Last year American's spend $1.77 billion on sweets, and this year it's up to $1.89 billion - that's $22.50 per person! Wondering how your waistline is going to survive a season's worth of sweets? Here are SELF's top three tips for escaping Candy Land unscathed.
Step away from the candy bowl.... About six feet away, to be exact. Candy consumption dropped by two thirds when the goodies were kept 6 feet away from snackers, according to a study done at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. What does this mean for you? Do not... I repeat, DO NOT volunteer to be the keeper of the office candy bowl!
See our tips: 7 easy, healthy Halloween treats!
Eat well 90 percent of the time. So you had a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup? It's fine! And you ate it with your morning coffee? Who cares! Give in when the urge strikes and then bounce back. As long as you eat well the rest of the day, even a candy bar breakfast will fade away.
Pick your poison. I die for Peanut M&Ms. Those yellow packets call to me year round! Sometimes, I spend so much energy resisting them, and trying to substitute other foods for them ("Heyyyy, if I close my eyes, this sliced apple dipped in peanut butter kind of tastes like candy...") that at the end of the day I end up eating more calories than I would have had I just eaten what I really wanted - and I feel less satisfied!
What are your top tips for avoiding candy coma on Halloween?
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