OMG! I weighed in - and gained 5 more pounds!!!

No, no, don't dump it if you mean throwing in the trash. Give it away to anyone who would want to use it. Not everyone is going to be dieting and exercising and would appreciate some free groceries. Then you could go on with whatever dieting program you choose. I've been making a lot more sweets lately than I had before. I just need to cut down too but my store of stuff would be in the form of ingredients such as flour, sugars (brown sugar, powdered sugar, white sugar, corn syrup) and things used to make the calorie-loaded cakes, pies, etc. My jeans and shirts are getting rather snug I think. Maybe I should just slow down on the baking.

I would gradually move it all out by slowly eating it and make a small gradual change. If you throw it out or plunge it, 1. be wasting food, 2. may gain more weight. I heard that when a person eats right, and exercising they can gain weight until the body adjust to the change, then the weight will come down. She, said it depends on the person, the lifestyle, the issues, etc.. It makes sense to eat healthy, but you might have a craving for the sweets, and if you have none, then you will spend money, to get, then feel bad for spending the money on the sweet. So, take it slow, enjoy. Eat 5-6 small meals a day, that is including snacks, veggies, and fruits. The extra weight is probably your body adjusting to the change of something new.

I would go with the gradual change or give it away. When I was dieting I made sure not to keep snacks in the house.. but if ever we got some for whatever reason I'd give them away. Like once I really wanted to try these new cookies.. but of course I kept stopping myself from buying them because I wanted 1, not the whole package.. and I knew if I bought the package I'd eat them all. Well hubby ended up buying them, and I tried a few, but the next time we had visitors I sent the rest of the package home with the visitors.

If you really wants to cut-down your weight, then you should take a strict action regarding your food intake from now onwards. Stop extra snacking of those unhealthy food. Try to control yourself in case any of your kids is eating some snack in front of you. After you have eaten finished those snacks that are in your home, try to go for some healthy snack for a change. Although, i am trying to cut-down some of my weight, i am still snacking but snacking on healthy food like fruits and nuts. hope you are able to change your snacking habit now...

So as not to be wasteful, I would use up the stuff I had and then just not buy new to replace it. I do that myself when I change my eating habits and diet. I cut out certain foods but I never throw away food. I just use it up, while still cutting down, and then go on my diet. It's hard to resist some things, especially when it's in the cupboard or refrigerator, but I would tend to try and resist and let the other family members use it up. I live alone, so I don't have to worry about having stuff on hand for other family members. I just have to worry about myself.

I think like the majority I would go for gradual change, remember it's not always advisable to do an abrupt one since our body needs a little time to adjust especially at our age . I think plunging or thrashing would be an awful lot of waste friend, remember what's bad or good for our body could sometimes not be true for everyone, so if I may suggest, study again the food value or contents of what you plan to trash and see if there might be something there that would be beneficial to others,or could be fortified with some kind of vitamins or minerals, some foods that can make us fat might be needed by someone who might be under weight and things like that, good luck on your choice and your decision to live healthy

Personally this is always a hard decision to make. Since food these days is getting quite expensive, anytime you want to make a radical change and start eating better, it can be a hard thing for sure. I think your best bet would be to go thru some of the stuff, and see if there is stuff there you need to get rid of, and then stuff you would hate to do this with slow down on the amounts you eat, and in time it will be the best for you. Loosing weight can be an adventure and if you are like me there are a lot of factors play into place more than food.

start with eating those stuff with little amount but make sure in every meal you have balance of carbs, protein and EFA, then gradually change it with healthier snack like nuts....or any unprocess process snack, hope this help...have a good one!