150 calories now or 800 ( a guess) later???
  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    I get So Delicious Minis and keep them in the freezer, 100 calories for a bar.
    Or I go to a fro yo shop and get a small serving (and split it with my hubby or my kidlet), and I try to top it mainly with fruit and berries

    If it's really a DQ thing you want, get it, eat a few bites and then throw it away as soon as it stops tasting EXCELLENT, which is ususally a few bites in (just the taste is enough, I don't need to eat the whole serving).

    Work it into you day once or twice a month, if you want to. This is a lifestyle not a diet. Eat treats, just not all the time.

    Try Bahama Bucks (if you have one near you)- they have a skinny ice thing that is sweetened with stevia and is supposedly 0 calories.... I keep waiting to be on the side of town where ours is to try it. If you want the cold, you really can't beat that.
  • pearlymae
    pearlymae Posts: 100 Member
    Healty Choice full size fudge bars are my life saver, 100 caloris, well worth it.:flowerforyou:
  • janet_pratt
    janet_pratt Posts: 747 Member
    Try on a pair of pants you are trying to get into. Whatever size I have been as I was losing, I always had a pair of jeans I was trying to make it into. Too big a gap between the button and the hole (or even worse, when I couldn't even get them over me *kitten* and pulled all the way up) and I would think..If I eat that I'm never going to get there. Just a tiny space between the button and the hole and I would think...I'm almost there, why blow it now.
  • lazatin
    lazatin Posts: 452 Member
    Just go little! Dilly bar, kids cone, small sundae....... and save your calories for it!!! :flowerforyou:

    Ya know a Dilly bar is 210 calories which i was so surprised to find out!
  • ajsdream
    ajsdream Posts: 223 Member
    I used to have DQ about once a week....unitl, I found out from an employee that they don't clean out the ice cream machines like they should. Now, I can't stomach it, yuck. That's how I fight my DQ urge! haha

    Depends on the DQ you go too...I KNOW that is not the situatuion at the DQ in our town!

    Obviously, I wasn't implying that every DQ was like that, just the one in my town. They are all independently owned.
  • marnijojo
    marnijojo Posts: 235 Member
    My mom always told me I might be able to lose weight if my car could drive by DQ without pulling thru the drive thru....I bought a new car, thinking that might help, but it didn't so I joined MFP instead! haha. I agree with many of the other posters......I have tried to limit the number of times I go there and when I know we will be going to DQ, I just make sure I 'budget' my calories for a kid size cone.
  • slvrmop23
    slvrmop23 Posts: 5
    I agree with everyone else - kiddie cone from McDonald's, or small cone from DQ. I also like Skinny Cow ice cream cups. I think I have the dulce de leche and strawberry cheesecake in my freezer now. 150 calories and only 1 gram of fat. But, if you are really craving a bllizzard, a splurge every once in a while is good for your body (no need to go overboard, but eat more calories than you usually do) otherwise you metabolism adapts to a low calorie diet and you'll stop loosing weight.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    Another vote for allowing yourself to mindfully indulge once in a while. Sometimes I really want ice cream (or chips, or whatever) so I just make a point to be more mindful for the rest of the day and save up enough calories to allow myself a small treat. Throw in an extra 30-minute walk, or a few extra minutes of your workout, if you need some extra calories. Or don't -- I don't stress about being over on calories once in a while. Do what works for you. But I do think it's a good idea to mindfully indulge to keep those cravings in check. When I have a craving and try to ignore it, I end up binging far worse than I would if I'd just find a reasonable way to indulge.
  • Depplover28
    Depplover28 Posts: 87
    Oh, I work at DQ, so I know how you feel! I would just say have more willpower, and go get some frozen yogurt. I think it tastes the same as ice cream, and it's better for you.
  • leaw24
    leaw24 Posts: 22 Member
    Ah, my ice cream substitute is a Starbucks coffee light frappucinno - I don't know if the menu is identical in the States (I'm from the UK), but whenever I'm craving coffee icecream (or chocolate, 'cause they do a mocha light version), I go out and get myself one!

    As I said not entirely sure if it's the same but in the UK a tall one has 80 cals, a grande one has only 110, and even the venti (which is like a bucket of icecream!!) is less than 140... all the iciness of a slushy but with enough dairy to pretend it's icecream :)
  • CourtneyCMarshall
    CourtneyCMarshall Posts: 4
    I have been freezing grapes and blueberries = SUPER GOOD!

    If that doesn't cut it, try some of the Skinny Cow deserts, the ice cream sandwiches are really good @ 140 cals.
  • mericksmom
    mericksmom Posts: 222 Member
    WHY WHY did you have to bring up DQ....I live 45 mins away so I dont get it very often, But will be traveling past one to pick up my son in a town that has 3....so 4 in all I could have... The temptations.
  • marquesajen
    marquesajen Posts: 641
    I save calories for things like that. Once in awhile in the summer I go to Dairy Queen with my mom and get a small twist cone. You could always find a replacement if you like. Maybe buy some vanilla yogurt and freeze it for a bit.
  • Katiemarie4488
    Katiemarie4488 Posts: 242 Member
    FYI- I made myself wait until the end of the da yestarday to get my Cone.... However, at 7:30 I had SUCH a good workout, that I drove right by DQ and did not have the urge... I was on such an exercise high!

    Thanks for all of your advise everyone, much appreciated!!

    If I still want the ice cream tomorrow... I'll get it, but the child size, in a bowl ;)
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    You are craving a vanilla ice cream cone, get the baby one like mentioned above, that's what I do. Itcould be worse, you could be craving the double chocolate chunk blizzard. If it's just the ice cream you want get it in a cup instead of the cone, that saves significant calories right there.

    An ice cream cone (cake, not waffle) is about 15-20 calories...totally worth it!
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