$3.50 for a box of cookie bliss
How can you resist?
5 Girl Scout Cookie Survival Strategies
1. Moderation
Isn’t this term always used when it comes to eating the foods that derail us from our fat loss results? Yep! And for good reason.
You see, eating cookies – or any sweet treat for that matter – is not what prevents results. Rather it is how much and how often you are eating them.
When you choose to implement a sound nutrition plan, eating foods that support fat loss at the very least 80% of the time, then having a serving of cookies here and there will NOT cause you to gain weight.
Eating cookies after every meal, in between meals or every day….in addition to other poor eating habits is what causes weight gain. When you get your box or two or three of Girl Scout Cookies, decide right away how they will fit into your nutrition plan.
2. Portion Size
A Fat Loss Nutrition Rule of Thumb….never eat right out of the box. This applies to healthy and not so healthy foods. Why? You Lose Track of HOW Much you are eating!
To prevent overeating your Girl Scout Cookies, portion them out. Just because the box or sleeve is open does it mean you keep eating. Grab your snack size baggies and pre-portion them all out ahead of time.
3. Cookie Calories still Count
It does not matter if a cookie is fat free, sugar free, suddenly has no trans fat or is made with real Ocean Spray premium cranberries…cookies still have calories!
FYI on Trans Fat….Companies are only required to disclose trans fat if there is more than 0.5 grams per serving. If you choose to eat more than a couple servings you are eating trans fat.
Take a Look at My Favorite Girl Scout Cookie….Thin Mints!
A serving size of Thin Mints is 4 cookies
Calories: 160
Fat: 8 grams
Saturated fat: 5 grams
Sugar: 10 grams
Ever eat a whole sleeve of these? Be honest… I have. An entire sleeve of thin mints comes in at a whopping 560 calories and 36 grams of sugar! Not exactly fat loss friendly! These cookie calories can quickly add up!
Read the label and be aware of the serving size.
4. Savor The Moment
Girl Scout Cookies come around once a year…so savor them. Do not grab them by the handful and much them down mindlessly – you are missing out!!!
When you decide to have your Girl Scout Cookie Treat avoid any and all distractions. Be in the moment. Chew slowly and even announce how dang yummy they are! I do this quite often….with any yummy food actually
5. Out of Sight, Out of Mind
If boxes of cookies are sitting out on the counter, the kitchen table, the dresser in your bedroom…..of Course you are going to be constantly tempted to reach in and grab a few, over and over again. And this is the type of eating habit that gets you into trouble.
Along with pre-portioning and planning out WHEN you will have your Girl Scout cookie treat put them away UNTIL then.
My favorite place….and actually enhances the flavor of Thin Mints… The FREEZER! Keeps them freshly tucked away out of sight!
When it comes to your Fat Loss Plan and the yummy treats that tempt us throughout the year you absolutely CAN enjoy your favorites….just takes some mindfulness and planning ahead.
What is Your favorite Girl Scout Cookie?
Your Friend & Coach,
Marty Ozaeta
Author, Velocity Performance Training For Fat Loss
831-869-5348
My favorites are Thin Mints and Samoas. You hit me hard with eating right out of the box...I am so guilty!!
ReplyDeleteI plowed through 7 boxes of thin mints last year-was training hard- didn't gain any-or loose. My cookies were therapy at the time, ;)
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