Cheat foods on Birthday??

[Aways2Go]

Before I'd do that I would do one of the desserts off of Linda's Low Carb website or from here... the easy low carb cheesecake is really quite good (enough so that I am making it for all the relatives on holidays this fall, even without a crust), the chocolate mug cake with splenda, whatever... any would be a better choice than cheating with tiramisu.

And I agree, 5 minutes or so of enjoying that one dessert is not worth days of trying to recover from that cheat. Find a good substitute that is legal and you will still enjoy it and also enjoy the fact that you stayed with it and didn't cheat.

[jcapulet]

The idea that it's ok to eat unhealthy foods and/or unhealthy portions on "special" occasions (birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.) is part of the reason that some of us are overweight in the first place.

I think a fantastic birthday present would be to lose an extra pound or two, because you deserve it!

Hope you have a wonderful birthday.

[amiese]

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!!! I am going to make an Atkins dinner at home and try to make the Atkins cheesecake if I can find/get the recipe. Usually for my birthday we go out and eat PASTA & BREAD at an Italian restaurant! This year I will feel good the day after my b/day!

[Aways2Go]

Here is an impossibly easy no-bake cheesecake recipe I have thrown together in no time flat - there are other fancier versions on this same website, but I thought this one was pretty nice and so very simple, 5 ingredients that you likely already have in the cabinet. . .

The slices are quite thin, but in my case that was a good thing since I didn't have many folks around to help me eat it.

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes


Good decision, by the way!

[Shrew2u]

Whether it would be wise depends upon the circumstances.

Do you expect to die sometime after your upcoming birthday but before the following birthday? Perhaps tiramisu will be eliminated from menus across the globe? How about an Extinction Level Event creating a short supply of ladyfingers?

If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, then I would say that enjoying the tiramisu (in fact, any dessert you can get your hands upon) would be not only wise, but a moral imperative.

If, however, you have no immediate plans to shed your mortal coil, experience a worldwide menu revision or dodge a hot rock, then it's probably wiser to stay on plan.

[amiese]

Thanks for all the great advice! I had a healthy Atkins style birthday! I ate a grilled chicken salad and had a slice of low carb cheese cake!

[mission to lose]

Good Girl,
Aren't you proud of yourself! Now you can get through any "special occasion" --you proved it to yourself!!!
Just takes a little planning!

[Every1LuvzAngie]

thaz so awesome you didnt cheat for a special occasion! I made that mistake toooo many times

[Elizellen]

Well done you!!

[Kent]

Thanks for all the great advice! I had a healthy Atkins style birthday! I ate a grilled chicken salad and had a slice of low carb cheese cake!

Congrats! That is good determination and motivation. Good job in eating within plan and celebrating at the same time.