Here are some tips for surviving Halloween: buy candy for the trick-or-treaters that you DON'T LIKE. Do not buy anything that you do like. For me, that means NO CHOCOLATE Oh, and buy it the same day as trick-or-treat! I used to buy three bags of snickers as soon as they sold them in stores. Then I'd eat them. Then I'd go buy more. Then I'd eat those. By the time Halloween actually rolled around, I'd have eaten 9 bags of snickers. UGH!
The harder part is if you have kids who bring home bags of candy and leave them lying around. You can ask them to hide thier candy from you. Last year, I found myself tempted by all those snickers and 3 musketeers bars. Instead, I took a Nestles crunch bar. Those are good, but not so good that I keep wanting more and more and more.
And remember…
Also, be sure to log anything you eat…that helps too.
It's easier to say no to the first candy, then the 2nd, 3rd, 4th…etc.
Nothing tastes as good as being in control feels.
Remember, the journey is for life.
If you do cave and pig out, then forgive yourself and get back to it. I like to have just whey protein mixed with water for breakfast and lunch the day after a sugar pig out. That, plus 60 minutes of cardio helps me get back to my 'thinner place'.
