How to stop eating easter chocolate?

tishie1
tishie1 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone have any creative ideas on how to stop eating easter chocolate? My kids have to tons and tons of it and I don't want them eating it all, so I keep eating it. Plus it is right in front of me all day while I am at home. Any suggestions of what worked for other people?
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  • lisakhouck
    lisakhouck Posts: 13 Member
    Give it to neighbors or coworkers?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You could throw it into your freezer and dole it out over the month.
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    Throw it all out! JK

    It's your kids candy, you are not suppose to be eating it.
  • tishie1
    tishie1 Posts: 19 Member
    Thanks!! I like the freezer idea! :) I did that for Halloween candy now that I think about it...
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I bagged up some of my boys chocolate into single serving sizes and placed them on the top pantry shelf (my boys are still to young to get up there and I have to stand on my tip toes to reach). This way my boys have some chocolate instead of way to much and I have some single servings set aside for those days were I'm craving it.
  • tishie1
    tishie1 Posts: 19 Member
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Throw it all out! JK

    It's your kids candy, you are not suppose to be eating it.

    They have so much that it would be ridiculous for them to eat it all, so that's why I eat it :) We went to a community egg hunt and got way too much lol.
  • smirk15
    smirk15 Posts: 3 Member
    My best trick for post holiday treats is to either stick it in the freezer or just get rid of it. The freezer works if I am in one of
    Those places where my willpower is good (I find it ebbs and flows). But if I keep digging into my stash when I really don't want to I will donate it, bring it to work, or just toss it. If you are really just trying to wean it away from your kids then every time you would take a piece to eat just throw it away instead or put it in a container to give away.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    I've been known to throw candy and cakes in the garbage. The freezer works too. Out of sight....
  • valente347
    valente347 Posts: 201 Member
    Just get it out of the house. That's what coworkers are for, right?
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    I have found that leaving the wrapper in place is a good deterrent....I am not much of a paper eater...if it is already unwrapped, try covering it in mustard or ketchup to discourage stuffing it into your pie hole...LOL...seriously...sometimes life calls for some good old fashioned ruination to increase one's willpower...YOU CAN DO THIS!
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    tishie1 wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Throw it all out! JK

    It's your kids candy, you are not suppose to be eating it.

    They have so much that it would be ridiculous for them to eat it all, so that's why I eat it :) We went to a community egg hunt and got way too much lol.

    Throw it out then. It's not like you spent money on it.
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    BY THE WAY....my profile picture today is a very large chocolate Easter Egg that mysteriously appeared in our office today...no one knows from whence it came, but you can see the full size bowl in front is filled with slabs of chocolate broken from this monster...People were munching chocolate all day and other than taking the picture, I avoided it altogether with no issue. Now if it had been covered in peanuts or peanut butter, or maple cream or something yummy like that, I would have had a much more difficult time. I love chocolate, but with lots of additives, just plain is not much of a turn on for this old girl! Just FYI, that egg had to weigh at least 30 lbs and was 1.5 inches thick, 18 inches tall and 10 inches across with a solid chocolate base! someone wanted the office crew to be stoned on sugar, I believe!
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    Bin all candy that isn't a favorite - every kid has favorite candies so this should be straight forward. (Chocolate is not a category! More specific than that.) Then your kids can eat it slowly over time. You can put it in the cupboard out from their reach if you want to control what they're eating. And if they've selected their top 2 favorite candies and that's all you're saving for each of them then wouldn't you feel a bit guilty about eating it?

    Don't feel bad about throwing candy. Don't feel bad about throwing out anything that isn't positively contributing to your life or that of your family.
  • kalm3
    kalm3 Posts: 67 Member
    I told my kids to hide it. Now I have no idea where they are and honestly am not craving them. Now the trouble is knowing they are probably eating it non stop themselves lol
  • cate320
    cate320 Posts: 130 Member
    Buy yourself some 90% chocolate to eat (in small amounts) whenever the craving gets too bad. And I second the freezer idea, that's what I did with all of the candy my boyfriend's mom sent us for Easter.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Throw it away.
  • jenmovies
    jenmovies Posts: 346 Member
    Put most of it into a nice basket, wrap with cellophane and give to your local old folks home? Or the local VA?
  • DoneWorking
    DoneWorking Posts: 247 Member
    edited March 2016
    The very bottom of the freezer. Since I'm old, I forget it's there until I clean it out again. :) Then I take a couple of pieces and back down to the bottom it goes!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Food environment. Why is it right in front of you all day? Put it up in the cupboard and put a bowl of fruit in front of you instead.
  • cupcakesplz
    cupcakesplz Posts: 237 Member
    My kids only got one egg. I told people we aren't doing chocolate egg, but we donate to a charity.
    Other wise I melt the chocolate for baking. I made rocky road brownies, cut it up and freezes it for school lunches.
  • raindawg
    raindawg Posts: 348 Member
    For me I can ignore it pretty good now a days. When I start feeling weak though, I get it out of sight out to keep it out of mind.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Coworkers, neighbors or trash. Although I do also like putting a few of the really good stuff in the freezer - frozen snickers are the best. If it's not good chocolate though then it should not pass those lips. Dump it or gift it.
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    If you're like me, you probably think its unfair to dump it on your kids. I've been doing this for 2 years now and if I had to make my family give up everything just for my temptations, I think that would be pretty awful. My compromise is to try to buy or keep the treats they like but I don't. So maybe try switching it out for some sort of treat they like that doesn't tempt you. Then they don't lose out, and you're not staring at chocolate all day.
  • xtina315
    xtina315 Posts: 218 Member
    I would give it to friends and family. But hey, I still eat chocolate everyday and lose lol.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    You just don't. Chocolate keeps a very long time, why the rush?
  • deannaelaine1993
    deannaelaine1993 Posts: 65 Member
    I took it to my parents for them to eat and my son to have a little when we visit. Keeps us from snacking on it everyday
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    tishie1 wrote: »
    Anyone have any creative ideas on how to stop eating easter chocolate? My kids have to tons and tons of it and I don't want them eating it all, so I keep eating it. Plus it is right in front of me all day while I am at home. Any suggestions of what worked for other people?
    tishie1 wrote: »
    Char231023 wrote: »
    Throw it all out! JK

    It's your kids candy, you are not suppose to be eating it.

    They have so much that it would be ridiculous for them to eat it all, so that's why I eat it :) We went to a community egg hunt and got way too much lol.

    I'm glad you realize that this is not a good strategy. I like the idea of giving it to a local VA. If there isn't one near you, what about a food pantry?

    Also, studies show people eat less candy if they can't see it, so while you are deciding what to do about it, put it out of sight.

  • Holly_Wood_888
    Holly_Wood_888 Posts: 268 Member
    Throw it out. Remove the temptation.
    Leave them a couple treats each (perhaps to go in their lunches) and get rid of the rest!
    Out of sight out of mind.
  • benzieboxx
    benzieboxx Posts: 253 Member
    I would just give it to friends or take it into work. If that isn't possible then I would stick it in the freezer. I seem to forget that it's in there so I eat it slower. Usually one piece at the end of the night kicks the craving right in the butt.

    This year a lot of my family knows I'm watching my calories so my mom gave me a very small gift bag with a few pieces in it. Same with my future MIL.
  • ptsmiles
    ptsmiles Posts: 511 Member
    Freezers are wonderful things. We didn't by any candy for my kids this year. We had one celebration on Saturday, so we just re-hid some of that candy. They were non the wiser. They always get more candy than they eat. Thankfully, they aren't big on candy. However, chocolate is my weakness. If it is in the freezer, or trash if it isn't good chocolate(has to be dark or a good quality like Lindt), I don't see it. I still eat chocolate, but I only have a serving size.
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