This is just an fyi, it's actually REALLY, REALLY good and not too bad if you control the recipe. It's a tub of cool whip, a large container of vanilla yogurt, and a funfetti cake mix. I've made it with the fat free versions of both the cool whip and yogurt and its delicious on apple slices (or any fruit) and animal crackers. The problem is the huge vat it leaves you with if you're alone and it's addicting. My best friend made it for her 1 year olds Muppet themed birthday party.

Oh I have no doubt, it sounds delicious. And the person making it actually told me the calories, and it's not terrible. My problem is, if I start in on sweets more than a few pieces of dark chocolate, this sugar monster takes ahold of me and I cannot seem to get enough. I can resist chips and dip and all that mess all day long, but freakin sweets are like crack for me. That's one good thing about the stuff being at work. You have to walk by a line of people to get to the mess, so it gives you even more self-awareness about what you're doing. Fun times.

Understood. It's the reason I fill my sweet cravings with Skinny Cow type products, one batch of skinnytaste desserts is enough to feed an army... or me on a binging mission.

My work celebrates holidays and does a birthday party once a month but a lot of the older ladies like bringing in food for everyone (one brought in cupcakes last night). I usually just pretend the food isn't there and hide away in my cube. lol

Since we had been talking about Superbowl food and how its mostly terrible for you... The Berry posted this today. Thought I would share

http://theberry.com/2013/01/31/reduc...%28theBERRY%29

Long link, but will take you to a page with Superbowl snack ideas that are far less horrible for you

I resisted!!! I did NOT buy anything from the bake sale cart (Its for a good cause, but my health is a FAR better cause) AND I did NOT eat the banana bread that a coworker brought for me. Instead I sealed it up right away (so I couldn't smell it) and shoved it in my lunch bag to take home to my boyfriend.

It's weight loss competition crunch time. I am tied for 2nd place at the moment and the leader has 3lbs to go (She did not resist the baked goods, and was the one who brought the banana bread... I smell sabotage! lol)

I don't feel deprived, I feel good about not giving in to temptation!!!!

My workplace is terrible for this. The same as everyone mentioned -potlucks at the drop of a hat. Or they just buy junk and bring it in. Mostly everyone in the office is overweight. You hear about them promoting health and safety but then do this, I don't get it!

I had a piece of cake the other day and had trouble finishing it. The stuff kind of sickens me now. They bring in cake about once a week

I don't get it either. One time my work tried to bring in a fruit and veggie try for a reward. That didn't go over well and they haven't done that since! We have a gym at our work that is available for everyone to use anytime, and there is maybe a total of 6 people who use it. (Granted I am NOT one of those 6) I don't feel comfortable working out at work...

I don't NEED sweets and chocolate and whatnot. Sometimes I do want it. But not because you try to guilt me into it.

Its funny now that I just said that, I realize that I was HORRIBLE for guilting people into buying junk! It used to be part of my job to take around the "candy cart" to everyone at work to raise money for the charity of the month. I was really good at it, I could be very persuasive. I am so glad I don't have to do that anymore... Kinda feel like a hypocrite now

Right now in my office, for no good reason, there are a dozen homemade cookies, two dozen store bought cookies, and a pound of mixed candy. Plus tomorrow is our monthly cake day...and I'm in charge of buying the cakes. My strategy is going to be to buy cakes I don't like

Your job has a monthly cake day? What the heck lol They don't make a better excuse to eat cake? Like someones birthday, or someone is going on vacation, etc...

Say you're going to buy cakes but come in with a bunch of veggies strategically shaped as cakes.

That is definitely a hard thing to deal with, which is something I deal with at work A LOT. One thing that has started helping me recently to resist is bringing my own snacks that keep me satisfied, drinking more water, and just reminding myself why I am doing this. Every now and then I will have a treat at work and be sure to record it, but other than that it starts getting a little easier each time I resist. It's a big mental game for me!