Valentine Sweets

[Miranda]

Hmmm, what to do...

I happily received my Valentine's Day gift of a heart shaped box of chocolates. Really, it's mostly about the beautiful heart shaped box (bling-bling--score for package marketing). The chocolate is delightful with just *one* piece--not the whole box (umm, which I have had more than one piece already).

This week I have been sick and only trained a couple of times. But, to my amazement the rest must have done me some good because my weight lose finally let go of it's plateau. I'm less than 5#s away from my Spring season riding weight goal.

SOOOO... what do I do???...

a) throw the chocolates away--tomorrow V-day is officially over--AND stay on the skinny track
b) keep the chocolates and mindlessly stuff the whole thing in my face--creep back up to where I finally just painfully lost

And, btw... DD is making a Valentine's Day cake as a project as I type. I have to eat some of that of course.

I tried sharing the calories, but they won't eat it. HELP! I need some support.

[ny biker]

What about something like (c) put the box in the fridge and have one piece every week or so.

[Miranda]

What about something like (c) put the box in the fridge and have one piece every week or so.

That is good idea. But, *huge sigh*, I usually can't stay out of the saved food. That is total pathetic lack of willpower I know. I'm usually on the "see-food-diet". If I see it... I eat it.

One of the reasons I've lost weight here lately is that I got rid of some of the things in the house that I nornally over eat on.

CRUD! I need a big does of will power.

[divingbiker]

Put it in your car for now and take it to work on Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday for you.) At my office, it would be gone within a half hour.

[Miranda]

Put it in your car for now and take it to work on Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday for you.) At my office, it would be gone within a half hour.

Hmm, I'm planning on lifting weights at the gym even tomorrow... maybe I could just leave it at the front desk... "Happy Valentine's Day--have a treat, you've earned it". Could work?

It's a really big box too.

EDIT: Oh, I don't want to sound "gift-getting" un-gracious... it was a lovely thought and gift.

[Biciclista]

develop your will power. Throwing it away is distasteful!
if you really don't want to eat them all, take it to work, at least they won't be wasted!

oops, I see you just thought of taking them to the gym. Excellent!

[PscyclePath]

Hmmm, what to do...

I tried sharing the calories, but they won't eat it. HELP! I need some support.

Miranda:

You are a Cyclist. Food = fuel. Think of it in the same manner as Sport Beans, Clif Shot Blocks, PowerGels, etc. ... except more tasty, and likely to melt in your jersey pocket if you stick them in there.

So, enjoy in moderation, and pedal a couple extra laps around the block to assuage the guilty conscience. The calories will pedal away

[spokewench]

I've been having a piece of chocolate every evening after dinner since Valentines day! And, guess what? Chocolate is a diet enhancing drug! I've lost weight? Now, who would have thought??

[Miranda]

Thanks for the extra post of support and ideas on what to do with those sweets! That's one thing I love about TE. My cyber friends here give me a boost just when I need it.

One of my guy friend cyclists has kept Jolly Ranchers in his jersey pocket before and he said they kept him from bonking once when he ran out of other stuff. Kinda interesting.

Some of my non-cyclists gym pals look at food, and especially sweets, as the enemy (not exactly the best thinking). Where the cycle pals do not. Food is fuel... that's a to the point good response. I'll have to remember that.

Hmm, next time I could just pass out the candy at the start of spin class.