How often do you treat yourself?

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  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    daily
  • AuthorNinja
    AuthorNinja Posts: 69 Member
    For me personally, I like to have reasonable portioned treats and fit them into my day's calories. Some days I go over, but it's balanced by the days I'm under. I have yet to experience a day where I'm a lot over. Most events I go to I pick and choose which treats are worth having.
  • LisaMelton1
    LisaMelton1 Posts: 24 Member
    I try to find healthy substitutes for treat cravings. My weakness is ice cream and pie. There are many new healthy ice creams that allow me to stay in my calorie allowance. And they taste good. As for pie I bake an apple with stevia and it’s nearly the same.
  • Kupla71
    Kupla71 Posts: 1,416 Member
    My weakness is ice cream too. I bought a tub of Haagen Dazs the other day and it was heavenly! Worth every calorie! I rarely treat myself to ice cream because I tend to overeat it, but the occasional splurge works for me. What are your favourite healthier ice creams? I’ve seen a few lower calorie ones I’ve wondered about like the Breyers ones.
  • ShaeSweetness
    ShaeSweetness Posts: 61 Member
    Kupla71 wrote: »
    My weakness is ice cream too. I bought a tub of Haagen Dazs the other day and it was heavenly! Worth every calorie! I rarely treat myself to ice cream because I tend to overeat it, but the occasional splurge works for me. What are your favourite healthier ice creams? I’ve seen a few lower calorie ones I’ve wondered about like the Breyers ones.

    I LOVEEEEE the Breyers one. Much better than Halo Top in my opinion. Maybe not as ideal macros wise but still very easy to fit into your calories and i love ittt. I got the chocolate one and it was perfecttt

  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i eat food i like in amounts that fit my weekly cals/macros

    sometimes i just eat stuff i like that doesn't fit in my weekly cals/macros (think birthday, Christmas etc type situations)
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    Plenty of treats, but no cheats. I always log. ALWAYS. Even now, when I am maintaining. I have only been in maintenance for 2 months. I have had some days when I go over, but I want to know how much and generally account for it the next day or two. I don't consider it cheating if I log it, even if I don't completely make up for it. IMO, getting in the habit of making exceptions to logging sets you up for slow rate of loss, what seem like plateaus and/or failure.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    daily.
    i eat ice cream every day. almost
    because i put the calories aside.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    Now that I'm really serious about sticking to my calorie budget I have had to cut out my very favorite things because they are just too calorie dense. For my birthday in July I plan on indulging on my two ultimate favorite foods: chips and guacamole and tiramisu.

    I do eat small treats here and there like 1 or two chocolate truffles, a little bit of ice cream, or a bit of candy a couple of times a week.
  • motivatedmartha
    motivatedmartha Posts: 1,108 Member
    All the time but I am learning to use things other than food as a treat.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    I usually at least allot one or two snacks a day & then ice cream at dessert (well when I'm being on point with my calories at least).
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I eat food I like all the time. I don't do cheat days just moderation.
    Sometimes I have higher calorie days. It isn't that big of a deal.
  • Buckeye19XX
    Buckeye19XX Posts: 33 Member
    I didn't read the entire thread and this is way late but pretzel bites are around 400 calories (I work at a movie theater) so if it comes with a cheese cup, the calories on the cheese would be on the side of the cheese cup. Add more if you have butter on the pretzel bites.
  • ballerbryan
    ballerbryan Posts: 24 Member
    I have one weekly cheat day where I give into my heart's deepest food desires and satisfy whatever craving I've had all week.

    i'm really trying to limit myself for one cheat day every two weeks though
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited July 2018
    Every day but I really like almost all of the food I eat. I enjoy cooking and I only make meals I like. Unless I'm feeling particularly lazy or dinner was a huge flop. I feel like my diet overall is pretty healthy and I never feel deprived of anything. I eat ice cream or chocolate or something like that on a regular basis. I also enjoy eating something like fruit, tomatoes and cucumbers, or edamame for a snack, and yes, I LOVE it.

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