Throw them out! Yes, its a waste and there are a million starving people in the world, but eating those brownies isn't going to help the starving millions and as regards waste they are going to end up in the toilet anyway. If you really can't face throwing them away then give them away. Maybe you can freeze them but that didn't work with me.

I have done exactly the same thing with other food items because I think I am strong enough and I think I can be normal but thinking is just no guarantee that you will actually carry the thought out. Be strong and do yourself a huge favour by getting rid of them. Take care.

Do you haev kids? If so, get one of them to take the brownies to school and give them to the other kids in their class. If not, find a charity or take them to the local library or somewhere where people work hard and don't usually get appreciated. Or a homeless shelter. I don't know what there is in your area but there's bound to be someplace where people will appreciate them. Or I don't know if you live somewhere where there are close neighbours, like an apartment building, if so knock on some doors and get to know your neighbours. But if you live in a dodgy area, maybe not.

Ziporah, I disagree with throwing them out. There is far too much waste going into landfill as it is, and only so much land to fill with garbage. It is wasteful to bin perfectly good food.

Lizzie I agree with you 100% and because my hubby didn't like the sauce on his chicken tonight I made him something else then I washed the sauce off the chicken as I made it specially hot for him which I don't like and ate the chicken so as not to waste. However there are those times when you just have to get rid of something very quickly that you know will cause you pain and there is nothing better than the dirt bin. Take care.

Cover them up and hide them in the basement. Or the freezer. Or give them to your husband to guard. Or give them away to a neighboor. What ever it takes!!! It's not worth it :)

how are you today mara?? i hope you are doing well

sorry thought it was yesterday i got my dates mixed up. hang in there marah, you can do this!

I agree, put them in the freezer so he can eat them as he wishes and do something to stay busy so you don't think about them...Good luck!

As wasteful as it may seem, I threw out a ton of leftover dinner tonight. After I had eaten my portion and my daughter had eaten hers I couldn't deal with the temptation of filling up on the leftovers. I'm just getting over a weekend of binging with all those Labor Day leftovers. I didn't want another binge to begin so I threw it out. Sorry if that offends anyone. Maybe as I get stronger in my fight against binge eating I'll be able to wrap up my unwanted leftovers and take them to a neighbor, but for right now throwing it out seemed like the best choice.
As for your husband getting mad about it, maybe you need to be straight forward and tell him what a battle this is for you. He may be more understanding than you think. If not you still need to do the best thing for you, let him think you ate them all. You know you didn't.

Oh, and by the way you are not an idiot! I don't even know why you would say that. If making really yummy food and then thinking about eating that really yummy food makes you an idiot then all of us here are idiots. While I can't speak for everyone I know I'm not an Idiot. SO THERE!

I agree with Carol. You aren't an idiot, there is nothing wrong with eating food. We can't get into the trap of feeling bad about eating nice food, it only leads to destructive cycles of eating and blaming yourself and more eating. There is nothing wrong with eating brownies as long as it is a treat for Labour Day and you aren't cooking up batches every day, and as long as you are exercising. Food should be enjoyed and we should not restrict it or punish ourselves for liking nice food.

Carol and Lizzie, your last responces made me cry, in a good way. Thank you. I have good news to report. I didn't do great, I ate 3 of them during the day yesterday. One with each meal. I just told myself if I ate one between meals, I would have to throw them away! There were still 5 left this morning, I had one with breakfast and I don't really want another one. At least right now. I feel like, an old lover is at my door and he wants me, but I am married and can't have him. lol. Well, another day to get through.

I have made food before that I know I should not have and thrown mostly of it away because I knew it would be the only way I would not eat the whole thing. I don't believe in giving it to the kids because why encourage them to eat unhealthy stuff