I'd like to be able to say that all that Halloween didn't have a negative effect on me but I'd be lying - something I'm not so good at. It's actually not all the crap in the girls trick-or-treat baskets that's killing me (they got a lot of stuff!) but rather the bowl full sugar on the dining room table that's killing me.
You see, we didn't actually get one "official" trick-or-treater on Halloween night. We live in a neighborhood full of kid that is actually inundated with "drop-off trick-or-treaters". Though this is the 3rd year we've lived here and we've had very few in the past, I somehow thought this year would be different so despite my initial attempt to steer clear of things that I knew I'd eat by buying non-chocolate containing treats - I not only purchased the Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids I thought I'd never eat (but realized I LOVED!) but also a few small bags of Snickers and Milky Ways. What a mistake.
We did get two "unofficial" doorbell rings, of which I gave out a handful or two to, of course. There was KK - who managed to fool me despite the fact that she lives in this very house - and M and her BFF who came all the way from her house on the opposite end of the neighborhood where they were having a birthday party. I figured that since I'm so elated that her BFF moved in to our neighborhood last week I had to reward that a little. As I am related to both ringers, however, I can't actually consider either part of the "official" count.
So, as of today it's Halloween 1 - Amy - 0.
I had to give the candy to my husband to take to work. I never eat candy and last mon through weds every time I walked by the pumpkin, filled with Stella's candy, something came over me. Do not feel bad! It happens, just remember your initial goals that you talked about in your previous post, you can do it!
ReplyDeleteMy girls sorted their candy and kept only their favorite stuff. The rest was put in a bag for my husband and me. I had a few things, then sent the rest to work with the hubs. So yes I indulged, but not so much that I'm going to kick myself over it.
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