Halloween Candy!

Fit it in your day, freeze it, put it out of sight, have a portion only at certain times of the day (for me that is preworkout)

It's Halloween, I already know how this is going to go: 7pm is going to roll around and I'm going to want something sweet. I've already decided what I'm having: a piece of Trader Joe's Pumpkin Bread with cream cheese frosting with a nice cozy mug of Stash decaf mint chocolate oolong tea. Go big or go home, right?!

The dreaded Halloween candy! I'll reduce my calories slightly for lunch & dinner to anticipate those, um..."candy inspections". I'm getting good with the candy as I stay away from 240+ calorie candy bars and opt instead for something like Good & Plenty's, which is 140 calories for 33 pieces. It takes me longer to eat 33 pieces than it does a candy bar so it's a psychological win with myself!

Our kids are grown. But I’ve lost 100lbs and it’s been gone for years. In part by fighting my sweet tooth to a draw.

When I started I did a lot of research on treats. I finally settled something they don’t make anymore, Weight Watchers Giant Fudge Cup ice cream, I think it was called. A workable satisfying portion. But here was the deal, give in to some other treat- no ice cream. I eat ice cream nearly everyday. All planned. If it’s a frozen treat of some kind, I’ve probably tried it. Current favorite is Publix no sugar added.

Halloween candy. I fought this battle too. The problem with those bite size things is it takes about 8 bites to get anywhere near what I think a portion is. So the bite size is really a nasty trick.

But besides ice cream, I’ve also experimented with dark chocolate. There are some stores nearby that carry some really good dark chocolate. Do a taste test.

What happened for me was I decided that about 99% of the candy around is just bad candy, not worth the calories. I think of it as kid candy. If seeing all the Halloween stuff leaves me craving candy, believe me, I’m going to have some candy. But it won’t be the milk chocolate kid stuff. I’m going for quality. And I’ll have to go out and get it.

Last- things that are hidden get found. Try the garage bin. Your coworkers, family and friends are fighting the same battle as you. The garage bin is the only way out.

MrTee1985 wrote: »

I just bought candy yesterday so i wouldn't have it laying around. My daughters candy she gets is stickly hers an I would get yelled at even if i tried to eat it. Whoever the last kid is that comes to my house is going to be leaving with whatever is left from the two bags i bought. GET IT OUT OF HERE OR ILL EAT IT ALL!

But how do you know it's the last kid? We always have a few late strays ringing the bell and annoying my husband

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I’m going to pull a little out of my daughter’s stash & then go put the whole bucket in my husbands car trunk. I can’t have over 2 pounds of candy in this house.

I brought candy back into my diet a couple months back by getting a bag of fun size bars for my lunch kit. I put one bar in the zipper pocket of my lunch kit each day and have it as a treat in the afternoon. That way when I am eating it, the rest of the bag is safely at home. I know if I were eat one at home I’ll want the whole bag. But eating at work from my pre packed lunch bag means the rest of the bag is unavailable.

As for the kids - I’m just going to let them go nuts for a few days and be normal next week when the candy is gone.

I've been known to toss it in the garbage...as a last resort if I find myself unable to resist.

I am so struggling with the Halloween Candy. I got a lot to pass out for trick or treat because I live right beside the hospital and I figured that I would get a lot of foot traffic...but I was wrong and now I have all this delicious candy! I tell myself I am not going to eat it, but then I'm binging. Once I get to the point where I know I have blown everything, I get so defeated and say "piss on it" and just eat more. I hate it and myself for doing it! then I come to work and think I am safe because I managed to walk out of my house with only 1 Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cup in my pocket and everyone has candy bowls on their desk!! So now I have had about 6 things of candy today

I don't have kids, but I sure as heck know the temptation to dig into the ENTIRE Halloween bucket. We thankfully were able to send the rest to my husband's work for his coworkers to devour. I would say if you want to treat yourself within moderation pre-portion little bags of a few pieces for each day that fit within your caloric budget and tell yourself you get THIS amount each day and try your best to stick to it. I also like the out of sight out of mind approach. If something is hidden, I tend to move on and forget about it. I had to do this with a bag of mini powdered donuts at work today. Told my coworkers to go and hide them so I didn't dig into them! So far it's worked!

I have to log it as soon as I eat it or I will eat way too much. Logging it puts it right there in black and white. Those little suckers add up fast. I am keeping my candy stash on the dining room table because we have that room gated off to keep the dog out. that means I can't just grab it as I pass by, it has to be a deliberate trip to get it. I have been taking 2 pieces to work with me each day, which is fine. It's when I get home that the trouble can get real.

Reality is, I know that it's no good for the kids either, and I can't wait to get it out of the house. But I don't want to deprive them completely and give them food phobias. So we do a big candy sort the morning after. They each have a container to fill with their favorites. Everything else goes into baggies and out of the house. I took a huge bag of PB cups and Wunderbars over to the fire station, because they are my personal temptation - I've seen how those guys work out, and I know they can handle it!

When the kids were little I would keep it in the kitchen and dole it out, but then *I* would end up eating it. So now, they keep their containers out of my sight so I don't think about it. I don't regulate it - when it's gone, it's gone.