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HELP!! I can't stop eating candy!

vdubmomma
vdubmomma Posts: 56
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
OK, so I have a bowl of fun size candy at my desk for my co-workers but it is causing me to have no self control. I eat like 5 pieces a day! I bring healthy snacks but I still eat the candy!! Any suggestions out there to help me regain my control"?? Thanks!
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  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Put the bowl on someone else's desk.
  • vdubmomma
    vdubmomma Posts: 56
    I can't its just me and my boss in here. Everyone stops in to get it.
  • violon
    violon Posts: 74 Member
    Get rid of the bowl period!
  • carrieliz81
    carrieliz81 Posts: 489 Member
    No more bowl. Co-workers will have to deal.
  • bill_i_am
    bill_i_am Posts: 180 Member
    no bowl = no candy - problem solved
  • rjlarry
    rjlarry Posts: 15 Member
    Here is my problem I love to cook and eat!

    http://photos.myfitnesspalllc.netdna-cdn.com/images/photos/96/431/11096431_1183_thumb.jpg
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    Fill the bowl with healthy snacks.
  • msjamartin
    msjamartin Posts: 148
    Take the bowl, walk around the office, hand it out and then don't bring any more. They can bring their own.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I can't its just me and my boss in here. Everyone stops in to get it.
    Then put it on the boss's desk, put it on a side table, or tell your coworkers to bring in their own damn candy.
  • PantalaNagaPampa
    PantalaNagaPampa Posts: 1,031 Member
    Remove temptation... get rid of the candy bowl...
  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    No more bowl. Co-workers will have to deal.

    They're grown. They have a job. They can buy their own candy.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Get rid of the candy bowl?
  • vanessaclarkgbr
    vanessaclarkgbr Posts: 731 Member
    Send it to me, I'll take care of it :-) Seriously though, make someone have it who doesn't have to watch their weight or isn't bothered about candy.
  • chrissym78
    chrissym78 Posts: 628 Member
    step away from the bowl!! replace it with a bowl of broccoli :)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    You enjoy the treats yes? Then save room for them! Figure up how many calories are in those pieces :]

    No reason to punish everyone else because you are on a diet i think
  • leahalissa
    leahalissa Posts: 88 Member
    Yeah, this is a no-brainer. Out of sight, out of mind. Ditch the bowl. Or put healthy things in it. It's better for you AND the rest of your office.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    This is YOUR bowl? YOUR candy? umm...what is the problem? Get rid of it.
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    You enjoy the treats yes? Then save room for them! Figure up how many calories are in those pieces :]

    No reason to punish everyone else because you are on a diet i think
    I think so too.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Your hand grabs the candy. Your brain controls your hand. You control your brain. Remember this.
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    Get rid of it or buy candy you don't like...
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Self-control, it's not as hard as one would think.
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    don't have the candy bowl. :wink:

    I'm the same,...If I have junk around I eat it.

    just don't have it around.

    good luck
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    I hate it when the candy strips off it's clothes, runs across my desk, and hops in my mouth! I promise that's how it happens, it has nothing to do with my CHOICE to grab a piece of candy and devoure it.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    You enjoy the treats yes? Then save room for them! Figure up how many calories are in those pieces :]

    No reason to punish everyone else because you are on a diet i think

    There's no reason to treat everyone else either.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    pee on it

    If you're pregnant eating the candy after that will aid weight loss.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    You enjoy the treats yes? Then save room for them! Figure up how many calories are in those pieces :]

    No reason to punish everyone else because you are on a diet i think
    Who says she enjoys them? Maybe just eating it out of boredom or because it's there.

    I don't see how this is "punishing" anyone. Unless her job is "candy dispenser".
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Maybe you could put some nuts or something in the bowl instead?
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    I hate it when the candy strips off it's clothes, runs across my desk, and hops in my mouth! I promise that's how it happens, it has nothing to do with my CHOICE to grab a piece of candy and devoure it.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: And here I thought I was alone in this?!
  • desutton3
    desutton3 Posts: 19
    I also have a candy bowl. I tried putting something healthy (pistachios) in it, but then no one ate them but me.

    Now, I keep the candy bowl, but I also keep sunflower seeds (in the shell) at my desk. I have found that a handful of them keeps me busy for more than 20 minutes, and the compulsion to chew on something is satisfied. Plus, it takes me all day to actually eat 1 serving, which is 3/4 cup of unshelled seeds. At 170 calories, that beats the heck out of the 20 or so Jolly Ranchers I used to go through.
  • mbmorse1011
    mbmorse1011 Posts: 492 Member
    Move it to a common area where people can get to it but its not temping you. We have a "food" table at work that we put stuff on to share. Lucky for me its all the way on the other side of the office so I have to make a trip to go get something.

    Or put in healthier snacks, small bags of pretzels or peanuts.
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