Being an RN there is already enormous amounts of junk at work, thanks to the drug reps. Now, with Halloween around the corner it is worse than ever! I'm trying to satisfy the sweet tooth with some fresh fruit but WOW...its just not cutting it! I feel like I don't quite have the willpower yet since I have only lost one pound. Help! Any advice on how to get through this holiday? My son is already bringing home tons of candy from school parties!

oh I hear you....I also work at the hospital, and every time I go in for a shift there are doughnuts, and whatever else people bring in!!! Today I did really good, and then I caved I have no advice for you at all, but your not alone!!! Have you ever looked around and realize how many people in health care are overweight.....that is something I am just realizing, and that scares me. I feel like how can we tell someone how they need to change there lives when it is so obvious we need help in ours.....UGH Sorry a bit off topic there....hmm ok just thought of something, what if you allow your self 2 pieces a day?? Would that tempt you more, or would it satisfy you???

the real positive i see here is that most halloween candy is in little fun size packs. its portioned, not a big bag of it or anything, so if you can fit the calories or whatever into your normal routine, have some! if you find it to be too much of a trigger, i buy fruit snacks (portioned bags!)- they're sweet, and i dont feel so guilty about having it

When you look at the sweets/donuts etc try imagining them as little piles of sugar or fat. If I can get that picture in my mind then it kills my desire for them. That's something I am trying! Good luck.

Ugh...doesn't this time of year bite big time Yesterday I was at a baby shower and shared a small piece of cake with my daughter, even though the urge to have another slice was knocking at my door, I passed. I just kept repeating to myself, nothing tastes as good as thin feels!!!! And I knew that consuming another slice of cake would not help me get to my goal. It's hard, just try to remind yourself that you're strong and you know what you want and that candy/goodies will NOT help you get there!

All of my extras are going to work the very next day! I will not keep it in the house!

There is a kid's dentist near where I live who offers free dental check-ups, toothbrushes and cleanings to any child who brings in all of their halloween candy. A bit off topic, but I just thought it was innovative and a great idea.

You are so right about people being overweight in healthcare. There must be something to that. Or, just so many Americans are overweight these days. That is a good suggestion about trying to limit myself to a couple pieces a day. Unfortunately, once I have one its difficult to stop. I read somewhere there is actually a center in the brain that becomes addicted to food, sugar in particular. I think I may be an all or nothing kind of person with this. This is my first time trying to lose the weight so I feel like I have some learning to do, about myself and my eating habits. Thanks for the feedback.

I am certainly addicted. I cannot have just one. I now know this about myself and know that in order to keep in control I have to be an all or nothing girl myself.

Step away from the Halloween treats!

maybe you could do a bit of research on your favs. sure 1 small piece is 2g of fat. but what about 10? the whole bag. that's what i would do in a short time too. pizza. my fav. delivery pizza is 14g of fat. wow batman! i could do so much more with those cals and have less fat(i'm on a low fat diet) and be satisfied. you can bet i wouldn't be satisfied with 1 slice. it would turn into 2, 3, and more the next day.
so take that education, and think about how you'll feel sick afterwards, or just feel fat. how when you weigh yourself tomorrow or later this week, you'll be blaming what you ate just because it was there. then pack your own food, so you don't feel you have no choice. remember, we never regret the food we didn't eat. and be proud when you stay strong! tell us about it!

Haha. This is my first Halloween in my own apartment, and I got so excited about decorating and handing out candy that I went and spent $30 on the best candy (twix bars and reese's cups and such) a WEEK before Halloween. So as you can imagine, between my boyfriend and myself, there is very little candy left for halloweeners. I'll go to the store and get more candy before I'm attacked by costumed children, but it's amazing how quickly candy became a regular feature in daily diet, when normally I never really eat candy. We made the mistake of leaving all the candy out on the kitchen table and in the trick-or-treat bowl, and it has been picked over and basically decimated. I don't know how to avoid the trigger in a work environment, but of course the easiest path for me is to just not buy halloween candy until a night or two before. I'm a college student so there's no candy at school and I don't work and I certainly don't trick or treat, so really I'm lucky in that Halloween is not currently a reason for me to rationalize eating a ton of candy--I just did it anyway this year!
Good thoughts with all of you dealing with the work situation. I can't imagine how difficult it is to be surrounded by goodies all day.

Chewing gum & diet pop have helped me. I do not consume either on a regular basis, but when I'm faced with the barrage of goodies, both keep my mouth busy, put a different taste in there so I'm not thinking about chocolate/sugar/whatever, and at least put a dent in my sweet tooth.

Yes, my jaw is usually tired & sore after a day of it, but that actually seems to help, too!!

We had a trick or treating event at work this past week. I started at 8am and didn't stop all day. I felt disgusting and ashamed. I am going to work SOOOO hard to stay out of my kids candy tomorrow. Like a lot of others here....it's all or nothing.

I too am an all or nothing girl.. it is so frustrating. A couple days ago everyone around me was eating candy since we were at the movies.. I decided to just have a portion of the sweets.. I chose twizzlers 3 is a portion size and is 130 calories. Ugh of course I couldn't stop there I binged on the whole bag. I drink hot tea when I am tempted. Or I will eat a high-protein snack like yogurt with a fruit in it which does help. Or try getting an apple or banana and putting either some honey or cinnamon/brown sugar for a healthier alternative. It really does help & does taste really sweet