Easter candy - did you splurge?

carpediem3
carpediem3 Posts: 320 Member
edited September 26 in Motivation and Support
For the most part this holiday weekend I done good. I didn't exercise near as much as I typically do, but I did I eat veggies, some fruit and had complete control over my portions.

I "screwed up" and had a mini cadbury egg late last night, and a sliver thin piece of moms pumpkin cake today. I'm all about indulging, so long as its done in moderation :)

BUT, heres my problem now... I have a 2.5oz solid chocolate sugar free bunny thats been staring at me since Friday - (Sugar free is my choice 99% of the time). I've had willpower not to touch it, til now. Its 8:20pm and NOTHING else sounds good. I'm also below my calorie goal for the day.

Should I nibble, or should I not. Grrr. Stupid cravings!

Just a vent. Hope everyone had a great Easter! :smile:
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  • saltorian
    saltorian Posts: 192 Member
    My advice: Break off some of it to nibble, and then put the rest away where it will tempt you less. You've got to enjoy yourself, but make sure you don't scarf the whole thing! Besides, chocolate tastes better when you slow down and enjoy it. ;-)
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
    I did really well, and my son's easter bunny still has ears!
  • T0RIEELIZABETH
    T0RIEELIZABETH Posts: 376
    I went absolutely crazy, and my body is now retaliating :/
  • avninjalette123
    avninjalette123 Posts: 129 Member
    IMO. Eat it! Everyone deserves one REALLY "bad day". It's just one day and tomorrow is a new one! I went all out...didn't even think I would log it, but I actually didnt do as bad as I thought! =]
  • patssarah
    patssarah Posts: 146 Member
    take a look at my diary! I could puke right now.. and it would probably taste exactly like a reester bunny I ate so many of them!:sick:

    Be nice to your body and take a little nibble!!!
  • tluttrell
    tluttrell Posts: 33 Member
    Gave up chocolate for Lent, but I think I've made up for it today. So yes, you could call it a splurge...or a full-on chocolate binge!!!
  • ♥MyCrazyBeautifulLife
    ♥MyCrazyBeautifulLife Posts: 61
    5 reese eggs,a chocolate bunny,box of peeps,and two small bags of m&m's.
  • rebelontherun
    rebelontherun Posts: 192 Member
    Sounds like overall you did pretty well :). I didn't get an easter basket or any easter candy, so I was actually pretty happy for that, and my eating has been pretty good for today so I'm satisfied. I haven't exercised today though and I think that's what really gets to me.

    But I agree with you and I'm fine with indulging as long as it's in moderation, otherwise I end up binging at another time

    It's up to you whether you want a piece of the chocolate or not though, and if you choose not to, put it up high where you can't reach it easily :)
  • alienblonde1
    alienblonde1 Posts: 749 Member
    Didn't have any.... Just have to avoid the stores since it will be half off next couple days till sold out
  • Fayve
    Fayve Posts: 406 Member
    I had 3 cadbury creme eggs that I worked into my calorie budget, but I've gone over a little beyond that. Easter is one of my favourite holidays, so I'm not feeling too bad about a little splurge. There's a big difference between eating extra chocolate for enjoyment, and just eating it (and feeling sick from it)! So long as you can pick one out from the other, you're in a good place for easter :)
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    I had one cadbury creme egg today.


    ....although, earlier this week I ate way too much at work... it was EVERYWHERE. One of my coworkers husbands is a sales rep for M&M Mars, and every holiday she brings in massive quantities of chocolate of all different kinds, and I have NO WILLPOWER!
  • Amandamccl
    Amandamccl Posts: 380
    I didn't but ohhh I wanted to
  • fpueblo
    fpueblo Posts: 241 Member
    I was good I didn't eat one single piece of candy and only ate what I could log in my diary I still have a little over 400 cals left :)
  • Nina_Crowson
    Nina_Crowson Posts: 136
    my momma got me a dark chocolate small hallow bunny, and i stuck min ein the freezer.. one out of sight outta mind, 2. its hard so all i can do is suck on it, so a will savor it longer, and i cant go crazy and eat the whole thing in one sitting bc its so hard from the freezer, while im sucking on it id have time to think if its really worth it. But i did tear up some chocolate cupcakes with strawberry iceing..lol
  • Charice
    Charice Posts: 188 Member
    I am feeling the error of my ways tonight. Alas! Well, tomorrow is a new day...I am not looking forward to the gym though. I always really struggle in my workout after overdoing the food. Stupid bunny!
  • BodyUnderConstruction
    BodyUnderConstruction Posts: 82 Member
    I was good for my meals but I ate like 10,000 little hershey eggs.... agh.
  • swarla
    swarla Posts: 105 Member
    I only had a small piece of chocolate, but there is still time left in the day and I am sorrounded by chocolate. Hope I don't cave.
  • loriannmartin
    loriannmartin Posts: 209 Member
    i caved in and ate... guilty as charged but dang it was sooooo yummy. had it not be pms week i might have had more self control... and wouldnt you know that i cant find any calorie info on it either so i was guessing, made it over my calories cause i am sure i underestimated how many calories they really are...
  • Amandamccl
    Amandamccl Posts: 380
    I didn't but ohhh I wanted to and then I started to hallucinate candy wearing top hats and those cane things like the frog from the WB sanging its okay to amanda eat me and that was just the course
  • Gary1977
    Gary1977 Posts: 804 Member
    My brother made cupcakes and rice crispy treats with M&M's in them for easter (mainly for the kids). The dinner was at his wife's grandmother's house(I'm really close with her family as well) and they brought me back a plate. I ate only a small piece of ham, 6oz of turkey breast, and 2 pieces of corn on the cob and NO sweets. I think this is the best I've ever done on a holiday in my entire life. Needless to say, my dog ate very well.:bigsmile:
  • carpediem3
    carpediem3 Posts: 320 Member
    Phew!! Glad to see I wasn't alone! :smile:

    If tomorrow is your normal weigh-in day, will you be sticking to it after all that candy or skipping it for this week?

    I didn't eat THAT much, but still that dang EB better not ruin my weigh-in!! Lol
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    When my MIL gave me my Easter basket, I didn't even look in it...handing it right to my husband =) I really wanna know what's in there, but that will just lead to trouble =\
  • SheilaSisco
    SheilaSisco Posts: 722 Member
    I went over today, but I didn't eat a LOT of sweets... A piece of 'bunny cake' after dinner and a small piece of chocolate (A hershey's bunny) a little bit ago. I didn't go WAY overboard, so I'm happy about that, but c'mon, it's Easter... and you can't have Easter without chocolate... it just isn't right... lol
  • lovediets
    lovediets Posts: 375 Member
    I love that, "how long does getting thin take?" asks Pooh.
  • ProudUSMCWife
    ProudUSMCWife Posts: 16
    Instead of candy in the eggs this year for the kids, I used change. My kids still got a chocolate bunny and some peeps, but we aren't overflowing with candy. I think they were happier to have the money in the eggs than candy.

    Tomorrow is a new day, so for all of you who splurged this weekend, don't sweat it, just jump back on that horse.

    Happy Easter everyone.
  • Karleyyy
    Karleyyy Posts: 857
    I ate so much candy I have that yucky I-ate-too-much-chocolate feeling.
  • bethanyweathers
    bethanyweathers Posts: 296 Member
    I was relatively good:

    One hollow chocolate egg,
    two kit kat minis
    two Crunch Eggs with Peanut Butter.
    One chocolate chip cookie from McAlister's

    With the amount I used to eat, I call this a win.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    i didn't splurge on easter candy (only one fun-sized kitkat), but we went to an easter buffet with decadent desserts for brunch. i had a raspberry fudge brownie, slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, slice of banana nut cake, mini raspberry cheesecake, mini lemon cheesecake, and strawberries, bananas and pound cake dipped in a dark chocolate fondue.

    all delightful, but i am intermittent fasting until 2 pm tomorrow and back to low carbs. :)
  • Bridgetc140
    Bridgetc140 Posts: 405 Member
    Well...............a couple of peanut butter eggs in her basket were for Mama and Papa...............Easter is the only morning of the year where we wake up to CANDY!! But really it wasn't the candy we splurged on, but the great dinner that "I" made..........proud to say........my first Easter dinner as the ONLY cook with my family!! I still kept it healthy though.
  • Knitiquegirl
    Knitiquegirl Posts: 26
    yes, I did today and some yesterday. But tomorrow, I will be done with candy again. Have to put the monster back in the bag. Will continue with my no sweets until Sunday rule. Make is much easier to deal with for me my "sugar monster"
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