Good morning...for those of you who would love a good laugh....staff and I are dressed for Halloween today and tomorrow....our costumes???? you gotta stop by to find out (hine for Posner garb: The King comes alove tomorrow)
Okay, now comes the most treacherous period of time for weight control....Halloween through New Years.....average weight gain in America during this time period: 7.4 pounds. From the Halloween candy to the Thanksgiving dinner to the Christmas and New Years celebrations, we eat lots of food and consume lots of calories. Then comes the lament on December 31 "My New Year's resolution is to lose weight".
START NOW!!! Do not give in to the "left over" Halloween candy. Start your efforts now! If you have gained weight since you were last here, come in for a "tune up" few weeks. Build lots of "wiggle room" over the next 4 weeks before Thanksgiving. Get to that gym more often. Do NOT let yourself be one of the millions who have to do that tiresome, old new years resolution about having to lose weight. Start now!
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The following tips for surviving Halloween at the office were included in a recent Weight Watchers’ e-newsletter. While I believe Dr. Posner’s previous tip is the best (keep candy dishes out of the office), these are some ideas that might help if you are faced with the “candy dish” issue. I particularly like the idea of keeping the candy wrappers as out-in-the-open evidence (#2) and using an opaque container (#6).
1. Everything in moderation
A snack- or fun-size chocolate bar (the usual trick-or-treat booty) typically has about 100 calories, which is a sensible treat. However, eating multiple fun-size bars on a regular basis can lead to lots of extra calories. It's up to you to watch your portions and not overdo it.
2. Keep count
Studies show that diners at barbecue joints tend to eat more wings when waitresses continually take away their bones, says Dawn Jackson, RD, nutrition and exercise specialist for the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. There's no reason to think that those mini-Butterfingers are any different. So while it's tempting to toss the wrapper as soon as you pop one in your mouth, keep the evidence on your desk as a visual tally.
3. Make a smarter choice
If you know that there's no chance you'll nibble a couple of Starbursts without tearing through the whole pack, it may be best to avoid them altogether. Steel yourself against temptation by pulling out a guilt-free snack you brought from home while everyone's flocking to the treat table, says Leslie Bonci, nutritionist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Fruit cups, Jell-O cups, meringue cookies and light hot chocolate are all satisfying alternatives.
4. Don't throw in the towel
We've all been there. You started the workday with a virtuous egg-white-and-veggie omelet and maintained monk-like self-control until your office manager took a meat-cleaver to your diet by bringing out a small truckload of mini-Mars bars at 4 p.m. You figure your diet is ruined for the day, and next thing you know you're in a booth at the burger joint inhaling a double cheeseburger dinner. "The all-or-nothing mentality is what hurts people the most," says Jackson. "If I buy a dozen eggs and I break one, I clean the broken egg up and get on with my day. I don't break the 11 other eggs!"
5. Are you hungry, or just tense or tired?
"At 3 p.m., often we don't really want to eat, we just need a drink of water and a breath of fresh air," says Jackson. Listen to your body, and then follow its prompts. If all you want is a little reward for finally finishing the report you've been slaving over, instead of making a self-congratulatory trip to the treat table, go for the grown-up equivalent of a "gold star" and splurge on a new CD, book or DVD. Find something you can look forward to enjoying after work.
6. It takes a village
"No man or woman is an island," says Jackson. So decide with your coworkers to put the candy in an opaque container in the kitchenette this year — out of sight, out of mind. Or, Bonci suggests, rally the team to pool a couple of bucks a week from everyone for the month of October. Invest in fresh flowers or a Halloween happy hour instead of candy. (You'll stick to low-calorie light beer, of course.)
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