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In my opinion, your birthday should be the ultimate cheat day! Let yourself enjoy it without guilt -- and then kick your own butt in your workouts tomorrow. One day isn't going to derail you as long as you get back to business tomorrow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Wow sounds really good!!! Enjoy and happy birthday!

Why's mom making a cookie cake when she knows you're on your way to healthier eating? sounds like sabotage! :laugh: , I don't believe in cheat days, I think that it's more like find an excuse to eat poorly and call it a cheat day....i dunno, just wrong to me. I think if you want the piece of cake,. eat it, with no repercussions? sp, gosh, i'm french my english bites! If there's guilt involved then you're not at a point in your journey where those kinds of food should be an option. Sorry I'm brutally honest. Call it was it is, a bad food choice. Then move on, it's not the end of the world, and no amount of "gym" time tomorrow or in the next 5 minutes makes up for it, you shouldn't have to exercise "extra" to have a piece of cake, that just sounds plain nuts to me. Oh by the way...happy birthday.

Happy Birthday!
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
On behalf of moms everywhere, let me say this about that:
Sometimes feeding our grown up children is very satisfying for us - not necessarily healthy or good, but a hard habit to break.
Many years ago I had to sit my mom down & just say - hey! I walk in your house & start shoving food in my mouth & I'm not even hungry. It's just a comfortable habit.
So - be patient with your moms & their love for feeding you. Communication is key. Sometimes older generations aren't aware of nutritional info & that's how we got to this place anyway.
My mom always thought since there's milk in ice cream, it's just as good. :huh:

Happy Birthday! Work out extra tomorrow & educate your mom as you lose!

Cookie cake is TOTALLY worth it

Happy Birthday!

today's my birthday yay! but when mom cut a slice of cookie cake for me she cut a 5 X 4 inch slice of cookie cake with chocolate frosting along the edges. I don't feel good about this at all-- will it set me back? This says I'm 700 calories over my goal of 1200 calories... =[!

First "Happy B Day"............Whats worse setting yourself back emotionally or caloric? First thing to do is take responsibility for your actions Mom may have cut it but you chose to eat it..sorry if this seems harsh but there are plenty of B-Days to celebrate why hinder yourself so early in the game..it would have made more sense to account for the calories and have a reasonable piece and then move on....B-Days are about life and celebrating another year of..what more reason than to celebrate it on a healthy note? I dont get the whole binge eating just because its a B-Day or event....yes live a little but not so much that you are questioning yourself and feeling bad about the choice you made...Dust yourself off and just learn from this experience....Good luck in your journey :flowerforyou:

I'm trying to make the point that it's ok to treat yourself. Especially on your birthday. :happy: I honestly don't see anything wrong with a second peice of cookie cake once in a while. Of course, I also believe that a bacon cheeseburger can be a part of a healthy diet, as long as you eat accordingly around it. :flowerforyou:

I see things differently, that's all.

It's cool. Different means, same end. We all have different ways of making it work for us and as long as being healthier is the result, it's all good.

today's my birthday yay! but when mom cut a slice of cookie cake for me she cut a 5 X 4 inch slice of cookie cake with chocolate frosting along the edges. I don't feel good about this at all-- will it set me back? This says I'm 700 calories over my goal of 1200 calories... =[!

Happy Birthday!

I went over by 500 cals today and its NOT my birthday....lol. I only have serious stress to blame it on and that's not really a good excuse.

It takes what like 3500 calories to gain a pound in a week? I'd say be careful for the rest of the week and be aware you may not see any weight come off for another week or so. It's your birthday. Don't stress and be good the rest of the week.

If your goal is 1200 and you didn't exercise, an extra 700 will have you around maintenance (depending on how big your deficit is).

If you're really concerned, do a little birthday dance. Else, work out a little longer tomorrow.

Oh yeah, Happy Birthday :flowerforyou:

I like this birthday dance idea. :happy:

Why's mom making a cookie cake when she knows you're on your way to healthier eating? sounds like sabotage! :laugh: , I don't believe in cheat days, I think that it's more like find an excuse to eat poorly and call it a cheat day....i dunno, just wrong to me. I think if you want the piece of cake,. eat it, with no repercussions? sp, gosh, i'm french my english bites! If there's guilt involved then you're not at a point in your journey where those kinds of food should be an option. Sorry I'm brutally honest. Call it was it is, a bad food choice. Then move on, it's not the end of the world, and no amount of "gym" time tomorrow or in the next 5 minutes makes up for it, you shouldn't have to exercise "extra" to have a piece of cake, that just sounds plain nuts to me. Oh by the way...happy birthday.

I like how you think. Especially the "if there's guilt involved then you're not at a point in your journey where those kinds of food should be an option."
And if you already ate it then move on. Don't eat another piece if you're already feeling guilty about the first one.