ice cream birthday cake ?!! Whoa !!?

[gman]

Going to a birthday party today.
Now at the gym ... and thinking I take one spoon and say how great birthdays are and toss the rest.
Thoughts ?
(help.......)

[Lisa]

Re: ice cream birthday cake ?!! Whoa !!?

Because I want you to succeed, you won't get my permission to cheat, and think about how far you've come from the beginning, Gman, I'm going to tell you very lovingly and from the heart what my thoughts are....don't eat any of it.

Just go and enjoy the birthday party. Your stomach, head, and body will thank you tomorrow


Ps...don't make me come over there and knock that spoon out of your hand!

[jimmie 48]

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i'd have to agree glenn.

taste and spit maybe? LOL

[liv]

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That is tough.
So far in situations like that I have declined saying I cannot have sugar. Most people probably take that to mean I have diabetics and have been very understanding

[sugarsack]

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i have read people on here saying they act as if they have a food allergy... thats how i choose to do it.. i am allergic to sugar... act like, think like, eat like a diebetic or someone who is extremely allergic...

or just imagine gross things crawling on the b-day cake and say no thank you

[Razzle39]

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Hey Gman,
Isnt it awful that you cant just say..I am on Atkins and I cant have it?
You could lie and say your stomach is not feeling well but you would like to take a peice home for later....then quickly change the conversation and leave without the cake as if you forgot it.

Dont allow them to even put a little sugar past those lips....then you will re start the cravings all over again!

[gman]

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OK I'm back from the gym ... thanks for your support ... you guys are the best. Here's our plan:

1) I may pro-actively have one of my sensible lunches on the way to the party to quench the appetite. Optional - see later re salad.
2) It will be a pretty big party, big house, etc. so it's not like we're all sitting around one table, so I can easily skip the cake moving between rooms.
3) If anyone pins me down to have cake (like the mom would be my expectation) I'll say something stupid like Awe let the kids have it...I'm already sweet enough! Actually the hosts know I am doing Atkins. They are doing pizza and added salad for me. Cool huh?
4) If anyone further pins me down to have cake, we arm wrestle.
5) I don't have a 5.

How's that?

[liv]

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That sounds like a cool plan. I loved it. Hopefully you can win the wrestle match

[gman]

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Thanks! I'm confident about the wrestling due to all the challenges getting my mus-skels going lol.

[Sherri]

Re: ice cream birthday cake ?!! Whoa !!?

OK I'm back from the gym ... thanks for your support ... you guys are the best. Here's our plan:

1) I may pro-actively have one of my sensible lunches on the way to the party to quench the appetite. Optional - see later re salad.
2) It will be a pretty big party, big house, etc. so it's not like we're all sitting around one table, so I can easily skip the cake moving between rooms.
3) If anyone pins me down to have cake (like the mom would be my expectation) I'll say something stupid like Awe let the kids have it...I'm already sweet enough! Actually the hosts know I am doing Atkins. They are doing pizza and added salad for me. Cool huh?
4) If anyone further pins me down to have cake, we arm wrestle.
5) I don't have a 5.

Great plan Glenn! I really like #3, Cause it is so true
#4, i'm a leg wrestler, so that would work for me.
#5 would be cause you simply don't want any. And that's okay!
Have a wonderful time with your friends!

How's that?

That's FANTASTIC!
Sherri

[Lisa]

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Good plan! But I wanna see the wrestling match. I'd bet that you'd win just on adrenaline alone---oh, another reason to exercise!

[gman]

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Mission accomplished ... No cake just salad and raw veggies.

[Lisa]

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Nice job! So, how does it feel knowing you CAN make it through a celebration without the food?

[MelissaF_07]

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When the cake is being handed out, go to the bathroom. When you come back out, grab an empty plate, smear some frosting on it. Then act as if you already finished it.

[gman]

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like Batman ...!
Which is good with more birthdays and other events coming up