The No Candy Promise

Hark! The holidays are dead ahead. Can you see them on the horizon? Now is the time to trade your sassy summer clothes in for a festive fall look and crack open those cookbooks, ladies!

This time of year is all about The Food. Am I right? Homemade cookies and pies, candy in pretty wrappings set out as holiday treats to share, roasts and stews which make the house smell divine on a blustery Sunday afternoon are all an essential part of the season for me.

But what happens when you can't fit into your sexy black dress for the parties that begin to fill up your calendar? What about when there is so much going on between volunteering at the kid's schools, holiday shopping and getting your home ready that you stop working out? It's usually one of the first things to go during busy times, you know. I'll tell you what happens, we gain the holiday 5 (at least).

I'm writing about this early on because I think if we stand together, we will find success. What I propose is an pre-holiday sugar intervention beginning with those bags of sweet perfection that currently line the grocery stores. We, as parents, need to just say no.

Don't get me wrong, I'll be passing out Halloween candy this year. I'll also let my children eat theirs on a rational schedule (after it's checked for razor blades and cyanide). But you know what? We don't have to eat it. And that's just what I'm proposing here today.

I ask that you all join me in a No Candy Promise from now until November 7th (one week after Halloween and also the day I pitch whatever is left of the cavity causing loot). Come on! I cross my heart, you don't need that mini Snickers. You don't. I know they are cute and tiny and delicious but the cheese on our thighs isn't. Right?

Are you with me? If so, leave a comment stating your promise to seal the deal and I'll send you this button for your blog.

Let's get a head start on cutting the calories this year before they start. What do you say?

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Kimberly lives in Petroville where this is cross posted and she has hidden all the M&Ms.