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I have a major sweet tooth! I would give the candy away to the neighbor kids! If I'm around it, I'll eat it. So I try not to buy sweet stuff. I've been trying to buy lots of fruit and limit myself to one trip to the ice cream place (it's only a 5 minute walk from our house!) once a week. I love to bake as well, and what I try to do is just keep a little bit for us and give the rest to friends and family-they love getting homebaked goods!
take it back home and only bring it to work in small amounts! i have to leave all junk food and all money at home or i am doomed at work... especially when bored... lol.
I don't curb it? :) We have so much candy in our office all the time!
I have no idea. I have never been able to curb my appetite for candy! This post made me laugh because I was trying to scrounge around my purse and desk for some change to go downstairs and buy some candy. That is how I do it...never have cash with me!
Can you put some of it in the staff room? That way other people can eat some if it for you? Or package it up into smaller portions and give it way to other people? At worst, throw it out.
I'd go with neighbor kids or younger relatives, or staff room. I have absolutely no control and my solution is to not buy it.. if its there, I'll eat it!
I have this problem too! And it is hard because my future hubby will eat a scoop of ice creme, half a handful of candy deal and I will eat it all if it is there ;) I have to get rid of it. I like @sparkles idea of putting it out for everyone if you can...
walk to the break room. set the candy down. walk away. itll be gone in no time and you can return to the candy if need be :)
If it's unopened, can you donate it to a youth program or something? If it's opened, either choose to enjoy it, or get it away from yourself asap! I have NO willpower, so I get twitchy even knowing it's in my building...
I eat Granny Smith apples alot-as in 2 or 3 a day sometimes. I buy them in the bags bc the fruit is smaller-it is just the right amount of sour and sweet-plus, they are good for you and the chewing takes some effort. If I need a little bit more substantial snack, I add some peanut butter to it-just a little bit. As for getting rid of your candy-do you know any teachers? Most keep a goody bag or treat box in their classrooms (I do for my students and most of my colleagues do), any teacher would WELCOME the donation!
I would definitely give it away! Either put it in the staff room/cafe at work or give it to friends/family. If you have some favorites, maybe save some favorites for yourself, but keep it at home and not right next to you at work all day. The main way I keep from snacking is to just not have stuff around! I don't buy it, and at work I generally turned a blind eye. At home I try not to keep bad stuff in the house, but every once in awhile I may indulge, if my husband brings something home (but he's a chips/savory snacks person, not sweets) or if I decide to bake something. But in general, I just try not to keep tempting things around.
Make it VERY difficult to get into... like in a plastic baggie placed in a tupperware container taped shut. That way you can open it up and grab just a few of whatever then tape it back up without mindless continuously snack
I would put all that junk on a table in the breakroom and it will disappear. Candy is a trigger food for me meaning I cant just eat one piece and ten minutes later I've found the bag is almost gone. Take a look at it and decide if you really want to eat all of that. If not, get it far away from your desk.
Set it on the secretary's shelf! We set it out and it just disappears. I hate to waste/throw it away, too! When I keep lollipops at my desk, people are always coming by asking if they're "for share" because they're in a bucket! Grr. I eat hard candy as my candy of choice at work b/c it lasts longer.
I could polish off a bag of swedish fish so fast it isn't funny. So cherry lifesavers it is!
@ejs4yB- I dont know of you have Rita's by you but they just came out with a Sweedish Fish ice that I am dying to try. I heard it tastes just liek the real thing.
Sorry everyone else, pretend you didnt read that on the healthy eating thread!
ohhh i miss Rita's .. such a summer staple that I am missing dearly in CA! I love Swedish Fish too so maybe its good I'm not there.
hahahaha, I am considered the Candy Queen of both my friends and co-workers so I would have to say that I don't curb myself at all...I have been known to eat ONLY candy some days...But I think putting it out in the break room or something is a good solution to avoid eating it all yourself... maybe putting some of it in the freezer if you want to keep some it for later on?
I fail at not eating candy every day. Every day.
It surely disappears if I put it in the kitchen at work, but realistically I will just buy more. Glad to know I'm not the only one with an incurable sweet tooth.
I'd leave it in the middle of the office and it would be gone in less than 15 minutes. There really is no subsitute for candy, I would be chowing down right now if I had some in my desk!
If it were me, I'd leave it out in the office kitchen and let everyone else have at it! If I kept it around in my desk, I'd be tempted all the time and would never stop eating it. Honestly, for me, the best way not to eat junk is not to buy it/have it close by. Then I can't be tempted by it!
I am less than 5 feet to a giant bucket of candy at work, and would always take a piece or two or three each day. However, for the past two weeks, I've brought at least three fruits or veggies to snack on at work. One fantastic side effect? I am too busy trying to eat the darn produce that I don't think about the candy as much and don't eat it.
And even if I eat candy, I don't feel as guilty because I'm getting in healthy food too.
This plan probably wouldn't work if I had access to Swedish fish. Mmmm Swedish fish
I don't look at the pastry case while at work. seriously. And that doesn't even help all the time. = (
I would say put the candy out in the break room/kitchen so everyone can help you eat it! Or you could take it to a local Ronald McDonald's house or something, see if they might want to have a stash for the kids? As far as a replacement, I highly recommend Mrs. Meatball's suggestion of Emerald's Cocoa Roast Almonds! They smell deliciously like chocolate, but it's just a dusting of cocoa powder and the almonds will definitely curb your hunger and they have lots of protein (although quite a bit of 'healthy' fat as well).
share with the break room! :) you'll be everyone's friend!
i go to trader joe's to stock up on my snacking foods so that at least i can get dried fruit or nuts which are a little healthier? the key is to having other options so when you're craving the munchies you'll have healthier things to munch on!
though i must say... i love candy!! so addicting!
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It's been 7 weeks since my wedding, and I still have an enormous amout of candy left over from our candy buffet.
yumy, no?
Because my husband doesn't eat candy, I brought most of it to work to stash in a drawer for when lunch/quitting time seem just a little too far away.
Here's my problem: I eat it all the time, even when I'm not hungry! I just consumed 4 starburst writing this post. I can't stop!
I know that the easiest solution is to get rid of the candy, but I don't want to throw it out. Any ideas on how to limit my obessive candy intake, and maybe replace it with something healthy?
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