https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:21:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618747 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:54:37 +0000 anne 1618747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla,<br />You do work out a lot, and I wonder too, if I'll have to be eating more if I get back to cycling and running as much as I was before Christmas.</p> <p>I probably can't even imagine how much sporty 20-something men eat! &nbsp;I have a hard enough time keeping my own younger children fed! DD12 has extra toast nearly every night.</p> <p>Rachy - I know that's the dilemma. In making it through the day yesterday I ate 2 dessertspoons of light cream cheese! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618678 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:09:07 +0000 rachylou 1618678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok.., I think I may have had a personal revelation. I've been way overeating the carbs, and I think it's because my meals have been too low fat to be satisfying. I've increased the fat and it seems to be working... Will have to see now if I get fat from the fat... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618669 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:48:30 +0000 Carla 1618669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of my cooking is from scratch, and I bake. A lot. Sweets and savouries with cookies and pie my specialties, and bread not far behind.<br /> As I type this I have a pot on the stove with the fixings for stock (last night's chicken carcass!) and pasties (left over pork roast and pot roast) in the oven. Before the weekend is over I will make blueberry scones, a cake, and a batch of cookies. </p> <p>The DS's consume a lot of food as sporty 20 somethings are wont to do. They are both tall and slim. DH and I do not require the same quantity of food, and I foresee baking less once the boys are fledged.</p> <p>I take in my carbs early in the day, and work out regularly. I do have a sweet tooth, and indulge daily, but keep portions modest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618610 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:58:16 +0000 anne 1618610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes Deb, I am kind of lucky with the gluten thing in that way too. Otherwise at work I would be eating from the crackers and biscuits in the lunchroom without a &nbsp;doubt, as I get pretty hungry at work.</p> <p>UF - my husband is like you, I think - much more inclined to overeat chips etc I fortunately don't like any of those sort of snacks (with the exception of plain corn chips).</p> <p>Dessert for breakfast - interesting! &nbsp;I sometimes make brown rice pudding for DD and me for breakfast (I cut the sugar down a lot). I didn't grow up on the Crosby show, so I don't understand that reference !</p> <p>I have decided to try a "moderation" plan of my own, since &nbsp;the PT is taking a while to get back to me. &nbsp;We'll see if I can manage without going cold turkey. I have allocate a certain number of desserts per month, &nbsp;cut out sweet drinks entirely, one square of very dark chocolate per day (though probably not actually consumed daily) and, and this will be the hardest, allowed myself only 8 servings a month of refined flour/white rice a month.</p> <p>This last will be difficult (and day one already was) because while I have cut back on carbs for lunch (and less so breakfast) I find them very hard not to eat at night. I rely on them to fill me up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618308 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:33:18 +0000 unfrumped 1618308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a big sweets eater, which is not the same as not being a big eater! Salty and umami flavors are my downfall. </p> <p>However,&nbsp;when&nbsp;I do eat things &nbsp;like pie and cake, I will most often have it for/instead of&nbsp;breakfast, with a glass of milk.&nbsp;Maybe layer in some fruit.(Sorry to invoke&nbsp;Bill Cosby, but remember his "chocolate cake" routine?). &nbsp;Almost never&nbsp;as typical "dessert". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618114 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 05:29:11 +0000 Deborah 1618114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne I did have some of his cake, and it wasn't gluten free .. paid for it later. lol</p> <p>I must be honest and say that a year on from starting my eating plan I do allow myself the odd sweet thing but because of my gluten intolerance I tend to stay well away from baked goods. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1618011 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:16:43 +0000 anne 1618011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Deborah. Did you eat the cake you made for DS's birthday recently? :-)</p> <p>I know you have done amazingly on that diet, and I am tempted to try it about once a week!</p> <p>We do seem to have a clear divide between those like you who are pretty much don't eat sweet things, and those who do, in moderation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1617075 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:58:28 +0000 Deborah 1617075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, you may or may not have guessed that I am not exactly the domestic goddess type &nbsp;so I don't bake! &nbsp;Or rather I bake very occasionally for say a special occasion or a birthday. This probably doesn't answer your question, but for me, I have just chosen not to eat those type of foods. &nbsp;And if I do, it's a rarity. &nbsp;I do follow a high protien/low carb diet and lost 9 kg last year. &nbsp;I find I no longer really crave baked goods or sweet things and my health is better for it. I do have one day a week where I can eat what ever I want and I find I reach for all the wonderful healthy things that make me feel good, not what I will loosely refer to as the naughty foods.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1615416 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:04:14 +0000 elpgal 1615416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Anne, just the thing I need! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1615267 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 02:18:43 +0000 anne 1615267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sure.<br /> <a href="https://iquitsugar.com/recipe/paleo-sweet-potato-bread/" rel="nofollow">https://iquitsugar.com/recipe/.....ato-bread/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1615266 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:59:27 +0000 elpgal 1615266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, completely OT but could you share the recipe for the sweet potato/almond bread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1615256 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:22:49 +0000 anne 1615256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>SW Ann</b> - I hear you on the deprivation thing and by having it around all the time taking off the scarcity thing. I do think I have a bit of scarcity thinking - of eat it while you can. I was a fussy eater as a child so if Mum did cook something I liked, or I was at a buffet, I'd eat way too much. Plus I sneaked sugary chocolatey stuff behind her back.<br />I'm trying to amp up my weight training too - 3 sessions a week, though what with injury modifications and needing to get my form right, I'm not sure that it is doing much to put on muscle at the moment.</p> <p><b>RL-</b> I like crumble too, though usually cook it in winter, and more often when i was a SAHM.. Went off to google German Lightning cake but it looks like a normalish cake recipe to me, I'm afraid!</p> <p><b>Lyn D </b>- portion size sounds exacty what I should be watching</p> <p><b>Joy - </b>I like that 2 or 3 bites idea. When I cut cake I probably have about 3 bits in a piece so that could work well. I think that'd only work for me if I wasn't hungry to begin with.</p> <p><b>Helen </b>- thanks for the encouraging words. I don't think I need to eat cake everyday though, though I see the point you're making. I may, however, to Joy and Rachy's point - need to eat starchy food of some sort everyday. Maybe that's what I need to address.</p> <p><b>Anna</b> - Yep, I'm,not wired to be acetic. And I've always had something of a large bottom proportionately! I also don't want to be as slim as I was once in my 20's because I'm pretty sure I'd get a very gaunt looking face at that weight in my 40s</p> <p><b>Rachylou -&nbsp;</b>Yes I have celiac,diesase and yes most celiacs do put on weight once they are on a gluten free diet, not just because of the unhealthiness of replacement foods as already discussed, but because their gut is healing and they can absorb more from food (which is good in lots of ways). I did lose weight the first couple of months on GF, but then put it back on and last year, a bit more too. I'm currently very slightly lower than &nbsp;I was at diagnosis. Last year though, my body fat went from 32 to 35 in about 8 months, with some exercise, but not doing weights. I don't have that much on my tummy though, which as you say is &nbsp;the dangerous part. Lots on my arms.</p> <p><b>Sally </b>- I like your wisdom, and could probably emulate you! I don't manage as much exercise as you, though i'd love to.</p> <p><b>RL &nbsp;-&nbsp;</b>I had my sugar level and cholesterol checked (on Angie's advice) when I had the 35% reading. Both fine</p> <p>And here's my thoughts on <i>Simply Nigella.&nbsp;</i>I'll first just say that Nigella is my favourite cookbook writer because I just adore her prose. I've enjoyed it since the 90's before her first cookbook ever came out - she has a food column in British Vogue. I identified a list of recipes I wanted to try and so far like (typing form memory so possibly not the exact names<br />-Glass noodle with cinnamon and prawns (mind you, very sweet)<br />- indian flavoured shepherd pie with sweet potato as the topping<br />-Strapatsada<br />-Cornflake encrusted fried chicken (I'm not saying this is healthy though!)<br />- Red cooked chicken</p> <p>-turkey mince meatballs in thai curry soup (though made with chicken)</p> <p>I didn't like<br />macaroni cheese with sweet potato (but since I made it with GF flour and pasta, that doesn't count for much. I've yet to enjoy a white sauce made with GF flour)<br />Chocolate buckwheat cookies (WAY to chocolately for my taste)</p> <p>I have a few more picked out to try yet, including 2 GF cakes with polenta, and some others that just seem more appropriate for winter.</p> <p><b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1615247 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:40:06 +0000 anne 1615247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thankyou so much to everyone who has responded to this thread and I'm sorry that I've taken a while to get back to you.</p> <p><b>Jules</b> and&nbsp;<b>LisaP&nbsp;</b>- tell me more about "baked oatmeal". I love porridge and oaty things, and my Mum regularly buys me the expensive wheat free oats, so I'm all ears.</p> <p><b>Jules</b> -I grew up with a mother who regularly cut sugar in recipes and I do it sometimes too - probably need to do it more. And I love baking &nbsp;with pumpkin or sweet potato and could probably branch out to zucchini.</p> <p><b>Carter </b>- I think I've heard you speak before about your finding it easier to abstain than be moderate. &nbsp;I've actually been getting into nuts only recently, after not liking them my whole life. But a dietician I went to about 18 months ago reckoned I should add them to my diet. &nbsp;Just almonds so far. I am a bit tempted to graze on them but I moderate by counting out 20 of them and making little bundles. Then I take one to work and let myself have 10 &nbsp;a day. If it is a bad day I may eat all 20 - but then there are days when I forget to take any.</p> <p><b>Viva</b> &nbsp;- I've been reading your whole30 thread with interest. I am fascinated by the Whole30 - I even get their newsletter and have read heaps on the site - but haven't actually done it. &nbsp;I do think that a "brief hiatus" isn't a bad idea and is something I've managed before.</p> <p><b>Lara </b>- I prefer cooking from scratch too. Funny about your oatmeal cookies</p> <p><b>Diana </b>- my husband is always saying I just get the kitchen cleaned up and then I mess all over again! I do have to be careful about how much I take one and factor the cleanup effort into my cooking plans, as I am often overambitious and don't realise how tired I'll get by the end.<br />I definitely have a sweet tooth. I never eat crisps, salted snacks etc - my DH is the opposite</p> <p><b>Lisap</b> - Thanks. You are clearly not alone on this thread. I'm kind of hoping I don't have to take things as far as you!</p> <p><b>Crazyone -</b> I certainly cook too. 3-4 nights a week for a family of five. And I've tried way more savory recipes in Nigella's recipe book than sweet (of which more later) When we had chickens I cooked so many fritattas that my family got sick of them! GF lasagna isn't great, and I'm a bit off cooking pastry since it was part of a cookfest last year after which I threw up, but I &nbsp;do bake savory as well - I made a savory sweet potato and almond bread last weekend as well as the pudding.</p> <p><b>Angie</b> &nbsp;- thanks so much for responding. I was really hoping you would. I'd love to hear in more detail <i>how&nbsp;</i> your moderation works.<br />And a few years ago you didn't eat potatoes (except in Belgium!) and pasta - what made you change?</p> <p>I know that I'm a normal weight - it's my body fat percentage that I'm trying to change. And fitness is taking a bit of a hit right now because I have hurt my knee. &nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for the encouraging words though. I guess I thought I was doing alright until I was asked to record my food for 2 weeks. The PT said it doesn't look good and he is going to rip in to it in detail for me later!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614879 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:17:42 +0000 rachylou 1614879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm off on a medical track now, Anne. My superhero name will be Type 1 Girl, haha. Did you ever mention the 35% bodyfat thing to your doctor when you did the bloodwork? There's a connection between type 1 diabetes and celiac's (they're both found more frequently in certain genetic pools), and these two things are naturally both associated with belly fat (skinny fat?). In light of this, since you're in range BMI-wise, I wonder about targeting this stat directly. A different effort/yardstick might be better in terms of maintaining best health. Just musing... about myself really. Ahaha! Never forget it's all about me (says happy bunny ;). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614843 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:05:00 +0000 Sal 1614843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are a few eating threads, and I eat too much sugar, and drink too much wine sometimes. &nbsp;For me, and I stress this is for me only:</p> <p>- I feel best when I eat healthy main meals<br />- I love sharing cake and baking with my family and friends, but I have cut back on this area<br />- My will power is limited - if I have it in the house I tend to eat it.</p> <p>Within our own guidelines (allergies/intolerances etc) I think we do not have to be purist forever. &nbsp;Elimination can reset the bar, so to speak, with things like coffee, sugar, and you can choose whether you wish to re-introduce them.</p> <p>I honestly think that you are having your cake and staying slim Anne. &nbsp;You are fit and strong and slim. &nbsp;Yes if you avoid cake altogether (and chips etc) you may be slimmer, but you have to decide if you will be healthier and happier for it. &nbsp;If you will be, then maybe it is worth doing, but given you are starting from an in-shape place, you may not be.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614836 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:50:59 +0000 Anonymous 1614836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou has a good point. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614825 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:07:22 +0000 rachylou 1614825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boy, Anne, if that's all the cake you're eating - I'm not sure you could lose fat by skipping it all together. You have celiac's, yes? I'm wondering now about all the effects on metabolism... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614811 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:29:39 +0000 anne 1614811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much everyone for your responses. I can't respond in full right now, but did want to address one point - the idea of cooking for others and enjoying the process of baking.</p> <p>I do cook for others - 12 times a year for school, add in at least another 2 occasions. But I don't eat a skerrick of it. Cooking gluten free is too expensive to lavish it on people who don't need it, so I just bake with gluten on those occasions</p> <p>And even my gluten free cooking does get shared!&nbsp; Half of the apple cake I mentioned above went as a contribution when we were invited out to afternoon tea (and a good thing too, as&nbsp;my two GF daughters &nbsp;and I wouldn't have anything to eat otherwise). Some of the rest was frozen for school lunches for the girls - as was the rest of the cranberry cake.&nbsp; All I am talking about is that I eat more than one piece&nbsp; in total on the day. I'll lick part of the bowl (I do share that privilege with the kids if they are home), eat scraps and crumbs while I'm cutting it up etc, possibly have a couple of bits while it is fresh. But I'm rarely tempted to get it out of the freezer once it is there.</p> <p>Lots of food for thought in what you've all said, and I hope to get back to you soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too/page/2#post-1614758 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:55:14 +0000 annagybe 1614758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In short, no, you can't have it all<br /> At some point you have to do the equivalent of a quote attributed to Catherine Deneuve:<br /> "... a woman has to choose between her a** and her face"</p> <p>ETA, honestly life is too short to deny all pleasure. Few people are wired to be ascetic </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614727 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:38:59 +0000 DonnaF 1614727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like you love the process of baking?&nbsp; If you don't want the product in your house after your family has had a portion and you have had a taste, I would follow the suggestions to give the remainder to your local firehouse, neighbors, teachers, or in my case, leave it at my church's coffee hour. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614432 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:06:43 +0000 Helen11 1614432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love what SW Ann said about deprivation and the feeling leading to over indulgence. So true.<br /> I also remember reading a book called 'Weight loss for food lovers' or something like that. The author recommended identifying one's high value food (the one without which life would not be worth living eg chocolate, chips, cheese cake ) and to have a small serve every day for morning tea. And to eat it mindfully and really enjoy it.<br /> Ann, you are slim and very active and fit. Those factors all improve your health. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614424 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:31:52 +0000 Style Fan 1614424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in awe of people who can bake.&nbsp; Not a skill I acquired.&nbsp; I can cook but I stick to simple meals.&nbsp; I have no idea how I would manage with all those goodies in the house.&nbsp; I would have to eat them up in one seating.&nbsp; I don't buy many if any baked goods.&nbsp; Never think about it.<br />Willpower is not something I excel at.&nbsp; I serve ice cream for desert when we have guests because I don't like it that much.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614318 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:55:41 +0000 Anonymous 1614318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We gave up baking breads and all sweets to the point that I panic if I have to bake something for a meeting. Take your baked goods to a fire station for the firemen or put them in a teachers' lounge. Get them out of the house.<br /> Your body changes starchy food to sugar so eating a bowl of rice is like eating a bowl of sugar and sends blood glucose way high. What has also helped me is a hint from a friend...you only actually taste the first 3 bites, so you can stop after 2 or 3 bites. She lost lots of weight and kept it off for 50 years now by eating slowly and savory get those few bites of sweets but did not diet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614309 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:20:59 +0000 Anonymous 1614309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love to bake, but just let my DH enjoy big portions while I have just a taste. And we don't eat sweets on a regular basis. Even with calorie reduction, I haven't been able to lose, so I'm upping the exercise. That's all I know to do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614306 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:09:11 +0000 Gaylene 1614306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My philosophy is the same as Angie's and SW Ann--eat nutritiously 80% of the time and enjoy the extras, in moderation, for the remaining 20%. Exercising willpower over every morsel I eat is exhausting and I'd rather spend my time doing other things instead of fussing about my diet. </p> <p>My advice is to bake if you enjoy it. Lick the bowl and your fingers. Fill your home with tantalizing odors of butter and cinnamon. Taste your creations judiciously so you have lots to share with family and friends. Enjoy watching them polish off your masterpieces. Think of your baking as something you do for others instead of a self-indulgence. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614303 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:41:59 +0000 ClaraT 1614303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bake every couple of weeks. Either I invite neighbors or friends over (fruit tart or something that doesn't portion well) or I send plates to them via my kids. <br />Win-win: we all eat, no one eats too much, and I have a lot of good will on my street.<br />You do have to get the goods out of your house fast if either you (or your family) could potentially eat, say, a whole pan of brownies </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614238 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:06:27 +0000 Lyn D. 1614238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a tricky one if you enjoy baking and sweet foods!<br />I grew up rarely eating baked goods because of my early diagnosis of Ceoliac and my Mum didn't bake.<br />I have a good friend who makes GF cake and often gives some to me, so I cut into small portions and freeze so it is not all eaten at once.<br />Being aware of portion size is also a big help- I try not to rule out anything but stick to smaller amounts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614182 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:08:37 +0000 gradfashionista 1614182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you baking for yourself or your family?</p> <p>If you're baking for your family, meringue pie is easy to do GF and low carb (if you like).&nbsp;</p> <p>If you're baking for yourself, there are a lot of single-serving recipes out there. For instance, I've been on a kick these past few days making single-serving chocolate chip cookies and brownies ("mug cakes"). My chocolate chip cookie takes me 20min to make (5min prep + 15min baking), so the time factor adds an additional constraint. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614164 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:38:31 +0000 rachylou 1614164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nuts are way too easy to get fat on. A 1/4 c is a serving size. That's just one mouthful! Lol. </p> <p>I love Nigella Lawson. I don't care that my brother says she's a coke head. I have to check out her latest book for those recipes you mentioned. I can't believe I don't have it yet!</p> <p>Which reminds me, Nigella likes crumbles. There's something to bake that could be lower in calories, carbs and fats. Also: tarts. A thin crust, a little custard and apples or berries.</p> <p>I like to make German Lightning cakes. They're really not too bad on the nutritional front. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-know-how-to-have-your-cake-and-stay-slim-too#post-1614140 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:19:58 +0000 SW Ann 1614140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Over the years I've found that depriving myself of what I&nbsp; like leads to one thing--overindulgence.&nbsp; I believe all foods can and should be included in our eating unless you just don't like it or it doesn't agree with you (for those with allergies or celiac etc)&nbsp; I dieted in many ways over the years and I would lose weight only to gain it back with "bonus" pounds because I couldn't live with it long term.&nbsp; Many many years ago I lost weight and began walking daily.&nbsp; Eventually I added weight training.&nbsp; And, I bake--all the time.&nbsp; I eat some of what I bake.&nbsp; When I want it.&nbsp; But having it around and knowing I can have it when I want it...well, I'm kind of over it.&nbsp; When I didn't bake and thought it was "bad" or off limits--I craved it all the time.&nbsp; Studies have been done (though I can't quote them) that prove that feeling deprived all the time taxes our willpower and eventually, you will run out of the desire to say "no" and you will probably gorge. If you want to lose weight, design a system that works for you....it doesn't matter if it will work for anyone else. <br />Good luck! </p>