This week Shortmama wants to know how we deal with the temptations of Halloween candy.
Which is perfect since I've been having the hardest time fighting off the devil that is in my kitchen right now.
Candy corn.
Candy corn.
Candy corn.
Candy corn.
Candy corn.
Here's the crazy part about candy corn. It's gross. It is. But I love it. I need it. I want it. I have to have it. I have to eat each piece like it might bring something different to the palate.
Like, "Oh, does this one taste more orange than the last one?" (because orange has a flavor, ya know?) Or, "If I eat the white part will it taste different than the yellow part? What if I eat the yellow part first?" And don't even get me started on the ones with brown in em. Or the pumpkin ones. Gah!
How do I deal with the temptation? I don't. If I have to have it I have to have it. Eventually I'll eat myself sick on it and will quit eating it.
Right?
Right??
I said, RIGHT??!!!!
If not I'll look like this:
Yeah right. Like I'd be that cute. If I knew I'd be that cute, I'd definitely keep eating them.
Somebody! Turn me into a candy corn please!!
I even tried to be good and eat an orange. Only mistake was that it was right after the candy corn. Have you ever had something sweet right after Diet Coke? It was the same effect. PUCKER city.
So. Besides just throwing them out of the house, which I'm not willing to do because I need to learn moderation damn it!!, what are your ideas??
And keep in mind I need them here for inspiration for Sami's contest.
'Kay??
Thanks.
ps: forgot to tell ya I lost a lb last week. 1 lb. yee-freakin-haw. let's hope i can lose something this week. fingers crossed. aha! exlax. must go to the store. ahem.
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35 comments:
HEY!!! A pound in a week is GOOD!!! Give yourself the credit you deserve...maybe it will help with the cravings...love you!!!
Damn good thing I don't like candy corn... but i know of a really good trail mix recipe using candy corn that turns me into addict.
My "chubs" (as Ward so affectionately calls them) are swelling over my yoga pants real bad these days and all I want to do is fall baking.
Moderation? I currently have an apple pie, apple crisp and some baked bread sitting on my kitchen counter. CARBS love my chubs :)
Evil carbs.
Candy corn is gross! Just say no to the candy corn. Tell your boys to hide it from you.
Thank god I'm not really a candy person.
Don't let one slip lead you back down the candy path.
You ate it...get on with it. Back to the Mimi who is dropping pounds. If you gained a pound you would think it was huge so why isn't losing a pound huge?
Don't make me come over there and pinch you.
For me, I just simply can't have candy in the house. The entire bag will be eaten in 2 days max. Some people would tell you to just grab a couple of them and then put them away out of view. BUT that doesn't work for me. I know where I put them away and I can't help but get more. I wish I had better advice for you, but really the only for sure thing that would work would be to not have them in the house. :/
Losing a pound is better than gaining a pound! You're doing great!
I can't buy candy. I just can't have it in the house or I will eat it ALL. And I don't discriminate either. As long as it's sweet.
Get em outta the house!!! We can't have Oreos, Cool Ranch Doritos, Brownies or tortilla chips in our house...EVER. I will eat them. Everything else I can avoid...even the 8 lbs of candy corn scattered in various candy jars around my houe. Get rid of them!! (and no, not by eating them all) If you know there is something you cant have just one of dont torture yourself by having them out in your house!
Well, I have the same temptation, so I hear ya. Not necessarily about candy corn, although I do like it and I definitely DO eat it. (I used to bite off the little white tips and try to have them over to my my mom as "lost teeth" hoping to get some Tooth Fairy loot.)
Don't let a little binge interrupt the trajectory you were on. Keep going. Without beating yourself up over it.
Exlax. Really?! LOL.
Well, I think candy corn is evil too. It calls my name, especially the Carmel Apple flavored. LOVE it.
At least they're not fried...or full of fat. It's just the calories you have to worry about.
A pound is awesome!!! It's a pound gone!
A pound is a pound....be proud!!!
Candy Corn is freakin' crack. I can't even have it in the house....I'll eat the entire bag in one sitting. It's not pretty.
I found your pound. It's at my house.
I deal with halloween candy by eating it in the closet because if no one sees me eating it..then it didn't happen.
I love Connie's idea. I dont have any advice...yeah, Im pretty much worthless. I would be in the same perdicament, only my hub loves candy corn, so we would be fighting over it. I dunno...get someone to hide it from you?
1 lb is nothing to sneeze at! Good for you!
If there is a bag of candy corn in front of me, moderation goes out the window. I figure if I finish it all off right now, then we're good right? Overload my body and then let it flush... It will take the sugar it wants and get rid of the overload. I know I'm wrong, but just play along.
Screw moderation. It's overrated. Get them out!
And one pound is awesome! Never forget about the small feats!
I can't eat candy corn on its own...it's too sweet and just ick. Mixing it with salted peanuts, though, is a whole 'nother ball game. If you get the right ratio of candy corn to peanuts (and this ratio seems to be different for everyone), it tastes just like a salted nut rool.
I rationalize that this is far healthier than eating the candy corn alone, because peanuts are nuts, and that's supposed to be a healthy treat. I think. If not, don't tell me, because I don't want to know. I'm horrible at rationalizing things in my own way to make them work.
One pound IS awesome sweetie! At least it is a loss and not a gain. That is what I always tell myself. Lucky for me I am not a fan of candy corn, unless it is the one with chocolate then I like that one! My problem is ANYTHING chocolate and little debbie's too! I am so not looking forward to the holidays coming up. Once Halloween hits it is like a snowball effect of food! UGH!
3 words:
candy corn taffy.
3 more words:
to die for.
Yes so far I have not had any brilliant ideas for Sami's contest.. probably because I don't like candy corn. But I so want to participate again as I want to support her.
I allow my self one cheat candy a day. The rest I have to count, until all the halloween candy is gone. My husband is a big help, and usually eats most of it before I can.
I guess I'm lucky -- I'm not a fan of candy corns, but according to my friends on FB, I'm in the minority. (That's judging by how many statuses I've seen that are excited about their return.)
1 lb matters!! Better a loss than a gain!
Connie makes me laugh :)
Personally candy corn I can live without. I have a jar of those pumpkins and they are still sitting there, a week later. Now - gummy bears, chocolate, cake, CHOCOLATE CAKE - I will eat them until they are gone. Like the bag of caramels I bought last week & scarfed down in 3 days.
Can you put them out of sight? I made my hubby take the chocolate downstairs to his office - he won't eat it, and if I don't see it neither will I :)
This was a funny post. How do you feel about those small candy corn pumpkin things?
Love candy corn, all kinds, but it has to be a "good" brand.
Chocolate is the best. Now to get past the Christmas temptations..
Funny, I have the same love/hate relationship with candy corn. But I could walk past it 1000 times and not care. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies? Different story.
Why not count some out and put in a baggie? Like your own 100 cal packs (and YES, I know you can stick with one). Then you can eat them straight or do my favorite thing...Candy corn mixed with popcorn. You can leave them whole or break in half. I feel way more satisfied after my pop mix versus just eating them straight.
1lb is great. 1-2 lbs a week is healthy. Keep on that track and 50 lbs will be here before you know it!! :) Love ya!
I know you feel bad about the candy corn consumption, but as far as candy goes, it's not so bad. At least you're not stocking up on something higher in calories.
I noticed at my house when I give myself free reign with some food and just give in and buy it, eventually, I get pretty sick of it. Even my favorites. Because after I eat something over and over, it doesn't taste as novel and scrumptious.
The different layers definitely have different flavors, and anyone who tells you different is CRAZY!!!
Thanks for mentioning my game, girl! You're the wind...in my sails!
I seriously want to open the bags today. Rhiannon had a sleepover with Rose's daughter last night at our house and we are having another one tonight with her bff....Think they make rum laced candy corn because Im going to need it after tomorrow!
I KNOW HOW TO GET YOU TO STOP EATING THOSE! I DO! ARE YOU READY?
Buy the Halloween Oreos. You wont have tiome to eat Candy Corn while stuffing your face with that goodness.
For every 5 pieces of candy corn you eat make yourself do 15 jumping jacks.
Oh girlfriend, I just don't buy them. I love candy corn too even though after eating an entire bag, I feel sick to my stomach and swear I'll never eat them ever again....until the following Halloween.
So the answer, for me, is I just won't buy them? I turn my head the other way when I pass the Halloween candy section.
But come Halloween, I'll be eating my kid's candy like there's no tomorrow. That's what I'm saving up for...LOL!!
I think I need to scarf down a few handfuls myself after reading this. Although...I'm a little freaked out by the candy corn girl. Maybe if I associate her with the candy corn...I could psych myself out of the ten pounds I am sure to gain eating my "inspiration" too. ugh.
Oh, I have always ALWAYS adored the creamy deliciousness of candy corn.
I should be one this year..I love them so much, my kids told me I should marry one.
I seriously don't get your obsession with candy corn. Eww. Move along and pick up a Twix. Please and thank you.
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