Day Eleven

With Halloween just around the corner, staying on track with your diet may be a challenge. If you indulge a little in candy, it's ok, but remember this so you don't gain any extra weight:

• Only eat a maximum of three pieces of candy on the night of Halloween. It's very tempting to eat more, but limit yourself so your hard work on your diet won't be wasted.
• If you're going to keep your candy, I strongly suggest you hide it so you won't be tempted to have some every day. Keep your candy limit to two pieces per week.
• Trick-or-treating burns calories (since you're going door-to-door), so you can afford to skip exercising that day.

Don't worry if you gain a little extra weight. It's not too hard to shed a few pounds in a week or two. The holidays you should be concerned about are Thanksgiving and Christmas (for those of you who celebrate Christmas). Halloween can be worse, though, if you eat too much candy, so be aware of how much candy you eat.