5 Tips for Keeping Halloween Weight Gain at Bay

Halloween is an awesome holiday. You get to let loose and be someone else for a night, while complete strangers give you candy. It’s a favorite holiday for many, but for those striving for success with diets and weight loss products, it brings about temptation and can cause unnecessary stress.

Halloween is the start of the feasting season, when our weight creeps up on us. But if you stay on track with a diet low in carbohydrates, you can set yourself up for success while still enjoying yourself during the holidays. Below are a few tips shared by some popular weight loss experts.

Be prepared. Keep in mind that you’ll be faced with temptation when you least expect it. Stores will hand out free samples to keep you in their stores and there will be candy dishes in many of the businesses your frequent. Those “bite-sized” candy bars may be little, but many of them pack more than 100 calories each. Make sure you are full before you go shopping or run errands and be ready to pass up the free treats.

Have a bottle of water with you at all times. The more water you drink, the more likely you’ll be to avoid snacking when you’re not hungry.  Plus, many people mistake thirst for hunger, so try to stave off what you think are cravings by hitting the bottle.

If you must indulge, have the good stuff first. If you decide to have one treat with your meal, eat all your veggies and lean protein first. The order we eat affects how full we get, so fill up as much as possible on voluminous vegetables so you can stay on track with a diet low in carbohydrates.

Buying candy for trick-or-treaters? Do not buy your favorites, no matter how small the size. It’s too easy to mindlessly eat them, and close to impossible to just eat one. Buy things you don’t like, if possible, and get yourself some weight loss products designed to curb sugar cravings to satiate that sweet tooth.

Hit a healthy event instead of only going to parties with tons of alcohol. There is a wide range of fun 5K runs taking place these days—there’s no better time to run with the zombies at one of the Run for Your Lives events or similar ones that take place all over the country.

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