Having a healthy Halloween

Here are some ideas for protecting your vitality

Too many people gain weight during the holidays too. There are many pleasures ... Too many temptations. Here are some ideas to help you here, this weekend's Halloween healthier.

First, you pay again on the five key health behaviors every day that I call the newssite: Nutrtion, exercise, water, sleep, and additions. If you are disciplined enough on this for the last few months, to stay healthy with all theCandy> flowing around you is on this weekend is easier. If not, start now! Cut all the junk from your diet (including much Halloween candy). Get up tomorrow morning and do a quick workout before you, to jump start your metabolism for the day to go to work ... and to make work safe, both in the morning this weekend. Drink at least two liters of water a day (you feel full, and not the candy so much. Get at least eight hours of sleep each Night to ensure that your body chemicals stay in a healthy balance. And take your vitamins!

when shopping for Halloween candy to give away as the next, buying less than they think you need. Try to go out. Do you think that the newcomers are trick-or-treaters usually eager young people, some of which has seen an hour earlier? If you're worried about saving a few pieces for people who come to the end with small children (this should not happen again this year becauseHalloween is a night school).

If you're tempted by Halloween candy that you can get someone else to take over the cup and processed out of reach. It 's a great idea, one of the boys get to do ... learn good lessons about the give and take (just in time for other holidays).

decide at some point during the evening that they have "closed". Turn off the porch lights, decorations and attractive. We hope thatSweets are sold out ... but if you do not have bag, and put it in the car, straight to work. If you own your own business, you can enjoy some free gifts to customers (especially those without children). If you really want to get some karma points, or find a church homeless shelter, the candy you can donate your extra.

If you have children, is likely to return home with bags of candy from their raids trick-or-treat.Do not let them pig on Halloween night, tell them before you go out there, but a limit, they can enjoy when they make a plan to distribute small pieces of candy for the next week or so in their lunch boxes. Then the rest of their candy and donate pocket somewhere, along with the extra hand-out from your bowl. When children are involved in the donation, will re-learn some important lessons.

Finally, do not deny,itself completely. I would say, Halloween is often sweet store bought "punishment" - a bit 'like going to buy a piece of candy really well (in a candy store, not the grocery store) and reward yourself on Sunday night, when it is finished and has successfully resisted all the temptations.

Halloween is big - is one of my favorite holidays. But it is only the first of a series of fall break, which can really sabotage your health habits. Start thisWeek-end with a plan and build momentum in your discipline that can get your vitality - and your life - all the way through the New Year.

Michael D. Hume, MS