The pitfalls of Holidays for a P90Xer
Am I the only one that has had a ridiculously hard time keeping my diet clean since Halloween?
My son is allergic to tree nuts and peanuts. As such, any candy that he gets that contains (or even has the warning that it MAY contain) nuts is completely and utterly out of bounds for him. And it just so happens that I happen to have a WEAKNESS for Reese’s Pieces. And I hate to throw any food in the garbage, unless it is completely rotten – it comes from when I was a kid back in the old country.
So since Halloween night, I have found that my influx of candies and chocolates has gone up about 700%. I had completely forsaken the sugary sweets for well over 10 months and now … I’m back to munching on these delectable goodies on a daily basis. Last year, my wife took one for the team and ate all of these in order to keep me on the straight and narrow. This year, she has her own health issues to deal with so I am left to battle my demons on my own.
I KNOW that it becomes increasingly harder to lose the fat around the gut and to keep seeing changes when you up your intake of sugars and what not. I’ve written about it before. I’ve counseled friends and other peeps on the pitfalls of eating sugary confections ….. and yet right now, I can’t resist these damn things!
The WORST part is that I also decided that I would make a treat for my kids. Brownies! I thought … “how bad could they be?”
Well, the recipe I made had sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa, butter and eggs in it! Maybe I just need to find a nice healthy Brownie recipe – if there even is such a thing …
Am I the only one that finds Halloween candy to be nigh irresistible?
Toss the stuff or give it away man. You say you can’t toss anything unless it is rotten, well it IS rotten. Honestly though if you feel you must then just have one and be done and make sure it is your favorite. What we did is set aside a container for the extra stuff, we have an allergy issue as well, and we are going to send it to a friend of mine in Afghanistan. I don’t eat is because I know it is for him and his buddies over there and having been in theat situation I know how good it can be to get some candy or cookies. You just need to figure out what works for you but eating candy every day is NOT what works for you just remember that. Back on the wagon starting today???
Starting tomorrow, I am back on. I’m gonna do a quick 30 or 40 day X cycle before I go back to my basketball season – you know, get back in shape. But yes. The candy. It is the devil.