A Halloween Resolution To Not Eat Candy
To eat the candy, or not to eat the candy? That is the question.
Halloween is a tough time for anyone trying to avoid sugar and weight gain. My weaknesses are frozen Snickers and M&Ms. It’s going to be hard, but I am going to try my best not to eat any Halloween candy this year. I know moderation is best…But, once I start eating the candy, I can’t stop. So, I’m making a Halloween Resolution this year, to not eat any candy at all.
But, if you’re looking for some less radical ways to avoid sugar and stay healthy during Halloween, check out some of these posts…
From The Mom Spot - A Happy But Healthy Halloween…
Finding fun treats that fit the nutritional guides can be hard (make that almost impossible). But I’ve been able to find some great ideas, and I wanted to share them with other moms who are faced with the very spooky Sugar-Free Halloween.
From Parent Dish – Healthier Halloween Treats…
My husband and I share the personal opinion that we’re doing our kids a favor by eating their Halloween candy at night. After all, they don’t need the sugar, right? Of course, neither do we, but we don’t usually acknowledge that fact while fighting over the last mini-Snickers bar.
From Wifezilla’s Way – The Halloween Dilemma…
Halloween is coming up and I have been off sugar and refined carbs for almost a year and a half now. The candy displays at the grocery store are almost impossible to avoid and I am so torn about what to do when the neighborhood kids come to my door Halloween night. Do I stick to my low carb convictions and give the kids Slim Jims instead of candy? Do I give them dark chocolate, reducing the amount of sugar I am giving them yet still give them candy? Do I give them little toys or coupons?
From Being Healthy For Busy People – Trick or Treat Temptations…
Unfortunately, giving in to temptation is all too easy. I know that if we don’t watch ourselves, we’ll eat all the candy, restock, and eat all the candy again before the first trick or treater can even ask us to smell their feet and give them something good to eat. To avoid that, I’ve come up with a four step solution. Here it is for all of you.
- Buy candy later: Do not buy the candy for the trick or treaters until a few days before Halloween. That cuts down on the time you have to eat the candy.
- Buy candy you don’t like: Make sure to pick candy that you don’t like. That way, you are much less tempted to eat the forbidden candy.
- Hide the candy: Put the candy in an inconvenient place to access. Hopefully, hard to get to candy that you don’t really like, won’t be as much of a temptation.
- Give the candy away: Give away all the candy, even if that means giving one of the late arriving trick or treaters a pound of candy. At that point, the candy becomes their problem and not yours.
The important thing to remember is that Halloween is fun because of the costumes, the movies and the parties, not the candy. The candy is for the kids. Let’s emerge from the fire of the trial of the first of the end of year holidays with our health and physiques unscathed.
From That’s Fit…
If I were granted one wish for Halloween, I’d wish all the candy would disappear on November 1. Halloween is my favorite holiday, but I hate the pile of candy that lingers past Thanksgiving. Those mini-candy bars whisper my name daily from their plastic pumpkin house.
So I headed over to see what the successful pound-droppage operation, Weight Watchers, had to say on the matter. In their Halloween Help Guide, WW members offer seven tricks to avoid the treats — here are my favorites…
Surrounded By Candy – 5 Tips For A Healthy Halloween…
Here are 5 simple tips to ditch the dieter’s mentality, throw away the scale, live well, and have fun!!
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Are you watching your weight or trying to avoid sugar? Are you worried about Halloween? Do you have any tips you can share on how to stay healthy and avoid eating candy during Halloween? Let me know in comments.
Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
at Catherine-Morgan.com, Capessa Health & Fitness, The Political Voices of Women
Comment from pajamadeen
Time: October 21, 2008, 9:35 pm
Ah, a kindred spirit. I have zero self control when it comes to M&Ms and Reese Cups. If I start eating some, I won’t stop until they’re _all_ gone. Sigh. In fact, I noticed with horror a commercial last night that was announcing M&Ms new raspberry-almond flavor. God help me!