043. Cake & Weight Loss

When my second daughter (Claire) was turning one, I hadn’t lost all the weight I had gained with her pregnancy. (Shocker! We need to normalize this, actually).

So when I started to plan her birthday party, I immediately got stressed about how I was going to incorporate cake into my “eating plan” that day. 

I was thinking..

❌ Maybe I should skip a meal to “afford” the cake and pizza.

❌ Maybe I should just skip the cake and pizza all together

❌ Maybe I can text the cake person - ask them for the ingredients, and figure out the calories (true story: I actually did this once).

But, then I remembered that I didn’t want to live like that and that wiping out entire food categories never really works, so I gave myself different options.

What if you could choose one (or all!) of these options… 

➕ I’m going to have one piece of cake, and move on.

➕ I’m going to enjoy a piece of pizza, and move on.

➕ I’m going to eat protein, fruits, and veggies during the day - so that when I get to the birthday party, I won’t be super hungry, and I can have a piece of pizza and cake without guilt, and (you guessed it)..move on!

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m going to walk you exactly through how I think about a day of weight loss eating when there is a special event to attend, and of course, how you can have cake at your kids’ birthday party, too.

I promise this approach is way more safe and effective than trying to avoid the cake altogether (only to binge on the leftovers later when everyone leaves.)

Best,

Molly

P.S. Figuring out how to change your eating habits is much easier with an expert by your side to show you the ropes and cheer you on. Take the first step and let’s see if I can help with my private weight loss coaching here.