I feel fat. But I also feel like having cake.

[Rorey]

Coconut cake, to be specific.

I wonder what's going to happen.

[EYESORE 9001]

1. You could have *some* cake

It beats going around feeling all deprived & shit.

[Rorey]

2. I'm pretty bad at restraint

I've wanted coconut cake for about three days now, but when I went to the store, they were all too big. I'm pretty sure nobody else in my family even likes coconut cake, so it won't do any good to get one and share.

My son feels the same way you do. If you've got a craving, satisfy it or it'll just linger there under the surface and you'll always feel deprived.

The trick, of course, is to just satisfy it and not be a glutton. Which I tend to be when it comes to cake.

[Irish_Dem]

7. I buy a small cake and leave it in a friend's freezer. When I want cake I have to go the friend's

house and get a piece. If I leave the cake in my own freezer, it is not a good situation.

(I cut up the cake into pieces, so I can just stop by the friend's house and pick up a piece. Friend does not mind.)

[Rorey]

13. That's a good friend

I probably couldn't be that friend because I'd eat the cake.

[Irish_Dem]

19. This friend likes pie, not cake. So my cake is safe. :)

But when I bring the cake over, the deal is that she can have a couple of slices if she wants.

[Maraya1969]

21. You could buy a piece from a restaurant near you and take it home. But coconut

cake seems like there isn't a lot of it around.

But you could google, "Coconut cake near me" and see what shows up. I've done that to find French onion soup.

[Rorey]

24. That would have been a good idea

But I did find a small coconut cake at the store.

I feel satisfied.

[Funtatlaguy]

25. For me, sugar is an addiction. I can't stop with "some". It's none or ALL.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. LOL... I am baking a cake right now! And Marjorie Dawes would approve....

[Rorey]

5. That's pretty much what's going through my mind!

I'm putting on my shoes now.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. "You know you want it."

As a German pimp / doorman said to me when I was 12 years old (visiting my older brother stationed over there), while I was staring at scantily-dressed prostitutes behind a large display window, "Go inside. You know you want it."

I didn't do it, but it's only cake in your case.

[Rorey]

6. If I get there and there's no coconut cake

Then that's my answer.

Actually, I'll probably check two stores.

[True Dough]

8. At age 12?

Seems a tad early for anyone to be encouraging interaction with prostitutes.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Yeah, no kidding!

Maybe he didn't realize I was so young?!

He could somehow tell that I was American, like pretty much every German over there, because he spoke English to me (with a German accent).

Or maybe he wanted to see if I'd even try, then stopping me while laughing about it?

My reaction was more like this:


It was on some street that was more like an alley. I drove my poor mother nuts because of my constant exploring, but I usually kept her in sight and then quickly caught up with her and Dad.

[True Dough]

9. Eat a large slice

Then run 5 miles. It all balances out that way.

[Rorey]

14. If I ran 5 miles, I'd have to call 911 at some point

I really miss my dog when it comes to balancing cake and exercise. He forced me to do what I needed to do.

Dogs are good personal trainers.

[keithbvadu2]

10. If you have the cake, you have solved half the problems.

If you have the cake, you have solved half the problems.

Better than nothing.

[Rorey]

15. That's a great perspective.

And, btw, I did go get a little cake.

[CanonRay]

11. My wife got a wonderful wild berry cream cake for last night's company

and they only ate a third. Oh noes, what b to do?????

[Rorey]

16. I would love to learn to make Chantilly cake

That might happen this summer.

[Shermann]

17. They say there is no such thing as free will

So if you eat the cake, it was preordained.

[Rorey]

18. Yay, I'm off the hook

No guilt.

[Marie Marie]

20. Sounds like....

[Rorey]

22. The devil side won

I'm going to behave better tomorrow.

[Marie Marie]

23. Tee Hee. Sometimes, you just have to give the Devil his due.

[hay rick]

26. I usually consult Marie Antoinette in this situation.

[Rorey]

28. Good plan!

"Let them eat cake!"

And I did!

[MontanaMama]

27. I googled "coconut mug cake"

and found a bunch of recipes for single serving coconut cakes!

[Rorey]

29. I do like mug cakes

Maybe next time I have a craving I'll do that.

I used to buy the mug cake mixes at the store until I realized how easy they are to make from scratch. So much cheaper too!

Thanks for the suggestion!