Trick your Sweet tooth this Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope everyone is having a great October. I have been getting emails asking about how to handle the candy craze of eating all the Halloween candy before trick a treaters even come. Here are some great ideas to help trick your sweet tooth.

1. I know this hurts a lot of people, but buy candy you don't like instead of candy you like. This way you won't be tempted to eat it.

2. Its okay to have a sweet treat but check the serving size. Even though those kit kats are small, if you end up eating half the bag of them you probably just ate 4 regular size kit kats. I always tell clients to pull out the serving size and put it in a baggy that way you know once that bag is gone you have had your serving, and stop there my friends.

3. Carmal Apples are great treats instead of candy. Slice an apple up and then buy the lite carmel dip at the store that already has the serving size measured for you and dip away.

4. Store all candy on a high shelf tucked away, you are less likely to eat it when your eyes can't see it.

5. If your looking for a fun way to involve fitness activities with your kids. Have them do activities like a mummy game where they wrap each other up in toilet paper, or a running race around pumpkins, how bout an apple toss, or pass the pumpkin. Getting them involved with fun activities is great and helps get the sugar out of the system.

6. Another great family activity is to go to a pumpkin patch and walk around picking pumpkins its great exercise for the whole family.

7. Pumpkin seeds are another great treat to eat for Halloween. Just watch the salt you add to it cause if you add to much salt you swell up just like a pumpkin.

Now is the start of the Holidays and it has been shown that October through Easter is where everyone eats and gains the most weight. Just be aware of what you are eating and how much. Moderation and exercise are crucial! Like my grandma always said," when your full push yourself away from the table."

Fitness Goal: If you are tired of Ellipticals and Treadmills try doing a stationary bike this week. Changing your routine will help get you motivated and you may want to add it to your regular fitness routine! Goal is three times this week for at least 30 minutes

Have a boooootiful Halloween everyone.