It’s hard when it’s sitting around. But I’d just say to yourself it’s not there for you, it’s for other people in the house. Psychologically, if I can persuade myself that something (such as the entire confectionery aisle in supermarkets) isn’t for me, the decision about whether or not to have some is already made and then I don’t give the energy to it.
Also, as a fundamentally lazy person, I try to lean into my laziness and say “Not eating it is the path of least resistance; not doing something is a lazier route than doing something”.
No idea if that is likely to work for anyone else…
GiGitteru on
Honestly when stuff like this happens in my house, I take “my share” of the goodies and store them away as my own secret stash, so I have the peace of mind of knowing no one else will have them and I can have them at my own pace (like 1 every couple days)!
Hairy_Pear3963 on
Omg we don’t have these in the US. My family from UK brings me these and I just lose it when we have them in the house.
flyblues on
I do this to myself every Halloween when I overstock with treats for trick-or-treaters (doesn’t help I always get really good ones too) 😭 Though it usually goes like:
day 1 – “fuck it ill just have a lighter dinner… or no dinner at all… it’s all calories what does it matter if I spend them on these sweets… it makes me happy… I’ll have a cheat day and eat up to my maintenance cals…”
day 2 – “I ate nothing but sugary sweets all day yesterday and now feel sick. Ugh. I don’t want to look at anything sweet ever again. Give me chicken soup…”
So in the end it balances out 😅
BonScoppinger on
My coworkers occasionally buy these for the office. It is a never ending test to my will power.
glitter-b0mb on
I used to be like this. My partner and I started just having treats around. Like individual sized chips and these small chocolates around all year. All out and available all the time. It took about a year of this for the novelty to wear off. Now, I don’t even want any of them because they are just available all the time. There’s no excitement around them and I am fully satiated towards them.
Buuuut, like I said, it took a full year to get to that point.
FlySecure5609 on
You need to train yourself into mentally, whenever you see stuff like this, knowing that it’s not for you. If you really can’t resist, drink some water and take a walk to allow the craving to pass.
Drabulous_770 on
Putting the responsibility onto someone else is a recipe for failure.
Wise_Conversation898 on
Same, I live in a “cake is always on the table” kind of house I just avoid it smh
Magzz521 on
I follow someone on a weight loss journey. His go to statement when tempted is “ Not today Satan” I think it’s working! 😂
bitteroldladybird on
These actually help me stay on my diet. Pick out your couple favourite ones and freeze them. A couple times a week, take one or two out and plan to have them the next day. Don’t ever open the containers after you’ve picked out your planned treats.
That way, instead of abstaining completely from snacks forever, you know you have a treat to look forward to that is planned into your day. It makes it so much easier for me to not snack randomly through the day because I just don’t snack outside my evening snack with my tea
Necro_Badger on
Not sure if this will help you, but I have found reading the ingredients list of processed stuff like this to be quite off-putting if I’m ever tempted by them. When you read a laundry list of things like inverted glucose syrup, humectant, whey powder, emulsifiers etc. it becomes easier to consider them as not really food; it’s just industrially produced gunk.
petalsky on
Sometimes I literally have to just throw cake and candy away so I don’t eat it all 😞
Alisa_Rosenbaum on
Things like these make me glad my mother is equally health-conscious (and bought a Creami).
Affectionate_Leek127 on
That is your mum’s job.
abiona15 on
Wheres the Quality Street though? That would be my downfall
AbleFox2 on
It only tastes good for a minute. In no time you will forget you ate it but your body won’t. Simply not worth it.
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My mother would actively try to sabotage my diet
If it helps – none is easier than some
It’s hard when it’s sitting around. But I’d just say to yourself it’s not there for you, it’s for other people in the house. Psychologically, if I can persuade myself that something (such as the entire confectionery aisle in supermarkets) isn’t for me, the decision about whether or not to have some is already made and then I don’t give the energy to it.
Also, as a fundamentally lazy person, I try to lean into my laziness and say “Not eating it is the path of least resistance; not doing something is a lazier route than doing something”.
No idea if that is likely to work for anyone else…
Honestly when stuff like this happens in my house, I take “my share” of the goodies and store them away as my own secret stash, so I have the peace of mind of knowing no one else will have them and I can have them at my own pace (like 1 every couple days)!
Omg we don’t have these in the US. My family from UK brings me these and I just lose it when we have them in the house.
I do this to myself every Halloween when I overstock with treats for trick-or-treaters (doesn’t help I always get really good ones too) 😭 Though it usually goes like:
day 1 – “fuck it ill just have a lighter dinner… or no dinner at all… it’s all calories what does it matter if I spend them on these sweets… it makes me happy… I’ll have a cheat day and eat up to my maintenance cals…”
day 2 – “I ate nothing but sugary sweets all day yesterday and now feel sick. Ugh. I don’t want to look at anything sweet ever again. Give me chicken soup…”
So in the end it balances out 😅
My coworkers occasionally buy these for the office. It is a never ending test to my will power.
I used to be like this. My partner and I started just having treats around. Like individual sized chips and these small chocolates around all year. All out and available all the time. It took about a year of this for the novelty to wear off. Now, I don’t even want any of them because they are just available all the time. There’s no excitement around them and I am fully satiated towards them.
Buuuut, like I said, it took a full year to get to that point.
You need to train yourself into mentally, whenever you see stuff like this, knowing that it’s not for you. If you really can’t resist, drink some water and take a walk to allow the craving to pass.
Putting the responsibility onto someone else is a recipe for failure.
Same, I live in a “cake is always on the table” kind of house I just avoid it smh
I follow someone on a weight loss journey. His go to statement when tempted is “ Not today Satan” I think it’s working! 😂
These actually help me stay on my diet. Pick out your couple favourite ones and freeze them. A couple times a week, take one or two out and plan to have them the next day. Don’t ever open the containers after you’ve picked out your planned treats.
That way, instead of abstaining completely from snacks forever, you know you have a treat to look forward to that is planned into your day. It makes it so much easier for me to not snack randomly through the day because I just don’t snack outside my evening snack with my tea
Not sure if this will help you, but I have found reading the ingredients list of processed stuff like this to be quite off-putting if I’m ever tempted by them. When you read a laundry list of things like inverted glucose syrup, humectant, whey powder, emulsifiers etc. it becomes easier to consider them as not really food; it’s just industrially produced gunk.
Sometimes I literally have to just throw cake and candy away so I don’t eat it all 😞
Things like these make me glad my mother is equally health-conscious (and bought a Creami).
That is your mum’s job.
Wheres the Quality Street though? That would be my downfall
It only tastes good for a minute. In no time you will forget you ate it but your body won’t. Simply not worth it.