I Just Ate A Lot of Cookie Dough

[becka]

I was making a double batch of Snickerdoodle cookies for a goodie day tomorrow at work and also so my DH and kids could have some here since they love them. I made them a few weeks ago and figured out the calories and the whole time they were in the house I just had a few and I counted each bite. I thought I could do the same this time.

Well for some reason this evening DS was bugging me and I have just been feeling kind of low energy today and I started to eat the cookie dough. I was even very aware of how I was messing up a lot of my hard work and I still ate it. I figure I had 10 pretty good sized bites. I went ahead and logged that as 10 cookies but that of course put me way over for the max on my calories for the day by at least 500 or so and I have not had any dinner yet.

I feel really dejected about it now. I know I should look at this as a very temporary setback and just move on but I feel really bad about it now. I also don't know if I should just not eat anymore tonight or if I should grab a Lean Cuisine. I am just so mad at myself for not stopping. I have been doing so incredibly well and this feel like such a big failure for me.

 

[Otto's Doll]

Aww, Becka, .
Don't beat yourself up. Just move on and know that you are making incredible strides and that you are doing a great job! Everyone has those moments (some of us have whole days/weeks like that!) and when I am tired or stressed those moments just seem to hit me much harder. So... to you and what ever you do, don't skip eating tonight or you will just feel worse later. Sometimes if I have an off day eating wise, I just end up having a bowl of healthy cereal for dinner. That can help offset those nasty cookie calories. Onward and downward!!

 

[MelanieC]

Hey Becka,

Hang in there! At least you only ate bites and not that many cookies (at least if I understand correctly). Take it one day at a time and remember that a setback is just a temporary bump in the road. Immediately get back on track and act like nothing happened. Sometimes your body may even reactly nicely when you eat something your not used to.

 

[Arvandor_Ilfirin]

It's alright, I'm sure you'll be okay! You seem very responsible about your diet, and you have done so much better than I ever could have if I was tempted with cookies! I know that it's said everyone needs to give in to a little temptation, otherwise we'll end up eating much much worse when our cravings grow later! Please don't beat yourself up over this, just pick yourself up and get back on track.

Hugs and cheers!

 

[ohMom]

(((BECKA))) and i applaud you for sharing your bump with us. I too have been there myself and know just how awful and guilty it feels. BUT your success is built on many small steps in the right direction, one step backwards doesn't mean the journey is over

 

[Kelsie]

Hi Becka!

I've let things like this ruin my progress so many times and I know exactly how you feel!

Hang in there, you can get through this!!

 

[becka]

Thanks everyone! I just needed to vent a little here since I know you all will know how I was feeling. I was feeling pretty down on myself but hopefully I am over that by now. I didn't end up eating anything else last night because I really never was hungry but I did pull out the 1 mile WATP video for some additional exercise so at least I felt like I was doing a little bit to help curtail the damage. I just didn't want that to be the beginnings of a backward slide. I have a history with letting little mistakes like this one leading me to completely give up. It is that perfectionist tendency in me I guess.

We had the goodie day at work this morning and I went in with a plan to only have a few tastes of what looked really good. I still figure I ate 450-500 calories but they are accounted for and a low calorie lunch and dinner is planned so I am not too worried. I don't mind splurging once in a while but I like it to be a planned splurge rather than just some mindless eating like yesterday.

Thanks again for the encouragement and for being here to "listen" to me whine.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Maybe for the next Goodie Day you might want to plan to make a "safe" goodie that won't tempt you like that. Look online or here and find a cookie or dessert recipe that is less points and keeps you in your point range. Or my favorite trick--Make something you HATE! I will make a great dessert or potluck recipe that has things in it that I can't stand so I won't be tempted to even taste it.

Take your own "goodie" to work like a WW dessert or ice cream, some Sugar Free Jello or Fat free pudding.

If you have a moment in weakness and aren't sure what to do later, you can always grab a veggie filled salad, some great grilled or sauteed (in Pam) veggies, a veggie soup, and maybe just a lean grilled chicken breast or piece of fish if you need some protein or more food.

Remember no matter how much you "mess up" tomorrow is always a new day.

 

[becka]

Maybe for the next Goodie Day you might want to plan to make a "safe" goodie that won't tempt you like that. Look online or here and find a cookie or dessert recipe that is less points and keeps you in your point range. Or my favorite trick--Make something you HATE! I will make a great dessert or potluck recipe that has things in it that I can't stand so I won't be tempted to even taste it.

I have done that in the past as well. The only reason I made cookies this time is because DS and DH were begging me to make them some more. Unfortunately lately my DS has become the little chef and he loves to bake so we end up having goodies around the house more often. Up until now I have been so good with just having one cookie or one piece of cake and then fitting it into my eating plan but for some reason this time was different. I guess when I have this stuff around as much it is eventually going to catch me at a weak moment.