South Beach Diet - Candy anyone???

Just wondering how you all came through this ghoulish evening??? I was ok- I wasn't going to cheat at all, then had to go buy more candy- we probably had about 80+ trick or treaters!!! Anywho i got some of those hershey miniatures and did eat 2 of the mini dark chocolate ones... and man they seemed sweet- funny how different things taste when you aren't used to eating them! No more of that- wasn't near as good as some of the REAL dark chocolate I have had!

We had perhaps 75 trick or treaters last night. There were some really cute and creative costumes! I'm happy to report that I didn't eat any candy at all. I wasn't even tempted. :)

LOL- I thought of starting the same thread!

I decided to try one of the mini butterfingers. Now, mini's to me have 4-5 bites. I thought, I'm maintaining well...and I used to LOVVVVE them.

First bite: UGH! That's sweet! And not much flavor? WHat flavor was it supposed to be that I used to love it so much?

Second bite: Just to make sure I wasn't nuts. Nope, not worth cheating to me.

Then handed it to my husband who told me I was crazy :D.

WOW. I didn't like a candy bar!!!

PS - I think my husband intentionally didn't buy stuff I might steal....Reese's cups and snickers. Probably a wise move on his part

I didn't come into contact with any candy. This year my kids didn't go trick or treating and I didn't open the door. :( But I have a thing for tootsie rolls though. Maybe next year.

LOL- Good job everyone!

I feel like Garfield from his Halloween special. Caaaaaaaaaandy candycandycandycandycandy.

Went trick-or-treating last night and Little Guy made out like a bandit! He didn't even get any of the candy that I like (Butterfinger and Reese's PB Cups) so :p

Lisa - I'm with you ;)

When I opened a bag of Reese's candy it smelled so good! Love peanut butter and chocolate together. But I'm happy to say I didn't eat any. Gave it all away!

LOL- I thought of starting the same thread!

I decided to try one of the mini butterfingers. Now, mini's to me have 4-5 bites. I thought, I'm maintaining well...and I used to LOVVVVE them.

First bite: UGH! That's sweet! And not much flavor? WHat flavor was it supposed to be that I used to love it so much?

Second bite: Just to make sure I wasn't nuts. Nope, not worth cheating to me.

Then handed it to my husband who told me I was crazy :D.

WOW. I didn't like a candy bar!!!

PS - I think my husband intentionally didn't buy stuff I might steal....Reese's cups and snickers. Probably a wise move on his part

I had the same thing (the mini Butterfinger). Actually, I liked it, but ... I had NO desire for a second one, and those things are small. I don't even want one today :D

I think that was very sweet of your husband.

I intentionally bought candy I didn't like so if I didn't have many trick-or-treaters I wouldn't be tempted to have any. This is the first year that I had enough trick or treaters and ran out of candy.

I did have a small slice of cake at a party though.

You guys all did great! It was Day 0 for me yesterday so I binged like there was no tomorrow. It's Day 1 , well, it's almost Day 2 and I am happy to say that I didn't eat anything that isn't allowed during Ph1. Didn't crave any either. We have so much candy left over it's ridiculous. I'll have my dh take most of it to work.

I avoided candy like the plague during this whole month- at work we candy everywhere, when I went to class I had friends offering me candy, the only refugee was my house.... I didn't buy any candy. I we don't get trick or treaters in my apartment building.

The only negative is after avoiding the candy I accidently ate sugar.... I had an upset stomach so I ate a few tums alright, I like tums so it was a lot- 10.... The downside is that there is 1 g of sugar for ever 2 tums... It made me sad.... Grrrrrr Damn Tums!:mad:

It sounds like most of you were had a successful holiday. :)

I didn't eat any candy at all, or sugar. However, while taking my kids around on Friday night, I got kind of sick-feeling...the same kind of sick-feeling I used to get while eating too much sugar. It was like a contact sugar-high or something :D And then the next morning I still felt icky! It was pretty weird.

Getting past the candy was not really hard for me. If I just don't start eating sugar, I don't want it at all. And knowing how it makes me feel just turns me off of it.

On Halloween I went crazy because I knew I was starting Nov. 1! So I ate it all! Oh geez!

I bought candy that only DH and kids like, nothing that tempts me, but I caved and had a few pieces of DD2 candy bite size that she got- and I paid for it a couple hours later, felt totally crummy with a stomache. Learned my lesson, so I have not even been tempted since.

Ever since I started SBD, I've given out non-sweet "treats" on Halloween. Knowing what candy does to me, I don't want to extend that issue out to other people. Plus, it helps me to not have candy in the house. :) We've given out all sorts of things over the years, but what's gotten to be a tradition is giving out little Halloween-themed containers of Play-doh (I found them at Target this year). We often give out small Halloween packages of microwave popcorn, but this year we couldn't find them, so we gave out small packages of goldfish crackers. We also handing out glow-stick bracelets, which were really popular. :D

Movielover, I probably should start another thread for this, but I find that I have a problem with that, too. When I know that I'm off plan and am going to do Phase 1 soon, I find that I binge like a crazy woman, even though I know it'll make me sick. :o :tantrum: It makes me so upset with myself and frustrated. I'm at my wit's end with that behavior and know I need to make a big change. However, I did do a very planned time of eating everything I craved for two weeks before I started SBD for the first time. One one hand, I probably added a bunch of weight to the amount I had to lose and I certainly didn't do my health any favors (a chili-cheese dog I had comes to mind...), but in retrospect, I think that was actually a good thing. I didn't crave ANYTHING for more than 2 years on SBD, mostly because there wasn't a thing I could think of that I hadn't eaten during those 2 weeks. I could still remember how it tasted AND how sick I felt. It kept me on the straight and narrow. :shrug: So don't beat yourself up. :hug: