Halloween Candy on 10/15????

I've been struggling lately with the little things adding up. I can see that I'm slowly adding more and more food to my daily routine and have to really keep that in check. I mentioned in my last entry that the next couple of months would be tight in the finance area for me. This is making it harder to pass up the "free" goodies around the office. It seems like there is always some event going on where people are bringing in massive amounts of pastries, candy and other sweets.

I think that once October hits and the huge bags of candy go on sale, people lose their minds. I'm usually guilty of the same thing. People buy a big bag of candy weeks before Halloween with good intentions to save it for the big day. Temptation sets in and the bag is opened way too soon. Then, after overindulging for a day or two some people come to their senses and want to get rid of that candy. Where does it end up? Strategically placed by the offender in a high traffic area of the office. It's placed with love but also intended for your coworkers to share in the same decadent misery you experienced. There is still a couple of weeks before Halloween but from the amount of candy in my office building, you would think that it was a month long event.

I started last week by grabbing one of the "fun size" bars a day as a little treat around mid day. Then it became two. Today, I think I had three along with a half of a cookie that was literally on a silver platter and waived in my face. I really believe that no food is inherently evil. Anything should be okay in moderation. While I think that it is important not to completely deprive myself of any certain food, it's tough to draw a line without completely cutting things out.

Hopefully, now that I have taken the time to write this out, I will do better tomorrow and each day after. Although, I can't promise anything for November 1st!