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Do you have a pudding every night?

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Allthenameshavegone1972 · 23/01/2025 19:23

Exactly my question. I'm so used to having a pudding, no matter how small, every night. If we don't have one it feels like the meal is not complete.
As I'm overweight it needs to stop. Need to save some money too. I have a wardrobe full of nice clothes that don't fit.
If you do have a pudding & still keep the calories down what do you have? Fruit salad is the obvious choice, but you get fed up of it after a while.

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WrylyAmused · 23/01/2025 20:28

No, rarely fancy it.
Berries are good, with plain natural yoghurt if you need a bit more.

If you want something that feels indulgent, I make a chocolate mousse with dark 70% chocolate, silken tofu, and about 1 flat dessertspoon of sugar for the whole thing. If you made that into shot glasses, you'd have a sweet mouthful every day for not many calories, and what calories there are would be high protein from the tofu. And you can't tell it's made from tofu, no-one guesses.

Fawn87 · 23/01/2025 20:27

I normally have a yogurt, a 10 cal jelly pot or Fibre One bar.

Fencehedge · 23/01/2025 20:27

Some yog or an ice lolly if you must?

Dramatic · 23/01/2025 20:27

Not pudding but I have a chocolate bar every single night after the kids are in bed

LadyRoughDiamond · 23/01/2025 20:26

I make a pudding once a week with Sunday dinner. Otherwise, during the week, there’s yoghurt in the fridge and there’s always fruit in the bowl if anyone’s still hungry.

Deeperthantheocean · 23/01/2025 20:24

Not a pudding as such but I will go and get some choc on an evening 😋

DeaNutrix · 23/01/2025 20:22

No hardly ever only when eating out which is also becoming very infrequent, but sometimes I will have a square of dark choc with a late tea.

If I have sweet stuff it’s more likely to be a slice of cake during the afternoon on a weekend.

Blatantlybeyondhelp · 23/01/2025 20:17

No.

tourdefrance · 23/01/2025 20:16

No. Kids have fruit salad most days and ice cream on Fridays. We all have a proper pudding (home made sticky toffee, crumble, chocolate etc) on Saturday with any leftovers on Sunday evening.

Strawberriesandscream101 · 23/01/2025 20:16

I do, nothing like a big chocolate gateau just a cup of tea and few rich tea biscuits, once in a while I will have a treat tho like a cheesecake to share with my dc. I'm slightly overweight working on losing it due to high blood pressure so I've changed my diet to mainly protein.

Stephanie2018 · 23/01/2025 20:13

Do t let anybody ever tell you that you have to go without to lose weight hun. It should be an enjoyable, wellness process x

Lifestooshort71 · 23/01/2025 20:13

If I'm going to have afters it wouldn't be boring yogurt or fresh fruit but something sweet and rich and yummy. That happens 2 or 3 times a month when I'm feeling particularly down (mince pie and custard yesterday 😋) but I do agree with pp about very dark choc as just one square of a posh/Lindt one cures my sweet tooth for the evening.....and is meant to actually be good for you!

Stephanie2018 · 23/01/2025 20:11

The coconut collab : chocolate pots are around 110 cals! And dairy free so better for the gut

You could have some fat free Greek yogurt with a teaspoon of honey and some fruit!

Lots of yummy treats on Kiki fits instagram page too :) she has a sweet tooth and posts really low calorie treats!

Most mini choc bars only low in calories too :)

Mini ice creams/halo top low calorie ice cream.

Winterskyfall · 23/01/2025 20:10

No, I have pudding maybe once every four months at the most. If I want something sweet after dinner I'll have a rice cake with honey. I feel like living at a goal weight is a series of choices everyday. Yes, I would enjoy pudding but I know how many calories it contains so I don't have it often. I think if you want to lose weight you have to form new habits not just for a limited period of time for the diet but for life.

LittleRedRidingHoody · 23/01/2025 20:06

Crikeyalmighty · 23/01/2025 19:57

@LittleRedRidingHoody I could live on Greek yoghurt!! But prefer Farge 5%

I don't dare have the 5% now, as I've trained myself to believe the 0% is 'normal' 😂

LindorDoubleChoc · 23/01/2025 20:01

I have pudding if I'm at someone's house for dinner and they have made one. If I'm hosting here (very rare! tbh) I'll make a pudding.

I don't eat them otherwise, not even in a restaurant.

I guess I eat pudding about ten times a year?

The last one I had was Christmas pudding on Christmas day.

Tangerinenets · 23/01/2025 20:00

Don’t have a pudding but do usually have some sort of snack after tea. Yoghurt, fruit, a small cake etc.

Floralnomad · 23/01/2025 19:58

Rarely , like Christmas Day . Even when I eat out I either skip it or have a mini pudding / cheese / coffee . My husband on the other hand has a proper dessert every night such as cheesecake , crumble , pie or rice pudding and fruit .

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 23/01/2025 19:58

Pudding makes me a bit itchy.

We sometimes have Greek yogurt and fruit or in summer ice lollies.

Bextehude · 23/01/2025 19:58

No, just fruit and yoghurt every day but not always at the end of a meal, sometime it is the meal.
Proper pudding is for special occasions only so can be totally over the top.

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Crikeyalmighty · 23/01/2025 19:57

@LittleRedRidingHoody I could live on Greek yoghurt!! But prefer Farge 5%

DownThePubWithStevieNicks · 23/01/2025 19:57

I love puddings! I only have one about once a week though, because otherwise my weight would get out of control.

See also daily biscuits, cake etc becoming normalised. These are infrequent treats!

Ihopeyouhavent · 23/01/2025 19:57

i never, ever have pudding.

onwards2025 · 23/01/2025 19:56

As others have said it's a habit only so if you want an obvious way to drop calories then it's a good one to tackle. I have only ever had pudding as a treat so few times a year, it's very much that some people always have puddings and others have none, just few times a year.

On the other hand my weakness would be sides to a main, I've had to cut those out

TomatoSandwiches · 23/01/2025 19:55

I only make a pudding or desert if we are having a light dinner, soup or a glut of fruit and make a crumble or pie.
I do find if I'm looking for something sweet after dinner then a square of really dark chocolate is satisfying enough but I'm more liable to have cheese and crackers which is just as calorific tbh.

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