How Do I Avoid Turning Into a Pumpkin With Halloween Candy Everywhere?
Relax — you don’t have to be the neighborhood spoilsport who doles out fruit. But oodles of M&M’s and Snickers and Milky Way bars lurking around your house is a scary prospect. “Wait until the last possible minute — the morning of October 31 — to buy candy for trick-or-treaters,” suggests Anne M. Fletcher, RD, author of Thin for Life. And don’t even think about buying goodies you can’t resist (seriously, who can eat just one Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup?). Two good bets are Tootsie Pops (60 calories) and 3 Musketeers Fun Size bars (63 calories). If you have any leftovers after the trick-or-treaters are gone, toss them so they won’t haunt you.
DAMAGE CONTROL: Had a few too many mini Snickers bars? It’s not too late — cancel out those bite-sized diet disasters in three easy moves.
Cancel Out Candy Calories in 3 Moves
TRY: Mountain Climber
Start in plank position (hands and toes on floor, back straight, abs engaged). Bring right knee to chest and tap toe on floor; straighten leg. Repeat with left knee. Do for 3 minutes.
Burn off: 70 calories, or 13 pieces of candy corn.
TRY: Power Jump
Stand with feet 6 inches apart. Squat, then push up, leaping forward and as high as you can. Repeat, jumping to the left, back and to the right. Do 25 rounds.
Burn off: 80 calories, or two Snickers Minis.
TRY: High March
Extend arms while holding a candy-filled pumpkin. March in place, bringing knees up as high as you can for 2 minutes (without spilling candy!). Rest 1 minute. Do 3 sets.
Burn off: 40 calories, or one mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
