Trick or Treat!

The Weight-Loss Skill: Learning strategies for managing a sweet tooth during Halloween and beyond

The Challenge: Forget the haunted house; the spookiest part of Halloween is the candy fest.  Stores push high-calorie, high-sugar candy (like that 5-pound bag of fun-size chocolate bars), some of which appears exclusively at this time of year (candy corn, anyone?). Many of us, especially the sweets lovers among us, find it nearly impossible to stay on plan with mounds of candy in every corner. What’s more, for some, eating candy may trigger hankerings for sugar that linger long after the ghosts and goblins are stowed away till next year.

The Solution:  In this meeting, we will learn strategies for managing sweet temptations during the Halloween season and beyond. We will share ideas about how to enjoy treats in moderation and how to plan for small indulgences in order to stay on track. We will also come to recognize that not all treats are alike and that we can make healthier choices and continue to lose weight. (We can have our fruit and eat it too!)

Halloween starts the Party Season and it’s time to start thinking about what the plan is to enjoy the good times without ending up feeling guilty and defeated come January.

There are 10 weeks to go before January 1st, isn’t that scary? Make sure to come to your meeting whenever you can during those 10 weeks. It’s the key to staying on track!

For More Info:

Weight Watchers® Weekly: “Happy Halloween”—tricks for dealing with treats

Science Center:  “The Trick to Treats”

Program Materials: Book 1, Start Eating Smarter, “Choose Foods for Good Health,” pp. 24–25

Tools of the Week:

Weight Watchers 1 and 2 POINTS value Snack Bars* and the Celebrations cookbook

*Selection may vary from location to location

Weight Watchers Happenings:

The registration fee of $20.00 is back in effect, as is the $13.00 missed-week fee. (Added to the weekly fee of $13.00)

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• Unlimited meetings each month
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"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates." ~Fernando Pessoa

"Chocolate is 3 points per ounce."  ~Kelly