My not-so-serious theory on sweets

GreenEyedMonster
GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
So my wife buys a thing of Chips Ahoy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies knowing damn well I have very little will power against these type of tasty treats. :grumble:

So here's what I would do normally... eat the whole bag that same night.

Here's where my theory comes in. If I eat them all now they can't keep tempting me the rest of the week, right? Plus I only have one day of going WAY over my calories instead of multiple days still going over just not as quite as much as if I'd eat the whole bag. :laugh:

So far so good so far though. I'm actually getting a little sick thinking about having to eat the whole bag tonight. :sick: :laugh:
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  • Mamakatspokane
    Mamakatspokane Posts: 3,098 Member
    :tongue: That's my theory! Why ruin a whole week? Just one night and move on:laugh:
  • cwvanek
    cwvanek Posts: 111
    Exactly :) I was just thinking this the other day about a bag of M&M's.
  • FitToBeFab
    FitToBeFab Posts: 537 Member
    I agree, and do the same thing with oreos. PLUS I'm pretty certain there's a 24 hour grace period before the sugary goodness really does any damage. So just run a lot the next morning and you'll avoid any conflict!

    :drinker:
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    I'm going to have to do some online research to find out what's worse long term just for the heck of it:

    6 cookies a night for a week on top of normal upkeep calories
    or
    42 cookies in a day on top of normal upkeep calories

    Maybe say doing that once a month...
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,167 Member
    Why don't you log the whole package on your food diary and see if you still want to eat them! That usually stops me right there.
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    Why don't you log the whole package on your food diary and see if you still want to eat them! That usually stops me right there.

    I (probably) won't eat them all. I'd have to skip dinner and that's hard to do when you have to feed little ones. :smile:
  • vhuber
    vhuber Posts: 8,779 Member
    I think of how hard I have to work my you know what to BURN that many calories off! No thanks I'll eat a sweet apple, it is sweet, crisp , low in calories, high in fiber, fat free. GET THE PICTURE??? Good luck, let your workout be from PUSHING the darn FULL bag in the trash!!!
    vhuber
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    Why don't you log the whole package on your food diary and see if you still want to eat them! That usually stops me right there.

    Exactly, log them and see if you want them at all.

    This is the sixth week I've been back on the wagon, and any time I want to stray I think about all the *kitten* busting I've done, and I lose the craving whatever it was I was thinking about.....except beer, but I've been pretty good about that too.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I just checked, 2250 calories is the whole package. That's my daily goal w/o excersise!

    That, is 2/3 of a pound instantly. Not to mention the spike in blood sugar. Yeah try and space those bad boys out, and tell your wife not to bring them in the house.
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Yah I just looked them up as well.

    2 cookies
    8 grams of sugar
    150 mg sodium
    5 grams of fat.

    so 42 cookies would be
    168 grams of sugar :noway:
    3150 mg of sodium
    105 grams of fat

    Best is to take them into work , or throw them out.:bigsmile:
  • FitToBeFab
    FitToBeFab Posts: 537 Member
    I was thinking you could eat them all, and show those cookie's who's boss...but I think the cookie's would actually end up being the boss. Plus, I got nausious just thinking about 168 GRAMS of sugar at one time. Blech.
  • Learning2LoveMe
    Learning2LoveMe Posts: 1,430 Member
    Or you could throw the cookies in the trash... and they won't tempt you for the rest of the week (and you don't add on calories). lol
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    What if i don't eat anything but cookies over the course of the day?
  • ittybittybadonkadonk
    ittybittybadonkadonk Posts: 11,634 Member
    What if i don't eat anything but cookies over the course of the day?
    sugar high and toothaches LOL LOL
  • mrd232
    mrd232 Posts: 331
    What if i don't eat anything but cookies over the course of the day?
    sugar high and toothaches LOL LOL

    Haha yeah that..and a nap after the sugar crash.
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    I have a plan (I'm not saying I've tried it on a regular basis). :bigsmile:
    Eat 6 cookies. Get on treadmill and burn half. Repeat until all cookies are gone. Fill rest of meals will protein and vegetables.
  • Georg
    Georg Posts: 1,728 Member
    So my wife buys a thing of Chips Ahoy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies knowing damn well I have very little will power against these type of tasty treats. :grumble:

    So here's what I would do normally... eat the whole bag that same night.

    Here's where my theory comes in. If I eat them all now they can't keep tempting me the rest of the week, right? Plus I only have one day of going WAY over my calories instead of multiple days still going over just not as quite as much as if I'd eat the whole bag. :laugh:

    So far so good so far though. I'm actually getting a little sick thinking about having to eat the whole bag tonight. :sick: :laugh:

    I kinda use this theory myself. :blushing: That's why treats rarely make it in the front door. :bigsmile:
    Truly, though, I've often wondered...
    :ohwell:
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    I'm going to have to do some online research to find out what's worse long term just for the heck of it:

    6 cookies a night for a week on top of normal upkeep calories
    or
    42 cookies in a day on top of normal upkeep calories

    Maybe say doing that once a month...

    Interesting question... :wink:
  • mybabiesrock
    mybabiesrock Posts: 13
    Just take them to the neighbors.:flowerforyou: I cleaned out all the sweets today and took them next door. Homemade cookies and all. They have 5 kids so they wont go to waste and I wont continue to eat them.
  • mamaturner
    mamaturner Posts: 2,447 Member
    I actually started having my husband hide goodies I didn't want to get my hands on (or did :wink: ) But after a while and really talking to myself my self control is getting MUCH better, yay!
  • courtneyweiss
    courtneyweiss Posts: 59
    Okay, this is so funny. This is often how my husband and I would justify treats in the past. Why must cookies come in such large packages? Torture, that's why.

    But seriously, I think the idea of logging them first to see what you'd be putting into your body is a great idea. Thinking about that much sugar makes me ill.

    But cookies are so good...
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    So I limited myself to 1 serving if anyone is curious. We'll see how long that lasts.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    You're very brave. :laugh: I am not the type of person who can eat one or two cookies and then be done. No, I need to have all of them, or none of them. One of my friends can have just two and put them back...I always told her how lucky she was to be able to do that! And told her how jealous I was! :laugh:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    That was my theory tonight too with cheesecake ( :noway: ) I figured let's get it out of the way tonight so tomorrow I won't have to have it staring at me. It's funny how nasty I felt eating that cheesecake...I eventually sat it on the floor, and let my cats have their way with it.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    So I limited myself to 1 serving if anyone is curious. We'll see how long that lasts.

    They're in the kitchen calling to you...come eat me, Monster...Yah, that sounds bad. You're a stronger man than I.
  • astridfeline
    astridfeline Posts: 1,200 Member
    So my wife buys a thing of Chips Ahoy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies knowing damn well I have very little will power against these type of tasty treats. :grumble:

    So here's what I would do normally... eat the whole bag that same night.

    Here's where my theory comes in. If I eat them all now they can't keep tempting me the rest of the week, right? Plus I only have one day of going WAY over my calories instead of multiple days still going over just not as quite as much as if I'd eat the whole bag. :laugh:

    So far so good so far though. I'm actually getting a little sick thinking about having to eat the whole bag tonight. :sick: :laugh:
    It must be a valid theory, since I have used the exact same logic in past.
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    So I limited myself to 1 serving if anyone is curious. We'll see how long that lasts.

    They're in the kitchen calling to you...come eat me, Monster...Yah, that sounds bad. You're a stronger man than I.

    So many comments and none of them appropriate.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    So I limited myself to 1 serving if anyone is curious. We'll see how long that lasts.

    They're in the kitchen calling to you...come eat me, Monster...Yah, that sounds bad. You're a stronger man than I.

    So many comments and none of them appropriate.

    :laugh: :laugh: But they made me laugh reading them all. Especially thinking about BrendaLee's cats bouncing off the wallafter eating the cheesecake. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • GreenEyedMonster
    GreenEyedMonster Posts: 803
    So I limited myself to 1 serving if anyone is curious. We'll see how long that lasts.

    They're in the kitchen calling to you...come eat me, Monster...Yah, that sounds bad. You're a stronger man than I.

    So many comments and none of them appropriate.

    :laugh: :laugh: But they made me laugh reading them all. Especially thinking about BrendaLee's cats bouncing off the wallafter eating the cheesecake. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I was talking about what I could say in reply to BrendaLee's last comment but you're right. I bring out the worst in folks according to her anyway.
  • FitToBeFab
    FitToBeFab Posts: 537 Member
    Um true story, any comment with the phrase "come eat me" in it, must illicit inappropriate responses. It's like the law.
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