I am struggling, because for some reason, I am CRAVING a piece of WASC cake with raspberry filling and SugarShack's BC frosting. I mean, I am really, really craving it. (I only eat cake every few months, and it has been a while).

I am trying to lose weight (have lost 26 lb due to illness, and want to keep on going with this now), so I really don't NEED a piece of cake. And if I bake it, my husband will be annoyed as he's trying to lose weight, too.

I don't want to eat cake, I don't want to eat cake, I don't want to eat cake....

Resist the temptation! You can do it!

You dont need cake ! You dont need cake ! You dont need cake !

bake it, sub salt for sugar, & you'll never want cake again.

or bake it, but cut one slice & take the rest to a neighbor.. (likewise, bake one tiny bit for yourself & bake the rest into a cake & give away.

i think that resisting a craving only sets you up to fail... as when you finally do cave, you'll go overboard.

I actually agree with all of the above posts! I do NOT need cake. However, I also agree that trying to NEVER have something you're craving, will only set you up for failure. I'll see if the craving persists through tomorrow, and I'll look at it again. I almost offered to bake cupcakes tonight to send to the office w/ my husband tomorrow, but resisted that so far.....

I agree with MRSBRIGGS. And anyone who is a weightloss expert will say not to resist temptation because once you cant resist any further you will completely bing and eat wayyyyyy to much. When I have a craving ( I too have been on the weightloss train, 50lbs since '09, slowly but surely) I just take a little bit and then drink a glass of water afterwards to get rid of the taste. Good luck! Oh and whenever I make cupcakes or cake I always take a small piece and give ther rest away, my neighbors love me, lol.

That's why I was debating making cupcakes to send to my husband's work, so I could eat some. But I decided against it. Now that I had a great dinner (large salad w/ grilled chicken on top), the craving is gone. Woo hoo!!!!

drink water, chew gum do something!!! just dont sit and think about that delicious cake!!! crud! now i want some!

KayMc I totally understand where you are coming from. I've gained a lot of weight due to meds from an illness. I am dieting & at first I thought it was going to be hard to lose the weight while making cakes. I actually found the opposite. Of course I don't bake a cake unless it's for a customer.

The other weekend I was like you craving cake really bad & just had to have it. After I make my customer's cake there was enough batter left to make a couple of cupcakes...I made them ate them & moved on. I don't try & rob myself if I had a serious craving. I just watch how much and how often I eat the not so healthy food.

Good luck on your weight loss journey & great job with the salad ... Have a great week!

Thank God the craving is gone for now. I do notice that when I'm on this forum, I want to eat cake. If I stay off it, not so much. Geesh.....

I have 16 more LB I really, really want to lose. If I absolutely MUST have cake at some point, I will. And because I don't know of any local bakery that has a cake that I think tastes good, I will bake one, and give it to my friend AFTER I take a piece for myself. She has a houseful of people, so a cake goes fast there.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement.

Try chewing on some of the new gum flavors that are sugar free. The Key lime pie one is great and it helps curb my cravings for sweets.

I know gum does help some people. I have been treated for a severe case of TMJ for years, and still wear a bite place at night. I had to give up gum about 20 yrs ago because of it.

what about making cupcakes and freezing them?
i used to do this with fruit cake. just take one piece out when the craving was bad

I lost weight due to illness and I have kept it off but I luv sweets, so I usaually only eat something sweet on the weekends when there will be others to help eat it, I would bake a small one offer my hubby a very very small sample he is a diabetic and share whats left with friends and family if you keep putting it off you will bake it and eat it all too!!!

Here's your wake up call!

I ate cake whenever I wanted (often!) for almost 20 years, gained a LOT of weight and then was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I quit cake "cold turkey" and am much healthier for it.
I lost 103.5 lbs in 18 months by exercising every day and watching what I eat. I am in better shape now than ever before in my entire adult life. All my lab numbers are in the normal range now. I am still diabetic, always will be. Controlled diabetic! But I will live to see my grandchildren get married, if I have anything to say about it.

How's your health? How are YOUR lab numbers? Do you exercise? Are you genetically predisposed to diabetes or heart disease? You CAN control your destiny! If I can do that, so can you!

SugarFrosted - great message! So glad you heeded your wakeup call,and have your diabetes controlled. I'm a registered nurse, and have done patient education for YEARS, so I am well aware of staying aware of my blood work. I was an exerciser up until recent months. I had a total knee replacement in December, and a resident administered my pre-op nerve blocks - and she apparently botched it!! My entire right leg has moderate nerve damage now. I came home w/ a totally paralyzed leg, but I am now walking on it, thank God! I still have neurological deficits and lots of pain, so my exercising is not what it should be. I'm walking 1/2 mile now (used to do 3 miles daily), but have lots of foot pain from it. This will be an evolutionary process.

I am terririfed of diabetes, and it doesn't run in my family. HOWEVER, my fasting blood sugars have been creeping up for the past 5 years, and I'm really nervous. My PCP agreed to do a HgbA1c in three months. I'm really working on avoiding processed carbs.

My personal opinion when it comes to losing weight is if you want something, you should eat it, in moderation. Because if you don't and you keep craving it, you will give in and go over board. If you keep putting it off and keep craving it, then instead of a piece you would probably end up eating several pieces.

Another issue I have, is that I find I end up eating other things, to 'feed' that craving, before giving in to it. So then I add in extra calories I could have skipped by just eating it first.

Make the WASC recipe using one cake mix, and make cupcakes. Eat a cupcake then share the other with friends/familys or co-workers. Or freeze them.