Halloween isn’t even here yet and all the goodies are being brought into the office on a daily basis. My taste buds say yes, yes, take one cookie, candy, piece of cake it will be fine. But my Brain is saying NO! NO! NO!, you already know what it taste like, save the calories for something really special, move on.<O:p</O:p

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Anyone else starting to feel the holiday craze in the office?? <O:p</O:p

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I am here to publicly commit myself to eating healthy through the holidays and continue to be the LOOZER that I am. Anyone else like to join me?<O:p</O:p

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I'll join you. I have been staying away from the coffee bar and the candy dishes. It's just too easy to eat one piece and then another etc. I bring my breakfast/lunch from home just about every day so I'm not tempted to eat something not on my plan for the day.

Maybe we can buy blinders like they put on horses. :girl_hug:

I'm in. In addition to Halloween, they are doing the United Way stuff right now. They had a game yesterday where they went around to everyone's office and had them write down how many m&m's were in the bowl. The person who guessed the closest won the bowl and the m&m's. I guess 1343. Well, naturally, I, the person with the band won. I gave the m&m's to my co-workers and told them to get them out of my office.

Halloween isnt celebrated in Australia really apart from kids who come knocking on the door begging for lollies. Man, who in this day and age lets their kids wander the streets at night without an adult?

So no problem foods or gatherings yet, although Christmas is only round the corner.

I've always been better at being "good" during the holiday season than I am long term during the year. Anytime I know is going to be a problem (Christmas, Easer, holidays away, pregnancy) I can batten down the hatches and I always manage to avoid gaining. Its the day to day stuff during the year that's my problem.

Yes!

My philosophy is why eat those sweets which will only make me feel groggy and give me a stomach ache eventually?

Great idea!

1. No Halloween candy or sweets for me

2. No Starbucks (except regular coffee) drinks until after January 1.

No Starbucks will be easy for me since I dont drink coffee. The candy is where I need to work harder!! Our office is covered in candy and cookies!! I just need to refocus - convince myself it is only for the kids.

I go have my semi annual labs today- that will make me refocus.

Well, I try to avoid our office kitchen as much as possible. I bring my own lunch to eat and keep it in my office cooler. BUT, the dreaded email comes out, "Goodies" in the kitchen, enjoy! I do very well as long as I do not see them. But this is a struggle for me as I LOVE sweets. At home it's never a problem because I simply do not keep them in my house.

Susan --why couldn't that jar of M&M's be quarters or nickles or something like that. That would be my luck too. You did the brave thing, give them away!!

Melissa Lea

I work for a public school district as their dietician. I work very hard to provide healthy choices for the kids when I make my menus so it's really funny to me that all the other administrators want to eat are donuts and crap like that in the morning. In the admin offices were I am, one person is in charge of bringing "donuts" each pay day. On my days I bring in whole grain bagels and fruit, all of which is left at the end of the day and eaten by the night custodians. I figure that if I don't believe in it I'm not going to do it...right?? I don't eat the donuts, cakes, danish etc. that get brought in by others either, never did, wether I was dieting or not...I hate sweets in the morning and actually I really don't care for donuts at all. Now gimme a bowl of home made mac and cheese and look out....Oh did I say that out loud??...heeheee:D