You all ready for Halloween?
What are your plans? How are you gonna cope with the candy? I finally broke down and bought some. I had Ted hide it. I also bought some sugar free Reeses and some sugar free Hershey’s with caramel inside. Very good, but limiting myself.
So today, what can I say, the sugar thing got me today, namely the dumb poptarts. i was so happy I lost 3 pounds, but I was craving sugar! Bad, bad. But I plan on working it off tomorrow. Gonna get up in the morning, and do level 3 of the Shred, then shower and get my grocery list ready. Then go to therapy, Sprouts and Walmart. Then come home and do Halloween, and then at about 9:oo me and a friend are going to go see a local band play. Is a Halloween party, but I am not dressing up, just gonna wear a funny t shirt with skulls on it, lol.
here is another article on Halloween candy I thought might help:
Have a happy and safe Halloween!
tegories: Diet Coach, Janice Taylor, Mindful Eating, Weight Loss Coach, happiness, health, motivation, weight loss, women’s health
Ghosts, Goblins, Gremlins … Candy … oh My! by Janice Taylor
Halloween is but two days away! Is “Candy” calling your name? She sure is a seductress!
What to do? Change your name and then …
Think Ahead!
Curb the Sugar Cravings. On Halloween or on any other day, remember that balanced meals curb sugar cravings! Therefore, do not make a candy bar your breakfast. First have a poached egg, some fruit, a slice of whole wheat toast (or healthy balanced breakfast of your choice) and then … should you indulge in a piece of candy, you will be less likely to go full tilt hog wild.
Think Outside the Candy Box. You could (yes, you could) give those adorable trick or treaters fun stickers or party favors or even rubber spiders. Now - that’s lasting fun!
Last Minute Shopping. This is one exception to the rule “be prepared.” Do NOT shop ahead of time. Do NOT keep bags of trick-or-treat candy in the house. HOLD OFF - till the very last second! That means, if you haven’t picked up candy yet, DON’T. There’s always tomorrow morning or on your way home from work tomorrow night!
Yucky vs. Yummy. Another exception to the ‘only eat what you love’ rule. Do NOT buy, store, or house candy that you like. What are you least likely to dip into? That’s your choice! Choose yucky over yummy!
Keeping YOU Honest!
Read the labels. Even those big bags of mini-bite-sized beauties have labels. Read them and know the magnitude of your sins!
Save Some! Oh boy … Now there’s a crazy concept. Even though you’ve been careful not to buy your favorite candies - nevertheless, your favorite candies have landed in front of you! How about you choose 3 pieces (or more or less … you decide) that delight your sugary soul and savor them. One piece per day. YES! Imagine … setting candy limits!
Hire Dave, the Doorman. If you can’t “handle” it, literally - as in handing out candy at the door without implementing the the “One for you, two for me” method … then delegate someone else to be the one who ‘mans’ the door and rent a doorman costume for him/her!)
The Morning After
Give “IT” Away. Bring ‘it’ to the office, give ‘it’ to a neighbor, donate ‘it’ to your church! Just be sure to get ‘it’ out of your house! (Reserve a seat at The Holiday Diet table!)
Skip the “Day After Halloween Get As Fat As You Can for 1/2 Price Sale!” May be the hardest part of Halloween for the gifted shoppers out there, but in the end, 1/2 price candy is gonna’ cost you plenty!
What’s your strategy? Seriously, what will you do after the Belly Bustin’ Bingeing Season Kick-Off? What’s your plan, your strategy to get through the holidays without gaining weight?
Spread the word, NOT the icing!
Janice
Reserve your seat at The Holiday Diet Table!
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I got $20 worth of candy for the trick-or-treators. My nieces are coming and i’m taking some pics. Thats about it for our excitement. All I can say–I dont want any candy left lol. I also have it hidden..and its staying that way til the kids show up lol. Happy halloween. Stay safe.
I’m in a apartment building so no kids come here so I’m lucky in that way. I never had to buy any candy at all, but I am taking my daughter out trick or treating so she’ll be getting candy. I’ll take some of her raisins instead
We have candy and I am making up little bags and putting them on people’s doors. Then we are having people in and then I am making David take the rest to work. I can NOT have candy around…hehe
I enjoyed a lot yesterday. Today I do not feel the need for more. Knock on wood.
Have fun today with the trainer.
Hugs…
The candy is still in the trunk of my car; will bring it inside late afternoon and hope for the best!
Happy Halloween, Kama-kitty!
I actually didnt buy any candy. I live in the back of a retirement community so there are very few kids. In 11 years there, we have never had trick or treaters.
I did eat some candy my boss brought yesterday and some M&Ms last night but I am done with it. No more candy for me.
Good tips Kama!! I usually buy a few bags of candy for us to have here…NOT THIS YEAR!! I just decided there was no sense in tempting myself like that. I am never home for trick or treaters because I am running my own kids around…so..I will have a few out of their bag if I must!!
Sounds like you have a busy day & evening planned! Hope you have a great time!
THanks for the tips. I hope you have a fun halloween. We are taking the kids trick or treating and then we have a party at our house at 8. So it should be a fun night.
This one is actually a no-brainer for me this year. My daughter didn’t come home from college this weekend, my son is off at a marching band competition and won’t be back until the wee hours of the morning, and we live in an area too isolated for trick-or-treaters so I had no reason to buy candy. Additionally, I signed on to work tonight so I had a good excuse to turn down the couple of invites I had to Halloween parties with all their tempting yummies. Now, if I can just be as successful with Thanksgiving! LOL
3 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool!
We have a small pile of leftovers…I had a mini twix already…I may have my husband hide it…