Hark! The holidays are dead ahead. Can you see them on the horizon? Now is the time to trade your sassy summer clothes in for a festive fall look and crack open those cookbooks, ladies!
This time of year is all about The Food. Am I right? The homemade cookies and pies, the candy in pretty wrappings set out as holiday treats to share, the roasts and stews which make the house smell divine on a blustery Sunday afternoon are all an essential part of the season for me.
But what happens when you can’t fit into your sexy black dress for the parties that begin to fill up your calendar? What about when there is so much going on between volunteering at the kid’s schools, holiday shopping and getting your home ready that you stop working out? It’s usually one of the first things to go during busy times, you know. I’ll tell you what happens, we gain the holiday 5 (at least).
I’m writing about this early on because I think if we stand together, we will find success. What I propose is an early holiday sugar intervention beginning with those bags of sweet perfection that currently line the grocery stores. We, as grown ass women (and men) who would like to wow them in our holiday finery, need to just say no.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be passing out Halloween candy this year. I’ll also let my children eat theirs on a rational schedule (after it’s checked for razor blades and cyanide). But you know what? We don’t have to eat it. And that’s just what I’m proposing here today.
I ask that you all join me in a No Candy Promise from now until November 7th (one week after Halloween and also the day I pitch whatever is left of the cavity causing loot). Come on! I cross my heart, you don’t need that mini snickers. You don’t. I know they are cute and tiny and delicious but the cheese on our thighs isn’t. Right?
Are you with me? If so, leave a comment stating your promise to seal the deal and I’ll send you this button for your blog. Let’s get a head start on cutting the calories this year before they attach themselves to our hips forever!
What do you say?
Bloggers Saying No
Kimberly
LadyBug
Mattie
Jodifur
Sue
PunditMom
Domestic Adivah
Atomic Bombshell
Unga Chunga
AM
Ceressa
Shelley
Kim
Erin
Mamacita
GHD
Ali
Kristie
Anji
(Your thighs and I would like to add your name here.)
Click here to see who took part in 2007.
I am saying No to Candy with you.
xo
LBC
Count me in … most definitely.
Also, we stopped handing out candy to the little ankle biters a long time ago. Instead I go to http://www.orientaltrading.com (catalog) and buy tons of things like Halloween pencils, erasers, games, etc. They sell tons of Halloween stuff (usually by the dozen or gross) and very, very reasonably priced.
We’ve never had any complaints. The kids love the stuff.
I’m so in!
Oh, ok. There’s no point in letting Jillian MIchaels KILL me if I’m just going to nurse my wounds with chocolate. (Even those luscious Special Darks…
“your sexy black dress for the parties that begin to fill up your calendar? ” Bwahahahaha!!!! I have neither. No dress and no parties. We live a very boring life.
Does this include chocolate? Cause if it does, I can’t do it. I’ve tried and it just doesn’t work…..chocolate calls to me day after day until I go and binge on it. *sigh* no will power….
Have you entered to win Petunia Pig?
Lynn,
Unfortunately, chocolate does count as candy. I don’t know who made that rule but I say we tar & feather them ;- )
You know, not only was I successful with this last year, but I managed to go almost 9 months without ANY candy at all… and while I would love to say that I could definitely hold out for at least this short amount of time, I have absolutely no faith in myself this time around. I tell ya, even though this baby doesn’t like chocolate so I still haven’t had any of my favorite candy bars (Snickers) in a year or so, it sure does love Twizzlers and Candy Corn! So I could TRY to pledge my allegiance to the No Candy rule, but I can make no promises… this baby does not accept “no” for an answer when it comes to eating certain foods
I wish the rest of you luck though! And I’ll even try to limit how much candy I allow myself to eat during this time period, but I don’t want to make promises I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to keep… 
GOOD LUCK! BEST WISHES! YOU CAN DO IT!
(how’s that for encouragement??)
Count me in, lady!
I’m with you, sister! I’ll stand tough and side-step the sweets n such. I’m gonna need that promise button though - if I’m not going to sneak the Snickers, I’m gonna need something sweet to show for my hollow Halloween!
As long as I can still eat organic vegan cookies, I’m good with this.
I’m in. Candy is easy if it’s out of sight - be sure there is none at your house when I move in next month………temporarily.
Holy crap, this is going to be hard. I normally don’t eat candy but as a teacher, there is always candy lying around. Between the parties and generous parents who try to get rid of their kids candy by sending me gift bags, I know I will struggle to say no. But, I will try. I have already started packing on the weight since the wedding so maybe this will help me at least slow down the gradual round figure that looms ahead of me.
Ok - I’m going to try this again. I swear I’m only buying candy I despise so as not to tempt myself. Now if I can just keep my grubby hands out of the girls’ buckets.
I will accept your pledge. I am training for a fitness competition that is 3 weeks after Halloween. It’s the toughest time of year. It seems like their are candy temptations EVERYWHERE!! Keep the M&M peanuts away from me !!!!
In Britain, we don’t get holidays yet.
Oh, I am up for this. My problem is more of hitting my kids candy afterwards. That will be a challenge.
On the bus trip back from NYC they passed around a huge box of Hershey’s chocolate. I figured if I could pass up the Dunkin’ Donuts’ muffins in the morning I could wave these past as well. I thought of all of us and *** did it for the team***.
me! me! me!
i’m sooooo up for this again!
Can I vow to cut it down? Because one time I gave up candy for Lent and then I ate like 3 bags of jelly beans on Easter morning. So I’m not good with the whole giving it up cold turkey.
A month is doable. Sounds good.
Sign me up, I just started my 69457495739 diet today and this challenge will be a little encouragement to stay away from those extra calories!
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