Trick O-flippin' Treat! :)

Lei, That's a funny story. I can only imagine what the kid was thinking. I didn't buy any candy since I don't get any trick or treaters here. But I went to my parents' house and ate two m&ms. I guess that's better than eating a half pound bag like I would have last year but it still scared me. Although I really didn't think I enjoyed them as much as I remember that I used to, so I may be able to resist temptation. I am already starting to worry about Thanksgiving with pumpkin pies, mashed potatoes, noodles and corn and Christmas with all of the cookies. I guess I will try to substitute splenda for sugar as much as I can and try to keep myself too busy to pig out.

Dang.....why did I have to read this thread! I was trying to forget my bad last night. The kids walked into the house and I literally grabbed their bags outta their hands to see what I could have. We live in the country so we didn't get one trick or treater at all. So.....not only do I have all that candy know we have all that the kids brought home. My husband goes for the chocolate but I have to confess....I love the tart and fruity candy. Unfortunately, I do not "dump". I do get a tummy ache but I can eat a small candy bar and be ok. Lei~ You always make me laugh. I can totally picture this little kid's face! Much Luv~ Stacy Wis.

Morning Lei.....! This sounds very similar to my Halloween except....my sister-in-law who just doesn't really like candy (yeah, she's weird) dumped all the candy she had left (which was an enormous amount of all the good stuff. At least 7 different kinds of candy bars) in MY daughter's bag. So, we had about a fourth of a bag. Not bag. I had already scoped it.....there were a few candy bars but nothing extreme. After she did her big dump (LOL) the bag was three fourths full. I'm like thanks a lot! She's like well eat one bite size candy bar a month for a treat. Yeah, she knows my will power skills. LOL. Seriously, I just have to remember.... Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. No problem right! I am one pound from the century club and do not want to screw that up. Shawna

That discription was priceless. It made my whole morning brighter. I am still pre-op but trying to give up my bad habits before I get to surgery and sugar is the biggy right now. I have made it through three days of candy apples, and candy around here and was feeling rather weak kneed this morning. Last night I felt superior and this morning was plotting my sweet binge with the little devil winning. I think after your post I am done with that way of thinking. It is not the two pieces of candy that would bother me, it is all the other ones I would be fighting off giving in to for days. Once I open that door all............the little gooblins come in and surround me. Candy Land is CLOSED here in sunny Arizona too. Thanks, SandyD

hi lei... good for you! yep, thin is definitely better than the feeling of 'i failed' after we fall off the wagon... i did ok, but today there is some residual feelings left over... dh, or mr. wonderful as i like to call him (aka the devil) brought FOUR stupid bags of everything i used to love into the house yesterday afternoon... this was after i had told him i already got stuff for the trick or treaters. i went out and bought good quality candy, but stuff i didn't care for... mr. wonderful knew exactly which buttons to push, so he rolled in here with every kind of little mini chocolate bar that i used to die for... and NO, i didn't touch them... i ordered him to get them out of my sight, and out of the house... period. lol... but today i feel deprived... angry... and all the other stuff that we used to feel when we didn't 'feed' whatever that need was at the moment. FOR SALE: One slightly used husband... loves candy, has all his shots, must be watched with his housetraining, slightly passive-aggressive. call 1-800-He's Dead Meat... ask for karen only 364 days until we do this again... ack!!!!! karen d.

Hello Karen ~ Ya' know - if you ever need any tips on how to hide the body, er, I mean candy - without anyone finding him, uh, IT - lemme know! LOL - us wimmenfolk need to stick together! Hugs - Lei

Hello all, I am so glad i saw this post!!! Well let me first say that I am going in for surgery this thursday, so I don't have the benefit, well if you can call it that, lol, of dumping. So, I can easily talk myself into JUST ABOUT anything these days, justifying myself by saying that I will never be able to eat this or that ever again. BUT, let me also say that as of right now, I have not had 1 piece of candy or chocolate at all. I am so proud of myself. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I thought for sure that if I denied myself chocolate that I would keel over and die, LOL.... What kind of diet did anyone else have to be on teh week before surgery.,.how did you do w/ it?? Lei.. that is a riot that you gave the kid the whole bowl... that totally sounds like something i would do!! Melissa RNY 11-4-04

Well I tryed pretty hard, since I knew you were going to be asking this question today! It all started on Saturday, my neighbor brought these cute little baskets over to my kids, filled with my faves I bought candy I didn't like so I wouldn't have a problem....I do not dump unless it is a pretty large amount of sugar, needless to say those little candies are just the right size......It seemed like everytime I went into the kitchen I ate one............Then Sunday rolls around and the same situation....I feel terrible, but I realize this isn't an everday thing, and I have NOT touched there candy today (no matter how badly I want some) I know the saying nothing taste as good as thin feels, but when it comes to reese's I am just not so sure!!!! Oh well, my little had its fun for a couple days, I am back to being good now Take Care and have a great day! Jesi

What a great idea! I will have to remember this next year after I have my surgery! Of course I will still have my daughter's candy around but I hope when the time comes I will have more willpower and less of a stomach! I have already eaten too much - but today is another day and hopefully I won't eat any! Suzanne