Did you survive Halloween weekend?

MattNorrisUL
MattNorrisUL Posts: 100 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I somehow managed to lose 1 pound since Friday. Considering I have 4 children and enough candy to open a candy store currently on my dining room table, I was pretty happy. haha

You know you are on a weight loss kick when you think "Good. Monday is here and I can get back to a normal routine."
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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    haha, no normal routine for us yet, our school district "gave" us today off (teacher work day) so my schedule won't return to normal till tomorrow.

    I gained over Halloween weekend despite only having 5 pieces of halloween candy - it's not the cheap and generally bland Hershey's candy that got me though. It was a combination of factors like the arrival of TOM, the fact that I made cookies that turned out to be 158 calories each and then ate like 11 of them, and it that it got stupid cold in the mornings when I usually walk/run so I have been much less active than usual. Even so, for all that I'm still up only 2 pounds from my lowest, which is a pretty normal "fluctuation" (if I dare call it that), and I'm not complaining.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I managed to keep a deficit this week, which hasn't been the case in a while! I had 7 pieces of candy in 3 days. Not too bad.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    I survive everyday, holidays are no different. When you don't look at holidays as "food survival mode" they're just like any other day.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Just another day with different treats to fit into my caloric allowance.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't have kids and I live on a creepy street in Brooklyn so no treat-or-treaters. Even if I had been surrounded my chocolate I'm sure I'd still be alive. It was my birthday though and I had brownie and a cheesy omelette and a huge sandwich. Still, survived.
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    Oh I completely indulged. And survived.
    I knew it was coming, and I knew that with two kids I'd be swimming in a weekend of chocolate temptation. So I saved up extra calories through the week and recorded all my spare calories and gave them back to myself for the weekend. And when I went over that, I dragged my chocolate filled self to the gym and pushed myself for two of my longest runs to date.
    I'm pretty sure I logged 650 calories in Hershey's products on Friday alone. And have zero regrets.
  • MattNorrisUL
    MattNorrisUL Posts: 100 Member
    I am not a big candy person except for Reese's and I hate skittles. My kids seemed to get a plethora of skittles so the temptation wasn't strong. I rand 3 miles Friday and 3 miles Sunday which felt a lot better than any candy though. :)
  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
    My daughter managed to score a full sized Snickers bar at one house, lol. She hates Snickers, so I ate it. Just fit it into my calories for the day. That was all I had for candy. Honestly, I haven't had one for a while, and it didn't even taste that good. It's amazing how much tastes can change once you've been eating healthier for a while.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    My daughter managed to score a full sized Snickers bar at one house, lol. She hates Snickers, so I ate it. Just fit it into my calories for the day. That was all I had for candy. Honestly, I haven't had one for a while, and it didn't even taste that good. It's amazing how much tastes can change once you've been eating healthier for a while.

    That, and I actually eat more chocolate now that I've been counting calories-but never snickers and stuff. Usually high quality/dark chocolate. Now snickers and hershey's stuff just doesn't taste good.
  • 100andOnward
    100andOnward Posts: 145 Member
    Halloween, I kept to my deficit, but the day after and yesterday I went WAY off the rails. Not even with candy! We just had cake and chips and cheese in the house and not much else. I'm trying not to worry about it.
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    I did pretty well. Stuck to my goal no matter what I ate. Also didn't miss a workout.
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    I gave myself permission to eat the candy without guilt. I didn't gorge on it, but I did indulge in plenty of mini KitKats and Recees peanutbutter cups. Weight stayed the same.
  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    My daughter managed to score a full sized Snickers bar at one house, lol. She hates Snickers, so I ate it. Just fit it into my calories for the day. That was all I had for candy. Honestly, I haven't had one for a while, and it didn't even taste that good. It's amazing how much tastes can change once you've been eating healthier for a while.

    That, and I actually eat more chocolate now that I've been counting calories-but never snickers and stuff. Usually high quality/dark chocolate. Now snickers and hershey's stuff just doesn't taste good.

    Same here. I treat myself pretty much every day to something. Usually I have a Luna bar, and to be honest, my favorite Nuts Over Chocolate Luna bar tastes better to me than that Snickers did.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    No.

    I. Ate. Candy.

    Didn't regret it then, but do now.

    Climbing back up on the horse...:)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    jnv7594 wrote: »
    My daughter managed to score a full sized Snickers bar at one house, lol. She hates Snickers, so I ate it. Just fit it into my calories for the day. That was all I had for candy. Honestly, I haven't had one for a while, and it didn't even taste that good. It's amazing how much tastes can change once you've been eating healthier for a while.

    That, and I actually eat more chocolate now that I've been counting calories-but never snickers and stuff. Usually high quality/dark chocolate. Now snickers and hershey's stuff just doesn't taste good.

    Same here. I treat myself pretty much every day to something. Usually I have a Luna bar, and to be honest, my favorite Nuts Over Chocolate Luna bar tastes better to me than that Snickers did.

    Love luna bars. I also love how I actually eat dessert more often now on a deficit. I used to feel guilty about my food because in my heart I knew I was eating too much. Now...I'm not, so bring on the chocolate!
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I was bad. I ate bad things and drank booze. However, I did exercise also. I went to a punk rock show and I moshed. I logged that as vigorous calisthenics. lol
  • lemonsurprise
    lemonsurprise Posts: 255 Member
    I over ate, only by around 200-300 on 2 days but weighed myself this morning and I've lost 2lbs over the weekend!
  • refuseresist
    refuseresist Posts: 934 Member
    No, I died
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    refuseresist wrote: »
    No, I died

    Still logging from the grave!!! Spooky.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    I ate all the candy this weekend. Seriously made some bad decisions.

    It's reflected in my weight today too (I know it mostly water weight).

    Today is back to business.
  • refuseresist
    refuseresist Posts: 934 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    refuseresist wrote: »
    No, I died

    Still logging from the grave!!! Spooky.
    I am losing sooo much weight right now
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    refuseresist wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    refuseresist wrote: »
    No, I died

    Still logging from the grave!!! Spooky.
    I am losing sooo much weight right now

    Much impress!
  • MattNorrisUL
    MattNorrisUL Posts: 100 Member
    refuseresist wrote: »
    No, I died

    ahh the internet and a lack of hyperbole appreciation. lol
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    I went to a showing of Rocky Horror so the Time Warp warped off the candy.
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  • ItsJordanNicole
    ItsJordanNicole Posts: 110 Member
    I only gained .5lbs...probably water. I'm very pleased with that!
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    No candy remorse here.
  • mrsdenno82
    mrsdenno82 Posts: 13
    I saved up calories for halloween. I ate chocolate only on Halloween night. Stuck to my allotted limit. Enjoyed some candy. Carried on as usual the next day. (Despite candy on the table)
    I have lost 40lbs since my baby was born 12 weeks ago. I havent skipped birthdays, holidays etc. Just stick to CICO!
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    BaltarVK wrote: »
    I somehow managed to lose 1 pound since Friday. Considering I have 4 children and enough candy to open a candy store currently on my dining room table, I was pretty happy. haha

    You know you are on a weight loss kick when you think "Good. Monday is here and I can get back to a normal routine."

    Business as usual. Nothing special this wkend.
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    My neighborhood doesn't get any T-or-T's. The one or two kids that live here go elsewhere where it's more "lucrative", so we never have to buy any candy at all. Complete win.

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