Candy

**mtomm**[$] · #1 10-04-2001, 07:13 PM

Okay, this is my first post here and I have only been lurking a little bit so forgive me if this has already been discussed.

Two days ago I rejoined Weight Watchers. I was a lifetime member back when it was easy, I was not married, no children and only had 10 pounds to lose! So back at it again one marriage and three children later.

But I wanted to share this really great find....

Baskin-Robbins candy. I buy it at Walmart and it curbs my sweet tooth like nothing else. About 20 pieces come in a bag. Flavors like Mint Chocolate Chip, Tanganilla, Praline (I think). I really enjoy a good dessert and good candy. But not plain hard candy, I like candy with substance (fat)! One of these will take care of that craving for me. Here is the nutritional break down and I think it is very reasonable for all dieters, okay, maybe not low-carb.

3 pieces are a serving
60 calories
1 gram of fat
no fiber.

I can eat one of these DELICIOUS candies and be satisfied. The flavor is so rich and satisfying and I don't feel guilty!

Just had to share something that really helps me make it through the tough times.

**taurusmoon** · #2 10-04-2001, 09:01 PM

Margo!

Glad you joined us. Please continue to share with us. We love loosahs. And, I have a feeling you're going to be a big loosah!

Sara

AmyLEnsor · #3 10-05-2001, 01:17 AM

Uh oh, candy is my weakness! I don't need sugary drinks or ice cream, but I do enjoy candy. I'll have to give this a try. Thanks!

**conradd** · #4 10-05-2001, 01:21 AM

Oh wow!! Ice cream is really my downfall. I can resist almost anything but a sale on Ben & Jerry's. And, my walking route takes me perilously close to a Baskin-Robbins. I'm going to Walmart tomorrow. I can't wait to try this!

Deb
hoping Margo will stick around and join the group of loosahs!

AmyLEnsor · #5 10-05-2001, 01:50 AM

OK, well not to sound like a liar, I will admit I have a fondness for ice cream from the ice cream shops like Baskin-Robbins or Marble Slab Creamery, or Golden Spoons and so on. When I buy a pint of Ben and Jerry's, I have some and put it back in the freezer, forget about it and then it gets freezer burned and I throw it out. So I rarely even buy ice cream from the store.

#6 10-05-2001, 01:56 AM

Popcorn with butter and Parmesan cheese.

No candy. No chocolates. Not even a walk to the corner store for them. Very bad.

Okay, well, maybe Sweettarts.

**lynnzop**[$] · #7 10-05-2001, 08:04 AM

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Popcorn with butter and Parmesan cheese.

Add a little garlic salt and you've got nirvana in a bowl, baby.

I'm not really a candy person...although I do give in to the occasional chocolate craving (and then there were those peanut butter chocolate malted milk balls...I actually dedicated a stupid essay on ep about them!)...I haven't dared to even walk in that aisle at the grocery store again.

Margo, congrats on joining WW again...if you haven't been a member for a while, I think you'll like the points system. I joined in May and have lost 24.6 lbs (damn, I want that other .4 lb!!!!!) between cutting down on food, eating/preparing better, and MOVING (that's where this group has helped me immensely!

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Best to you...we've got a great support system going here!!!!

Lynn

cyndilouwhoo · #8 10-05-2001, 08:46 AM

Hey Margo!

Glad to see another Loosah in here. Post away on this stuff. I love to hear about what others think about products--saves me a bundle of cash on bogus stuff.

Mmmmmm...candy. I have a sudden need to go to Wal-Mart

Cyndi

AmyLEnsor · #9 10-06-2001, 03:58 AM

Well, gosh, if it comes to actual addictive, I can't control myself foods, the salty snacks always win out. Chips and salsa, Pringles, Veggie Booty, dry roasted peanuts. Oh, and those taro chips which I like even better than potato chips. Add a flavorful dip and I am gone! I don't get cravings for potato chips, and I rarely buy them, but when they are around I will eat them!

jenninca · #10 10-06-2001, 10:00 AM

I discovered something last night. I bought some of those Go-Gurt things (the yogurt in a tube) and put them in the freezer. When I ate one, it was almost like having ice cream. One tube is 70 calories, 15 from fat. That's much better than a bowl of ice cream!

Cindy

**pluckyduck** · #11 10-06-2001, 10:17 AM

They aren't cheap, but they taste delicious....satisfy a little sugar craving and give you your calcium.

I swear by them.

Andrea
who can only vouch for the taste of the mochachino, yum!

quasar · #12 10-06-2001, 10:34 AM

I go for the salty things more too, but I think it's also the crunch and the act of holding something. I steer myself more toward pretzels and popcorn, and I have animal crackers at the office which most of the time work (proving it isn't strictly the salt) but I do have my share of potato chips.

I am not a big chocolate person. I was allergic to milk for about 7 years growing up (an actual allergy not uncommon in girls; most grow out of it when they hit puberty). I never entirely grew out of it - I can still get sick if I have too much cheese or a really rich chocolate cake or a very chocolaty ice cream. I can't tolerate chocolate milk at all. So I grew up without chocolate and I can get by without chocolate although I will have some if it's around.

I do have candy cravings at times, for the really sugary stuff. Things like smarties or starburst or skittles or other similar candy. I discovered long ago that I can keep unopened candy in my house for months without touching it but once I opened it it was gone. So I've started buying bags of mini-wrapped portions like halloween candy, or steering myself to buying an individual bag or bar when needed. I must admit that I've had to use some of it lately. But instead of having a huge bag of swedish fish, I had a single portion of starburst, instead of a huge bag of skittles I had two halloween mini-portions (less than an individual bag at the checkout aisle).

Maybe a similar thing would work with you chocoholics?

Janice

**mrisch**[$] · #13 10-06-2001, 04:53 PM

Candy is my achilles heel. I like it (a lot), and once I start, I can't stop. Halloween is a very difficult time of year for me.