DIET TIPS: Your Halloween Diet Plan: Indulge Without The Guilt

With Halloween right around the corner, you may already be dreaming up about which treats you’re going to indulge in with all the goodies around.

While it’s definitely possible to treat yourself on this day, it’s also a very good idea to plan ahead and know what to do the rest of the day with your diet so that you are going to be doing as little damage as possible on Halloween evening.

If you tailor your diet in a certain manner so as to build-up a bit of a calorie deficit, this leaves you more overall ‘wiggle room’ to have those treats you crave without risking weight gain.

Let’s go over a few key things to remember. 

Don’t Skip Breakfast

The very first thing that you must make sure you aren’t doing is skipping breakfast. Some people will do this thinking that it’s a great way to bank calories for the evening, but this is just going to end up backfiring on them.

If you skip breakfast, you’ll be battling hunger all morning and the chances that you eat something you shouldn’t come lunch are going to be that much higher.

Do this and then you’ll really be setting yourself up for diet disaster as you indulge in the evening as well. 

Focus On Protein And Vegetables

Moving along, another thing that you should keep in mind as you go about the day-time period on Halloween is that ideally you want to focus on protein and vegetable based meals only.

This cuts out the carb and/or fat calories that you would normally be having throughout the day, which then allows you to bank those extra calories for later on instead.

Since protein is the one nutrient that you absolutely cannot do without on your diet plan, it’s a must to be taking in. 

Vegetables provide the fiber and bulk that you need to keep hunger pains lower and also add more food to your meals as well so you don’t feel quite so deprived. 

Consider Doing This Two To Three Days Beforehand Depending On How Aggressively You Want To Indulge

Finally, the last thing to take note of is that you may want to consider following this protocol for a few days before Halloween if you know that you do typically indulge quite extensively on the holiday and will be taking in more calories overall.

This will help you build-up that greater calorie deficit so that when the day comes, you’re all ready to treat yourself without guilt.

If you do this for two or three days, you should easily be able to build up around a 1500 calorie or so deficit, which would be the equivalent of around 15 mini chocolate bars or candy packs. Most people won’t eat that many come Halloween, so you should be able to get through the holiday weight-gain free.

So keep this daily eating schedule in mind as you approach Halloween and you won’t be seeking weight loss advice once it’s over.