Sweets if ending day under calorie goal?
lilbitsc89
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Hey everyone! So, I have a sweet tooth and I was just wondering if I can still have some sweets as long as I am under my daily calorie goal and will I still lose weight? I try to eat well all day (I'm trying to log everything) and I'm doing some cardio 6x a week. I'm on week 2 of calorie counting and exercising. Just curious since I cannot find anything online. Everything says NO SWEETS pretty much. Would love your opinions!
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if you have the calories why not? not saying everyday but a little reward helps me along.0
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I do consume some sweets. Sometimes, I try to go for healthier sweets. I may choose fruit, or a low fat yogurt on some days. On others, I may choose dark chocolate, which is high in antioxidants, but help me curb the craving. On other days, I will treat myself to something delicious.0
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As long as you have the calories.....go for it. Don't deprive yourself or you won't want to stick with it. I have adapted the theory.....everything in moderation!0
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Of course. I drink beer versus the sweets, but same concept.0
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I have a really sweet tooth as well and would hate to never eat anything sweet, if it fits inside your calories why not? Saying that I try and modify my sweet things like having dark chocolate coated goji berries or caramel flavoured rice cakes instead of eating huge chocolate bars…but then again I never have enough calories left for huge chocolate bars
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If I have extra calories I go for the sweets. I love a reeses peanut butter cup Hits the spot everytime and 1 cup is 100 cals, so I don't feel totally guilty when I'm done. If I have a lot of extra calories Frozen Yogurt has my name all over it too 0
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Everything says NO SWEETS pretty much. Would love your opinions!
Looks like the people you are asking are stuck in the past. They are basing their opinion on myths and bro-science.
You absolutely can have sweets.0 -
Absolutely! Just choose 'better' sweet options. Some of my favourites are chocolate dipped fruit, sweet & choc dipped muslie bars, sweet drinks with low fat milk - frappes hot chocolates ect. You deserve a treat every now and then and lets face it they are not the best foods to consume but they sure beat high fat & sugary processed treats like some cakes, choc bars and biscuits.0
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Just had a Ghirardelli Sea Salt Soiree square. It's dark chocolate with sea salt and roasted almonds! 50 calories. It's great with a handful of raspberries! Don't deprive yourself of sweets, you'll just want them even more and risk overeating them!0
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Unless you're going to give up sweets for the rest of your life, you need to figure out how to incorporate them in your new lifestyle. I eat sweets a lot still, I just eat smaller portions. I've lost 8 lbs in about 8 weeks.0
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Just had a Ghirardelli Sea Salt Soiree square. It's dark chocolate with sea salt and roasted almonds! 50 calories. It's great with a handful of raspberries! Don't deprive yourself of sweets, you'll just want them even more and risk overeating them!
ok i need to find someone who sells these in Brisbane!!0 -
Never deprive yourself! It sets you up for crazy binge days. I am guilty of eating one sweet thing every day, but in moderation. For example, I have a large blizzard in my freezer that I have been working on for a few days now... 5 or 6 bites a day and I'm totally satisfied and under 300 calories. You will still lose weight as long as you don't go over your calorie allowance, no matter what you eat (fat/protein/sugar/carbs)0
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If you look at my diary you'll see that I have ice cream just about every night! Works for me :-)0
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Yes I incorporate sweets as well and I have lost 22 pounds in 2 and a half months! If you have the calories go for it as long as you get some exercise in too!
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Nothing is off limits in my world.0
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I would say sweets once and a while wouldn't hurt..Sounds like you plenty of calories..I just asked my trainer the same question last week..She said just because you have the calories you still need to make wise food choices..So I stopped eating my favorite candy bar everyday...to maybe once a week or sometimes not at all.I make a low calorie peanut butter pie that takes care of my sweet tooth......0
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I agree with the pro-sweets people who have posted above
If I have calories left at the end of the day, I'll have an after dinner treat. I figure this is a lifestyle choice, and if I'm actually going to stick to it for life, I have to be realistic. And in reality - I love sweets WAY to much to never have them again! I just make sure I can justify them, then they taste that much sweeter!!0 -
I happen to like a bowl of peanut butter flavored multigrain cheerios and it satisfies a sweet tooth!!0
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Just had a Ghirardelli Sea Salt Soiree square. It's dark chocolate with sea salt and roasted almonds! 50 calories. It's great with a handful of raspberries! Don't deprive yourself of sweets, you'll just want them even more and risk overeating them!
ok i need to find someone who sells these in Brisbane!!
You should fnd Lindt dark choc with sea salt in supermarkets - doesn't have almonds but it's very good
To the OP: as long as most of your day is filled with nutritious choices, enjoy your sweets.0 -
I used to have a Klondike bar at least 3 times a week and still lost weight! You absolutely can have sweets.
I haven't changed much since joining MFP...just watch my calories...I still have cream/sugar with my coffee, dessert, etc.
As long as you are under your calories it's ok....0 -
I have two dove promises every night. I log them first thing in the morning :-) That is 88 calories a day I am not givng up. I have found that straight chocolate really hits the spot. Really good dark chocolate (55%-70%) is really good as well. I sometimes melt it down and drizzle it over fruit with a bit of whipped cream :-)0
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my 'go to' sweet treat these days is four twizzlers ~ sweet but not too too bad ~ and it does the trick!
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Look this is about a lifestyle change. Think of the calories as a budget ; you can spend it on whatever you want as long as you stay within the budget. I don't know about you, but I don't want to imagine a diet that doesn't include the occasional piece of chocolate.0
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It's all calories in, calories out. You could eat crap all day and as long as you were under your calorie goal, you could still lose weight.0
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Reward yourself every once in a while! 0
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Everything in M-O-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. I'm a chocoholic to the nth degree and if I have calories left over, I go for a Hershey's special dark kiss or a Girl Scouts thin mints cookie (which are my fave this time of year). I just need to remember to eat the serving size if it fits into my calorie goal. If you deprive yourself, you''ll be setting yourself up to fail. You can do this!! Enjoy this process as you reap the results. 0
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Why ruin a perfectly good day with sweets and rubbish?0
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Absolutely!! 0
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If I have extra calories at the end of the day I will often times eat a treat.0
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I have a 170cal Reese's peanut butter egg almost every single night.
I've lost 13lbs since Jan 31. I eat amazing all day and work out hard and after dinner I want to have sweets so guess what, I have them.
99.99% of the time my little treats never put me over, and if they do then it's only by a couple calories.
I rule my diet, it doesn't rule me.0
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