I have Halloween Candy and no self control

alyssatuininga

I have 3 children who love Halloween candy. I DON't want it in my house. They did their first trick o treating today and I am already beating myself up wanting it. How do you stay away from bad food in the house???

Christine1110

If I have it.....I make myself work off every calorie doing a hard exercise....I won't eat much then.

glockster972

Put the candy down and walk away.

TluvK

Eat one piece. Walk away. Forget about it. Repeat daily.

lstnlondry

I pray for crappy candy!

cschu544

Let's talk about how I just downed like 5 kit kat bars. Ya..Ya. I hate halloween. lol

swimmchick87

I seriously am considering being a scrooge and not buying any candy for trick or treat because I KNOW I'll eat lots of it regardless of what it is, just because it will sitting there. I'm considering going to the gym during this time instead of passing out candy...mean as that is!

MlleDee

Have them invite friends over, hope to have all the good stuff wiped out in one go. Or send it to school, or bring it to your co-workers, or throw it out.

If all else fails, I use my 2 bottles of water trick. If you want a piece, drink a bottle of water, eat ONE PIECE, drink another bottle of water. See how many you go back for...

dshalbert

Have your neighbors store it for you. If the kids ask for it tell them that Halloween in on October 31st, so deal with it. On Halloween, give it all out and if there is a ton left put a bowl outside of the house. The lingering teens will clean it out for you. As for the stuff the kids bring home, well cant help you with that just don't steal their candy ok?

Can you tell I've had to master this myself:laugh: yeah I feel your pain. I've applied these strategies and they work.. It's tough cause I like to buy the "good stuff".

Shannoncore

all of my candy is still sealed in bags ready for trick or treaters. something i do when i really want a sweet is i find out the calories before hand and make my self go and work them off before i eat them. by the time i am done i don't want anything to do with the candy. i had just worked so hard pulling 500 calories off of my hips there is no way i am going to eat them again

_GlaDOS_

Your kids love halloween candy because you give it to them. You love halloween candy because you eat it. Put it down, and give your kids some limitations on how much they can eat.

Bridget28152723

Honestly i cant have sweets in the house either, We dont celebrate halloween , but My daughter loves chocolate! I am like an alcoholic who cant be around alcohol with sweets! *really* Make sure it gets eaten fast and gets otta the house, plus this time of year the stores have all that crap taunting us!!! I honestly feel for you I am so glad my kids arent going to be bringing in boat loads of candy, because I know I would be getting out the choclate bars!

Maryee71

Have them each pick out 10 pieces, then wrap the rest up and put in the freezer for another time. Sometimes, out of site , out of mind.

MlleDee

By the way, I am so glad to see so many people struggle with this...I always felt so alone.

Also another suggestion. Pick out like 8 of your FAVORITE pieces put them aside. Then you can "Treat" yourself to 2 pieces a day for 4 days out of the week. Put it somewhere safe, so you know it won't go anywhere, and feel obligated to eat it all in one go. Then enjoy next week and look forward to your little "Treats". Since they'll probably be snack sized their not huge calorie counts, you'll feel positive about it (no sneaking or binge eating), and you'll be less tempted to eat other junk because you're saving your calories for your TREATS.

Danilindsmom

I have one fun size as a Snack. Kills the cravings and I am starting to realize the calories are not worth it! I would rather eat something bigger for same Calories. Just told my kids I am buying crappy candy this Year. No chocolate or candy corn.
:flowerforyou:

Danilindsmom

Great idea!

thardin323

I have a rubbermaid crate that is kept in our basement (if you don't have a basement - find another out of the way area like high on a shelf or on the bottom of a closet with things piled on top of it) and that is where my son's goodies have been kept for years. This would also be good for Halloween candy. For starters, if you are going to give out candy at your house, do NOT buy the candy until the day of Halloween. Do not buy an over-abundance either. As it starts getting later, start giving out more candy to each kid. Make sure every piece is gone by the time you turn out the porch light. Then keep your kids candy in the crate. For me the basement was perfect, because I had to climb down the stairs and up again to get any treats. Before I had lost any weight, the difficulty of climbing the stairs to get his snacks reminded me why I was CHOOSING not to eat HIS snacks. Then as I lost weight and notified how easier it was to go up/down the stairs, I pointed out to myself on the way to the crate that moving better up/down the stairs was FAR better than a treat from the crate. I also suggest putting either on of your heavier pictures right on the top of the crate or maybe a thinner picture that you would like to return to. I would also put little notes on his food that would say his name. This would remind me that just because they were HIS snacks did not mean they needed to be MY snacks. I would sometimes put sticky notes on tempting food that would say NOT FOR ME. After a while, I put one of those notes on my heaviest picture hanging on my refrigerator ---NOT FOR ME.

Deathwithab

i have little control on halloween but i dont worry about it since im walking or dancing for hours i desurve to treat myself to as much sugary yummyness i want too, and the days after i usualy dont want more then 1-2 pieces

Kdonovan512

That's it! I'm going trick or treating!

alyssatuininga

I pray for crappy candy!

LOL

alyssatuininga

Thanks everyone. We live in a very rural area so we don't get trick o treaters or buy candy. My problem is my kids candy (and they are so sweet and willing to share). I like the water idea and the bucket idea and labeling it theirs. I also like the idea of only one snack size thing only on days I work out. I was proud of myself that I managed to only eat one at the Halloween party and none of the junk food- cookies, brownies, cake, etc that was there I stuck to water and one peanut butter cup. It is nice to know that others struggle with it too!

Cathleenr

I have 3 children who love Halloween candy. I DON't want it in my house. They did their first trick o treating today and I am already beating myself up wanting it. How do you stay away from bad food in the house???

mmmm how about using this opportunity to talk to your kids (even little ones understand...really) about sugar, nutrition and making better choices. read the ingredient label to them, make them aware of how many sugars are in candy.....and sodas.....and processed foods. what better time of year to scare people about HFCS and monoglycerides than hallowe'en

divainme

I buy cfrappy candy to hand out -- that way I don't eat it all a week before Halloween. My kids are older now so they have figured out that they need to hide the good stuff from me.... If all else fails I'll have my husband hide it and dole it out to the kids - he has way more will power. Or maybe its just a very small sweet tooth.

graysmom2005

We don't give out candy because we are out trick or treating ourselves. I rarely eat candy,and I LOVE candy so i just kind of splurge on it for 2-3 days after Halloween and then have hubby take it to work. I enjoy every calorie laden bite of it for those 3 days, keep working out, and then get back on track. For me? Totally worth it. It's my favorite holiday!

Aussie4870

i am also dreading the coming weeks with the amount of candy that my kids bring home...

i did great when buying some to give out this year...i bought huge bags of Laffy Taffy which i really dislike so no worries with me eatint that....

as for what the kids bring home...i love chocolate....peanut butter cups, butterfingers, twix...im in so much trouble. im going to try and convince the kids they should each pick 10 pieces of candy and we can take the rest to the womens and childrens shelter in our town...hopefully that will stop me from eating it all!!!