Halloween Diet Carnage: The Day After
I’ll explain my last 24 hours by way of political analogy (’tis the season and all). Halloween 2008 has been like the Iraq War II. Put aside the argument whether it was necessary to “go in” or not. We’re there. It started out spectacularly in that I only ate 29 points (over my Weight Watchers daily allotment, to be sure, but w/in my weekly Flex allowance). Trouble is, I thought I’d won. Mission accomplished. I did not anticipate the strength of the counter-insurgency that is the giant bowl of candy sitting on my counter, and on my coffee table, and under the dining room table. A handful here, a piece of gum 
there. How much damage can a tootsie roll do anyway? Or 14?
I could just take everything to work, or pee on it, or set fire to it in the empty field next to my house…but what will I tell the children? Halloween is evil. It is worse than the “Real Holidays” that are just around the corner.
Help me, my friends. Can you share any tips for how to salvage my week? Are you in diet crisis right now too?
Dagnabit! And I lost a pound this week.
I have no advice, really. Just empathy. My plan is to weed out a big handful from each child’s stash, each day. DH can take it to the office. That way we’ll get to the end of each stash that mush sooner. It’s not a great plan, but this way the agony will be over sooner, and the kids won’t know we’re giving their candy away!
Do you and your husband drive separate cars? What if you put all the tempting candy in his car for the rest of the weekend? Or freeze it, so it’s not as good to eat? Or does your city have any place to donate it? (Around here, one of the shopping centers collected candy today in exchange for coupons or something, and they’re sending all the candy to the troops.)
Good luck. May the Great Pumpkin be with you.
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Been there, done that. My only suggestion is to not let it in the house. That said, if you do go overboard, here is my recovery plan:
1. No carbs the next day.
2. Drink looooooooots of water.
3. Stay close to the bathroom per #2 above.
Good luck!
Hey – another Lelsie on here! (above)
I am actually searching for some Halloween candy. I’ve got nothing. I’d love a Tootsie or a 100 Grand Bar, even some candy corn. Anyone wanna send their leftovers to me? Cleaner than peeing on it!
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Here’s what happened to me: We weren’t home, so I didn’t buy any candy. Only my youngest went trick-or-treating, and when she was done we went to the high school football game, didn’t even miss much of it. We took her candy in with us. I let her keep what she likes (lollipops and sweet tarts) and we had fun throwing the rest of it to everyone in the crowd. No more candy!
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I suggest you pee on it. Take it to work and put it in a big jar marked ‘Free Candy’ and gaffaw as people eat it. You could lose 10 pounds easy from the side splitting laughter.
I have to add to my comment above, because I was so smug about getting rid of and avoiding the candy. When I got here to work this morning, there was a big black plastic cauldron of Kit Kats and Reese’s cups. People who bring chocolate to work hate America.
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Oh, you must most-definitely take it to work! That is the best place for it. Plus you owe it to your co-workers for all the goodies they’ve brought in over the years, right?:)
I let her keep what she likes (lollipops and sweet tarts) and we had fun throwing the rest of it to everyone in the crowd. No more candy!