What is ur ok cheat???
We all need a allowed cheat!!! we need to know that we can have just a little of something and not take advantage of it!!! My ok cheat is a fun size snickers maybe 1 every 2 weeks or so i love snickers yum yum it seriously takes me like the whole day to eat it though ha ha i take nibbles here and there... so what do u allow urself to have every now and then please share
this should be interesting!!!!! Marie |
I like to cheat one day a week.. I think it keeps me honest :) But this weekend, my fiancee and I had fondue. chocolate with strawberries, marshmellows and banana.. OOHHH GODDDD it was soooo awesome. You know.. I like sugar free dark chocolate better than regular dark chocolate. I see no point in sugar in chocolate now days :) Also I cant do milk chocolate anymore.. too sweet lol.. who knew right
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wow that whole fondue sounds sooooo good !!! sounds kinda romantic too im going to have to try that sometime!!!
wait my husband dosnet like sweets like at all (hes a freak i know ha ha ) but maybe he can make it for me !! marie |
I don't look at it as cheating, but keeping it in moderation. I don't have specific days, or items, or amounts. I just know what I've eaten in a day and whether or not I can really allow for something I want. If I didn't save room for it, I try to compromise. Like, instead of the Boston Cream donut, a small piece of dark chocolate will help with the sweet and chocolate cravings. ;)
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yeah or you could do cheese.. lol its not chocolate but its still indulgent :) My fiancee was like.. " lets share a dessert later" I was like ok.. hmm he wanted a oreo fudge shake thingy and I was like lets do fondue with s.f. chocolate, and fruit and he was like *yeah* lol I think I might have saved some calories.. I cant be sure though
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I budget calories one day every weekend, either Sat or Sun morning, for a 16 oz white mocha made with lowfat milk from my favorite coffee shop. Because a life without mochas is a life not worth living. And I figure once a week is a good amount. Not sure it's a *cheat*, since I know upfront that I get that once per week and bargain my calories around it, but...
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I'm with almostheaven. Nothing is cheating--I don't think that way, 'cause who am I cheating? Everything counts. Like almostheaven, I know what I've been eating and whether I can have a food or not.
One treat food that I sometimes have the calories for is Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chocolate chips. 16 chips is 80 calories, and they provide a little bit of sweet (8 grams carbs--about equivalent to 2 teaspoons sugar) and really good quality chocolate. And, because I'm not a real chocoholic, I can stop with 16. Jay |
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Honestly, I don't really have any "cheats" but I do have flexibility to allow myself things once in a while that I wouldn't otherwise have. I allow myself to eat out once a week, although I'm careful when I do. I think limiting my eating out to once a week helps give me a "treat" while also being in control when I do so.
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I have to agree with almostheaven, JayEll and Nelie - I don't really 'cheat'... everything that goes in must be counted. That being said, I don't deprive myself of anything at all - but if I have used all my calories, something like the cheesecake slice or the chocolate pudding can absolutely wait until the next day! :)
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I don't think of it as cheating either! I fit it into my day. I have a leader at WW who calls it her "90/10 rule". If you eat healthy foods 90% of the time and not-so-healthy foods the other 10%, you can live with that right? It sure is acceptable to me :) So I try to eat lots of whole, natural foods most of the time and every once in a while I will fit in some ice cream or chocolate kisses. I always fit them into my plan though, so I never think of it as cheating!
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I also agree that I don't cheat-and I follow the 90/10 rule as well. I usually eat about 1500 calories a day, so I allow UP TO 150 calories for treat type stuff-and the rest as clean as possible. Yesterday, I had chocolate protein powder in pudding form, with a tablespoon of Cool Whip Lite. The protein wasn't actually a cheat-but the 20 calories of Cool Whip made it seem like it.
Some days I will go out to a restaurant, but I be careful on what to order, and consider that my "treat" for the day. Every now and then if DH and the kids want a fast food place, then I will get a veggie burger from Burger King, or a Fruit and Yogurt Parfait if they go to McDonalds or something-and I savor it. |
unsweetened chocolate, I place a square in the microwave and then put some sugar free syrup on it.... ummm it taste like cheating.
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Hmmm, that's worth a try, carolva77! Thanks!
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Heh, I almost think of everything I eat as a treat, but maybe that's just because I really like food. :D
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I have a "once a day" cheat. Usually something sweet, but sometimes salty/crunchy. But I don't always use it - sometimes I go a week or more without using my 'cheat'.
But it's nice to know it's there, just in case. ;) Also, on weekends at the beach, I rarely eat much in the way of "meals" - just snacks. All kinds of stuff... grapes, strawberries, jalapeno-stuffed olives, boiled peanuts.... popcorn.... carrots, boiled shrimp, apples.... sometimes I take a turkey/cheese pickle sandwich. But I mostly just snack, & mostly just a handful of whatever at a time. I eat way less on weekends when I'm at the beach than I do thru the week. Just not as hungry, & certainly not as structured. |
Just had my "cheat" for lunch!!! MEXICAN!!! :o
Guess it will be a very "lite" dinner tonight. ;) |
I usually slice up an apple and eat it with a TBSP of Peanut Butter every day. I consider this my sweet treat as my evening snack.
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LOL lilybelle! That's way too healthy to be a 'cheat'!!! :dizzy: |
10 grapes is one of my snacks, but coming from the low carb mentality, I think of them as a 'cheat'
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lindt dark chocolate truffles...best medicine for whatever ills you have!
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Definitely Lindt 70% dark chocolate....:drool: I'll have a couple of squares most days! :o I've actually graduated now to the 85%...and the best part is that's TOO much cocoa for DH, so it's all MINE!!! :devil:
I usually fit my not so good foods into my plan too, so I don't go over calories when I have them. For example, once every few weeks or so, I hardly eat anything so I can indulge in a small veggie pizza. I know it's not so good for you, but I love pizza so much!! It keeps me sane. :) |
Liz, I am also a bittersweet chocolate lover. :D I can't hardly handle milk chocolate anymore, unless it is fine chocolate like Godiva. Anything else has to be 60% MINIMUM. I love the 70%, 72%, and the 85%.
Most people can't handle the 85% right off-I tell them it is a gradual thing...like going from having coffee or tea with sugar/cream, and slowly going to black. :) It's the HARD stuff, isn't it? I love it. :D |
my cheat would be anything that i eat while im either at a party or at a family gathering. i dont like to "diet" while im celebrating something. i go all out. it only happeneds every once in a while so i make sure i live it to the best. ;)
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I don't look at it as a "cheat" either. Doing WW you can eat what you want as long as you stay within the points range. I do eat what I want but try to get all the good (heatlhy) foods in first. I also allow myself to have a treat. I feel that when you try to cut a certain food/treat/whatever out you are setting yourself up for a binge. That is what I try to avoid. So I have that candy bar (not really a candy bar person) if I want as long as I have the points.
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