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Managing the (Halloween) Damage

Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
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With a professional-level sweet tooth issue, Halloween represents a particularly sticky problem for good eating. I am curious to hear from you guys how you manage to NOT eat all the candy in your house? Despite the fact that the candy bars are smaller or bite-size, I know that eating 30 of them is the equivalent of eating 6 full sized bars....but it doesn't stop me!!!!

East Coast Sugar Fiend

Comments

  • rlh2000rlh2000
    I'm an all or nothing person. I do best when I set strict "no sugar" rules. Otherwise it's "I'll just have one, that is fine" which would be, except one becomes one bag.
  • jalesliejaleslie

    I manage by having 5 kids.  They tend to take care of it for me!  (I do steal a few periodically though).  

  • Peter NoyesPeter Noyes
    I find healthier recipes for things like pumpkin muffins and go crazy baking!
  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    I cannot keep anything in the house, year-round, otherwise I eat it all until it's gone. Seriously, in one sitting I can eat an entire bag of cookies!

    The sweetest thing I have in the house at any one time is some diet coke/coke zero. Otherwise, it's serious calorie consumption!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Obviously the best option is to get the stuff out of the house altogether, but that's not always feasible.

    Another option: lock it up somewhere with a combo lock that only your spouse has the combination for. Anytime you want some candy, you have to "ask permission".

    Disclaimer: I have never battle-tested the combo lock solution. It could lead to some interesting spousal situations. Tread carefully!
  • John WithrowJohn Withrow
    No Recreational Sugar for me... (Disclaimer: The ICTT was certainly not recreational for me...)

    So Halloween is no different than any other time of the yr. Helps you build your mental 6-pack by passing on so much of it when it's right there.

    However, if you must indulge... How about create a challenge for yourself. Something like: you earn 1 bite-sized candy bar for every 5 miles you run. You can accumulate them and eat them all at one time, or have one daily as you accumulate your mileage.
  • jendatjendat

    Patrick if you are the East Coast Sugar Fiend, I must certainly be the West Coast Sugar Fiend.  I have an even BIGGER temptation, as I work in a pediatric dental practice and we "BUY BACK" kids' Halloween Candy. Last year we bought over 5,000 pounds!!!! Imagine an endless supply of Reese's peanut butter cups, twix bars, milk duds, red vines. Oh the thought of it makes me delirious!

     

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