Did pretty good through Valentines, even handeling the day today candy cravings. But here comes Easter. And I LOVE Easter candy. My favorites are the little Hershey pb eggs... my mouth is watering just thinking about them. Actually any of the soft stuff is worthy of entering my mouth. And its only gonna get worst, Sunday hasnt gotten here yet!

Well, between yesterday and today my kids have brought home 3 baskets of junk candy. I cant seem to AVOID those baskets. Something is calling me, luring me to go 'dig' in them - like a giant magnet.

So, I need some guidence and direction on HOW TO AVOID THE EASTER CANDY...

I even weighed 3 pounds more today then yesterday from this crap!

Paula, you could always have an easter candy hunt in the house. HIDE all the candy and make the kids find it. You will be finding candy for years. SORRY!!

I really don't have any suggestions other than to throw away some of that stuff a little every day. Of course don't let the kids see you pitching it. LOL!!! They would kill you.

Yeah i know i love easter candy too!!! Does anyone know when easter day is? I mean the exact date?

AMEN Paula. I'm sitting here struggling. I'm still on mushies and start soft Proteins on Monday. I've almost convinced myself that those marshmallow peeps covered in sugar are a MUSHY food. Yeah, right.

Just yesterday someone from my office brought some homemade chocolate chip Cookies (my favorite) to work and gave me a ziploc bag full. (Noone knows I'm banded.) I was trying to figure out if I could let them get really soggy in milk......UGH! I didn't give in to temptation. TELL ME THIS GETS EASIER!!!

The advice my doc gave me is this: Nicole, whatever your favorite pleasure food is, well---THEY ARE NOT GOING TO QUIT MAKING IT. So he told me to just give it up for one year. And then at the end of that year he swears that I will be so happy with my progress that it won't seem so appealing to indulge. Hope he's right. I got 11 more months of deprivation to go!

Good luck Paula. I love those chocolate covered PB eggs too.

I buckled I bought chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. The good thing I have not opened the bag mind you. Do not know what got into me any way I have to do something with them. I just keep drinking Water so I will not eat one or 2 or 3.

Oh nooooooooooooooooo

I saw the word, "candy" and I couldn't get to this thread fast enough. I thought candy was for kids, but I dig the stuff! I feel like Homer Simpson, mmmmm candy!

Easter is this Sunday, March 27th...holy crap. I LOVE CADBURY BUNNY EGGS!!! Oh sweet pete!! My neice and nephew are coming over Saturday night to dye eggs and I made them a little Easter basket full of candy eat. It is ok for their mother because she has been too skinny her entire life. Like, sunken in skinny and it is just biologial not any kind of anorexia or something. She is also tall and blonde too. Did I tell you she is my step-sister? hmmph. Anyways those baskets full of gooey goodness have been sitting in my computer room calling to me for over a week and I have somehow managed to stay away. As it gets closer and closer it is getting harder and harder. I may need to lock the door until Saturday. I am picking my battles here. I may indulge in 1 little bit on Easter if I work out for an hour that day to burn it off! Crap, I'm gonna have to start working out when I step out of bed and not stop until I go to bed that night I have a feeling!!

Once again my class is having a Easter egg hunt and party tomorrow. Candy, cookies, cupcakes, chips and on and on and on. OMG how am I going to do it this time. I have about 30 children and everyone of them are bringing something yummy to eat. YOU CAN'T HEAR ME BUT I AM SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do have some of them bringing fruit trays and veggie trays so I think I will fill up on veggies and then try a little of the junk food. OH please Lord help me get through this!!

"I really don't have any suggestions other than to throw away some of that stuff a little every day."

Or send it to poor DeLarla who doesn't have any babies or grand babies, so she doesn't have no stinkin' Easter candy. I'm a lil' jelly of all the goodies.

Nicole, my hubby LOVES those nasty peeps. Thats his absolute favorite!!!

Mary, DONT OPEN THE BAG - those things are addicting!!!! One, two, three... oops, the whole bag is gone!

Penni, you know, that's great idea - having the KIDS hide the candy!!! Ive already thrown some away (sweettarts, nerds) - they dug in the trash and got a few things out (cant believe Im telling the world about my disfunctional home)!

Terri, you can try the veggie/fruit stuff... but that candy has a way of getting into my mouth, regardless of how stuffed I am ! Good luck.

Confession: I ate a piece of chocolate. I put it in my mouth until it melted to almost a liquid form and then I swallowed it just a tiny bit at a time.

I AM SO FREAKING WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've only been at this a month and I've already cheated. Bad, bad daisy!

I feel incredibly guilty. (yes, it did taste like a morsel of heaven I'm sad to say...)

Someone please tell me that they have crumbled this early in the game and have gotten back on track and stayed there...

YUP Nicole: Crumbled and crashed and tumbled and gotten scraped knees and bloody knees then climbed back on and riding it out.

It is gonna happen from time to time. No one is infallible. And just think it could have been the whole bag or more. You ate ONE piece. That is an accomplishment.

ohhhhhhhhhhh

I got home and my youngest son had his Easter Basket from School. Dang Chocolate again I did so good at work I stuck the bag in the Drawer Paula did not even open it.. So not to eat the chocolate he had I let my other Son (Hyper one) eat the treats along with his brother.. It's going to be hard this weekend

I love the Peeps I love the chocolate oh how I love Chocolate..

Nicole! This is not a diet! You are not cheating. Be kind to yourself. You only had one piece, not an entire bag.

Darn, you peeps spoke to soon. We could have really messed with Nicole's head and told her she's the only one! Nicole, are you kidding? You, the only naughty one?

Pa-leeezzze!

But I just enjoyed a delicious dish of fresh fruit with a blob of cherry whipped yogurt. It was really heavenly, but it was NOT candy. (In your best Sinade O'Connor - singing to the candy) Nothing compares, noTHING COMpares, to yoooooooooooooou.

Lisa, you kill me!

Nana, I came on a bit earlier and tried to reply, but things were too slow - lag... anyway, at that moment, I had a hand full of jelly beans! How coincidental! Have you ever sucked the suger/flavor off and just 'savored' the jelly?

Nicole, this one's for you! During my mushy stage, my generous mother cooked supper for my family - roast, rice & gravy.

What a sacrifice: 1) to not eat 2) to not eat Mom's food.

So while noone was looking, I grabbed a spoon and DRANK the gravy.....

ohhhhhhhhhhhh, heaven!

Betcha dont feel so bad now!