if you are out of induction, and feel you have will power, then take only 2 forkfuls/spoonfuls of cake. try to avoid
the icing part.

this way you feel as if you "participated", but at the
same time you did not overdo it.

of course, if you think you will devour any cake given
to you, then this is bad advice. We have to face
these occasions for the rest of our lives and there will
be moments of a bite or two. when it becomes a few pieces and then the next day some more and some more
that is an issue.

now that I am pretty much at goal, I dont fret if I steal
a few pieces of pasta from the kids, or grab a bite of
something here or there BUT i dont binge.

sandy

Well, 1st I'd like to thank all of you for your encouragement and your suggestions.

Given that I had provided many LC foods, I was able to eat my fill of lunch meat, some rinds, a couple spoonfuls of peanuts, and a hot green bean and ham dish. When it was time for cake (a few hours later) I was still pretty full and not "starving" (plus I made sure to eat breakfast so I would avoid my great temptation...CHIPS!). My LC hubby and I took a small piece of cake, but had a scoop of LC ice cream. I found that I actually appreciated my treat given that it had been so long since I had eaten cake! I savored the bites when in the past I would have just eaten it and thought "good cake"...this time I actually focused on the taste and enjoyed eating it. Know how you can eat something and not really be paying attention? I was paying attention. It was small and I had very light icing (not a big icing fan anyway)...and I found that halfway through, I was full! So, I stopped. I was glad that I was able to control myself and not go on a crazy binge! I then sent all leftover cake, regular ice cream, and chips home with my Dad and now all the tempting foods have been purged from the house! My Dad thought he had hit the jackpot!

Now I am back at it...gonna do Induction again just to make sure there are no ill effects of my cake-eating.

BTW, the birthday was wonderful. She had a great time and it was soooo girly! Gotta love it! She had her own cake and enjoyed it till she got icing in her eye and needed an emergency bath! She has a cold and was rubbing her eyes and nose and, poor baby, got icing all over her face!

Thanks again everyone! This comes up again in 6 months when my other daughter turns 1! After today, I'm sure I can handle it just fine.

Take care and I hope you all have a great week!