Fitness Friday – Watch The Damn Candy!
That’s right, you heard me. GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THE CANDY BOWL.
Get. It. Out.
Could someone please make it a point to say that to me for the next 2-4 weeks or so? THANKS.
I am screwed. I usually try to keep my Friday’s profesh, but I am quaking in fear, staring at my size 10 jeans, debating if I’d rather look good or eat candy and I’ve gotta tell ya, the candy was winning.
Since early May, I have been finding one reason or another to eat.
“I’m sad, I’m entitled to a slice (or three) of pizza.”
“I had a near death experience, let me drink gravy.”
“Someone said I look too thin, I owe it to them to eat this entire Oreo pie.
“It’s Tuesday, give me a Reeses.”
Want more? I have a hundred of them. It’s been MONTHS. I’m HEALED. Emotionally? Sure, I’m still a mess some days but my body has healed and I’m back on the Wii Fitness bandwagon. NOW my problem is that I work out so much, I’m FAMISHED at the end of the day and if junk (or any other) food is around, I’m going to eat it.
The reason I did so well losing the weight is because I typically refuse to keep foods I love in the house. I’ll bake a pie, because I love to bake, but I’ll make it a cherry pie instead of apple. If I decide to whip up a few dozen cookies, I’ll send the entire batch with my husband to work.
But HALLOWEEN? SHIT!
Oh, candy. I love candy. I should correct that and say CHOCOLATE. Oohhhh…
….sorry, I needed a minute there.
I love chocolate. Every year, I swim in my kids’ Halloween candy. Before I had kids, I went Trick or Treating. Yes, I was a 26 year old Trick or Treat-er. I’d borrow a damn kid if I had to. I LOVE CANDY.
I love the bounty of Halloween. Since I was a kid, it hasn’t changed. I wasn’t candy deprived growing up – in fact, it was quite the opposite. My uncle was the President of Nestle Federal Credit Union and I was absolutely the most popular girl in Elementary school. I was ALWAYS skinny. I could eat what I wanted, and I WANTED CANDY.
Then came age, kids and hormones. Yadda, yadda, yadda – I’m fat.
Shit.
I can’t eat candy anymore.
Oh, wait. Yes I can! I can eat candy, I just have to eat in MODERATION.
…unless it’s Halloween.
Then the monster in me comes out. I take the bag(s) of candy acquired throughout the evening and dump it all in a huge pile at the end of the night. I pull out all the stupid toys (who wants TOYS? There’s CANDY!) and start looking for all my favorites – Snickers, Twix, Reeses, Rolo….
….Sorry. Needed another minute there.
The sweet stuff? You can have it. I put all the crappy candy aside and dish it out to my kids throughout the year. I don’t “allow” candy in my house. I don’t even have juice. Anyone who hangs out with me and my kids knows not to offer anything up to them without my approval, because my children are just like me. They’d take it and make it their life.
So here I am, on the eve of Halloween, staring at my “fat” pants. I have to make the decision. Do I grab a bag of celery and watch as my children pull out the fruit flavored stuff (they know better than to touch chocolate) out of their bags? Should I stop eating dinner to make room for candy? Give up BEER?!
No. I’ll have candy. I know me well enough to know I’ll have candy. What I need from all of YOU is your support and encouragement. One piece (two, TOPS) is fine. Make sure I keep working out. I haven’t skipped a day in ages and I’m feeling a major difference. I’ll get through this season and will stay in the single digits. I will not be a ten.
I. AM. A. WII. MOMMY.
(and I love candy.)
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Julie I completely know how you feel! I would die if I didn’t have chocolate in my life. And I can think of 1800 different excuses or “good reasons” to eat anything that has chocolate in it. So I just don’t bring in the house anymore. Sometimes I slip, buy a tub of Chocolate chip mint frozen yoghurt (cause it’s not as bad as ice cream) and then I eat the whole thing in 2 days! Then I’m disgusted with myself.
What I do when faced with many little mini versions of my favorite candy is take one of each, put them aside and eat them as slowly as I can. Maybe that will help? If not just give your husband whatever you don’t want you or the kids to eat and leave it on his desk at work or in the lunch room so other people can eat it and get fat!
Ok this is long, sorry! But You can do it and keep going strong with the Wii that is awesome that you’re so focused!
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You can do it…. a piece maybe two and that’s ALL. I don’t give out candy we buy at Costco the snack size bags of chips, fritos, cheetos and doritos I figure they get enough candy. The kids all know me as the “lady that gives out the good stuff” so there ya go.
For Halloween I’ll be a banker. I’ll eat all my candy, all yours, then convince the government that if I don’t get more candy we all starve.
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nice and cool post. enjoyed reading it
Halloween is tough. Someone needs to tell me to step away from the candy too.
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I am going through the same as you.Chocolate is my down fall.I always gain weight at Halloween.It is my fault.Maybe I can exercise more.Let’s see what happens.
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OMG! I never thought about Halloween that is tomorrow. I have to go buy candy. I too love candy but I try to buy the stuff I don’t like but I sure am wanting a snickers. I won’t eat any if you don’t how’s that? We CAN DO IT.
Love it that the kids know better than to touch momma’s candy lol priceless.
Keep up the GREAT WORK on staying motivated. I lost is again this week. Wish I had a buddy that lived close. People here are walking around with giant porkchop sandwiches and fried corn on cob. Sucks yeah it’s all fried.
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Love this post!
You are doing such a great job and will feel so good about yourself when you have done exactly what you set out to do at the end of the day. You can do it. MODERATION…
Happy Halloween…
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Heheheh, I’m going to send all the candy over to my X husband’s house
Otherwise, I’ll eat it and gain 10 pounds
Candy? What’s that?! OOOOOO it’s that stuff I so have to NOT eat 2marro night when trick or treating!! LOL I did a Day 2 of my 30 day EA Sports Active challenge and made it part of the FF .. yay!
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You can do it Julie. Just a little bit of candy. Luckily they are usually fun size so you can have a little. Then hop your ass on the wii and burn it off. Maybe now with the wii fit plus you can say.. ok 40 cals burned, thats ONE reeses snack size!
I have to get rid of it honestly. Once DD has a little she forgets in general and its not like she needs tons of candy so we pick on ziplock bag and donate the rest to her school that collects for their carnival. And as a bargain hunter I cannot go NEAR the after Halloween candy sales.. F ME! A huge bag of candy for $.25!!! It’s too much temptation.
I am right there with you!!!! The Halloween candy is taunting me. Twix and KitKat – Oh Dear God!!!!! It is okay to have a couple….Let’s just try really hard not to eat an entire bag full…
Stay stong!
Wendy
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I have been a total shit head thhe lsat 3 months…keep saying next week/month I will be better. I Need to …and know how hard it is with that damn candy staring like the damn money with eyeballs like the insurance commercial! One plus for me…is I am starting a challenge on Sunday…and I am going to push myself! I will try to tweet or something about getting your hand out of the candy dish!
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Julie Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
HA! Colleen, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you swear and I’m cracking up! I needed that! I love you!
Julie…step away from the candy! You have had enough today!
Ok there I said it…NOW DO IT! You are worth more than that candy!
I know you will do fine…you said it…you are a wii mommy!
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Halloween reminds me every year how weak minded I am when it comes to overcoming temptations. The chocolate kind.
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This post totally made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the afternoon pick me up!
Does that mean you can still get in the cookie jar, though?
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Julie, I’m so right with you if I could give up candy I’d be 30 lbs lighter however, i realize it’s my only vise I rarely drink, don’t smoke the only thing I can do is try to limit how much I consume and I exercize on a regular basis. Thus here I am eating and smiling as I wait for the doorbell to ring and the little ones to eat the candy I bought..
Hugs my friend and hope all is well..
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I’ve been reading your blog for some time now but this is the first time I’ve left a comment. Sorry bout that. Anyway the reason I had to comment today was to thank you. Thank you for yelling at me to get my hands out of the dam candy….lol Loved your post, I saw myself in it.
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How did you know I was feenin’ for my little ones candy! Consider it done…hand out of the jar. Love the post!