What is your strategy for dealing with Halloween candy?
It's coming soon. It's not too early to start thinking about a plan to deal with it. Some folks here at 3fc have kids that go out for Trick or Treat. Others pass out some kind of candy or goodies. Seems like people like to go all out.
I will be at my son's home to see my 19 month grandson dress up and go to a couple of their neighbor's. I know there will be candy around when I am there. I will have to dig down deep to stay out of it. At least I can leave the candy when we come back home.
When I am home - I usually get candy I don't care for to pass out (Yes, there is such a thing) & I buy my candy the day of Trick or Treat. Then the last child gets whatever is left. Often I'll give away pencils or stickers. The kids like those alot.
What is your strategy for this year?
Last edited by Beverlyjoy; 10-21-2008 at 12:29 PM.
For me it's not just giving it out, it's having it in the house in the days leading up to the day. I would be hard pressed to find a candy I don't like!
I'm just going to dig down deep, as you say, and not eat it. I would only be hurting myself, afterall. I'll probably have nibbles on hand, like baby carrots, that I can mindlessly munch.
As well, my husband will be around, so we can block for each other
I think.
I think about how many empty calories are in that piece of candy. I think about how much salad or fresh pineapple I could have for the same calories. I think about how that first piece of candy is going to be lonely in my stomach and invite all it's friends. I think I've come too far to take a step backwards now. I think I'll pass
I will pass out treats to the neighborhood kids. I won't buy anything until Halloween and I will make sure to give it all out by the end of the night. I have 2 young boys that will go trick-or-treating. I will let them have a few little treats and I'll get rid of the rest (if hubby doesn't eat it first). My office will have all kinds of candy around but I will ignore it and bring in healthy treats - today I brought in a bowl of fresh fruit for everyone.
I MIGHT let myself have one small piece of my favorite candy, but honestly....it's NOT worth it!!! Getting healthy, feeling good, exercising...feel much better than any piece of Halloween candy tastes!!!
No Halloween candy for me. Its hard, but I've found that I have to go "all or nothing", and I certainly don't want to eat it all!!
I've done it before, so I know I can do it again, but I just have to keep at it. I like yoyo's advice to "think" - and I know how eating just one piece brings all of its friends too!
To make that a little easier, we won't open the bags of Halloween candy until the 31st, and the day after they'll go right to work with hubby.
We probably will get some of those mini bars or Reeses pb cups for Halloween. What I usually do with leftovers is take them to my office. They will be a temptation but what I have found that is satisfying is to take a candy and eat it as slow as possible or put the whole thing in my mouth and suck on it or let it melt in my mouth. If I want another, I'll have it and eat it slowly. This works. I don't want anymore.
Surprisingly, I don't have an issue with halloween candy. Don't ask me why. I did buy candy last week to pass out and don't expect to open the bag (assortment from Costco) until halloween night. If there are any leftovers, I'll send them to work with my husband. I did tell my husband that I feel bad passing out candy to kids but I said they aren't my kids so what do I care.
I just won't eat it...I have 3 kids and I know they'll be bringing lots of candy into the house. Last year I put the buckets up high for the kids not to get it all over the house and we would up throwing a lot of it away.
I have low point candy for myself and I'm pretty good about not binging now...but I really was never a candy freak. My weakness is cake and cookies lol
I'm also not too bad about Halloween candy, surprisingly (although before I started my lifestyle change, we had a candy bowl and I would go through a bag of mini PB cups a week -- yikes!) But I'm definitely, definitely going to make sure to start giving generous handfuls to the kids as trick or treaters start to dwindle, so there's none left at the end of the night. I'm going to buy myself a two-piece box of my very favorite organic handmade truffles from the farmers' market the Wednesday before Halloween and enjoy them after the trick-or-treaters come as my grown-up version of trick-or-treat.
My strategy is simple. I buy Hallowe'en candy with nuts in it. Since I am deathly allergic to nuts, there is no problem having it in the house before or after Hallowe'en.
I don't eat candy anymore (I don't eat sugar), so it's not a problem for me. However, I am thinking of letting my kids eat whatever candy they want on Halloween night, and then offering them each 20 bucks the next day if they'll throw the rest of their candy away.
What is your strategy for dealing with Halloween candy?
) & I buy my candy the day of Trick or Treat. Then the last child gets whatever is left. Often I'll give away pencils or stickers. The kids like those alot.
