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DISCLAIMER: Information provided by this handout is for informational

purposes and is not medical advice. Only you and your doctor can

determine what regimen meets your specific needs.

 

 

On the Journey

Vol. III Issue 10

TRICK OR TREAT?

 

It is that time of year – the leaves are turning

brilliant colors, the air is crisp, and the bags of those

cute little Halloween candies line the aisles of

practically every store you go to. Have you ever

purchased your Halloween candy and the bags are

empty by October 31? Have you raided your kids’

bags of candy after they’ve gone to bed? You can

have your own set of tricks to avoid the buffet of

Halloween treats. Develop your own bag of WLS

tricks for a lifetime of long-lasting treats.

 

PLAN OF WLS TRICKS:

1. What are some of your favorite candies? Those

are the ones that you don’t buy. When you

purchase your Halloween candy, select the ones

that are not your favorites. Get candies that are not

triggers for you. Another option is to purchase

sugar free gum.

2. Procrastination can be a great tool when it

comes to Halloween candy. Purchase your candy on

October 31st so it isn’t available until the evening

kids are ringing your doorbell.

3. Would you like to avoid the issue of gum or

candy entirely? Give small toys, stickers, mini boxes

of raisins, fruit roll ups, mini juice boxes, or cracker

and cheese packs. Halloween doesn’t have to be a

free for all of the consumption of sugar and fat.

4. Get rolls of coins and give coins as treats.

5. Host your own form of Halloween trick-ortreating

by having a party. Rather than chance the

introduction of sugary treats in your house, invite

your own trick-or-treat guests to partake of healthy

party treats that you provide.

6. Get in some extra steps of exercise by taking the

kids out for trick-or-treating. Enjoy the excitement

and fun that kids have going from house to house.

7. In years past, has your tradition been to raid the

kids’ trick-or-treat bags after the kids have gone to

bed? Solve that problem by allowing the kids to

select their favorite candy and giving away the rest

of their stash. If necessary, put the kids’ treat bags

in the trunk of your car!

8. Do you want to avoid waking up the day after

Halloween to bags full of candy? Package up the

candy to take to work for co-workers to enjoy or

drop off in the teachers’ workroom at the kids’

school.

 

9. Set a date for a Halloween candy-free zone for

your home. Store the candy in a airtight container

that you put out of sight…out of mind….and do not

enter! You could also establish a date from a few

days to a week that any Halloween candy will be

thrown out. Remember, throwing out excess candy

isn’t necessarily considered waste since it isn’t put

on your waist. Consumption of excess candy and

sugary treats don’t have to be added to your waist.

10. Are the Halloween treats too much to navigate?

A treat for you might be to eliminate the problem by

going out. Go out to a nice healthy dinner and a

movie.

11. Put the freeze on candy. Place candy in airtight

bags and store in the freezer. Allow the kids to take

out servings directly from the freezer to enjoy. This

strategy can minimize consuming multiple servings.

12. Don’t deprive yourself. Indulging in candy is

depriving yourself of weight loss and maintaining

your health. Don’t practice deprivation of your

healthy lifestyle in exchange for digging into bags of

Halloween candy. It truly isn’t worth it!

13. Do not fool yourself that those little candy bars

don’t count. They do! Let’s count what is in those

little sugar and fat, calorie-laden bombs. Keep in

mind that all these calories add up to virtually

nothing nutritionally, and mostly sugar and fat:

Butterfinger (1 snack size): 100 calories

Milky Way (1 snack size): 90 calories

Almond Joy (1 snack size): 90 calories

Three Musketeers (2 fun size): 140 calories

Hershey Kisses (quantity of 8): 190 calories

Hershey Almond bar (1 snack size): 100 calories

M&M (plain, fun size 1 pack): 100 calories

Snickers (1 fun size): 85 calories

Whoppers (1 snack size): 100 calories

Kit Kat (1 snack size): 120 calories

 

Halloween can be a preview of coming attractions –

the holidays of November and December. Start your

holiday season off healthfully. Create the precedent

for the holidays by making healthy choices and

habits starting with Halloween. Kick off your

holidays with Halloween treats of healthy choices by

following your own set of WLS tricks.

I find myself not getting online on the computer as much... mostly do it on my phone these days so it's easier to connect with folks on facebook.  I am involved with several WLS groups on fb so that really helps.  I really find that I need to talk to folks who know what this life is like.... it's really hard for non WLSers to get it I think.

Anyway, it's been fun tonight looking at profiles of friends on here that I haven't looked at in a while and seeing how well everyone is doing.  If anyone wants to connect with me on facebook search for me Deborah Marks Breneman and put OH or WLS in the comment of the friend request and I'll add you.

Deb 

 After being a career HR specialist for over 20 years, last year I decided to venture out into unchartered territory and join a travel agency as a consultant working with family vacations and group events.  I've attended onsite training with Disney and completed certification courses with Carnival and Princess Cruises.  I'm currently completing certification requirements with CLIA to become a certified cruise counselor.  I'm learning a lot and really enjoying this new path and my new life.  

Early on, I thought I'd love to be able to spend some time away with some other WLSers and hence the idea of WLS Buddy Cruises.  These are a work in progress but the first one we have scheduled is for January 7, 2012.  If any of you would like to take a vacation away and spend some quality time with others who know what you are going through in this crazy life, go to my event page on fb  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116659898421769 or message me for more info.

Debbie

 Here's to hoping that I can eat normally soon.  I've been struggling with nausea for really a year now.  They have been treating me for an ulcer since last November.  The ulcer is not quite gone but much better and the nausea is still there so they tried this route.  I'm hoping.  I was able to eat a bit of a steak and cheese sub tonight for dinner which is an improvement.  Keeping my fingers crossed.