Halloween can be such a difficult time to keep your focus on losing body fat and staying on track with nutrition because candy is EVERYWHERE!! It’s in the stores, it’s on every reception desk you walk past and your kids and bringing it home by the pound! Then even after Halloween it goes on sale!! You just can’t get past it.
Here are my Top 7 Tricks to Avoid Halloween Treats:
1. Set a Rule. Remember my blogs about how to avoid overeating? Well think back to what you read and set a rule for yourself about candy. For example, I freaking LOVE Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. They are like crack to me. If I have 1, I will have 30. So I tell myself, “I do not eat Reese’s.” The rest won’t set me off so I can just look past them, but I must actively tell myself that I DO NOT eat Reese’s so I can move on. And that’s exactly what you need to do – MOVE ON!!!!!!
2. Candy is not Feast or Famine. Guess what… Candy is always for sale and available to you! Hard to believe, right? Just because it’s out doesn’t mean you need to rush and have as much as you can right now. How about you stop for a minute and really think about whether or not you actually want it or are you just having it because it’s everywhere you look? Give it a day and see if you still want it later.
3. Save the Pretty. A friend of mine, Katy Brooks, put things into perspective when she discussed on her blog what is a total waste of calories and what is totally worth the calorie splurge. It goes like this: Snickers bars – waste. Granny’s famous apple pie – worth it. Blow Pop – waste. Fresh Baked Chocolate cookies – worth it. M & M’s – waste. Brownies from your favorite bakery – worth it…. you get the point.
4. Buy Candy You Don’t Like. I’m not saying get the reputation of being the worst house on the street to trick-or-treat, I’m sayin’ that if you know your favorite candy is chocolate, then you need to buy Nerds or Gobstoppers.
5. Wait ’til the Last Minute. Do not buy your candy until Monday after work so it is not sitting around your house all weekend!!!!!
6. Put on That Sexy Nurse Costume STAT. Now, go look in the mirror. Like what you see? Keep it that way – stick to your clean eating recipes and do not eat the fat & the sugar!
7. Fuel Your Body With What it Needs. You work your tail off at the gym, so why ruin all your hard work with refined sugars that are just going to cover your abs and keep that cellulite on your legs? Keep full with lean protein, fiber-rich vegetables and FRUIT!! Fruit is full of healthy sugars that will keep your sweet tooth at bay.
How do you keep from eating junky Halloween candy?
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Your Coach,
Kyra
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