Four Habit Strategies that Could Help You Fight Halloween Temptation

Halloween treats! So colorful, so ubiquitous, so fun, so bite-sized… Halloween a major source of temptation for children and adults alike.
In my book about habit change, eating healthfully is one of the most popular habits that people try to cultivate — and Halloween is a challenging time to stick to good eating habits. In Better Than Before, I suggest many ways we can resist the temptation of mini-candy-bars, bags of candy-corn, beautifully decorated cupcakes and cookies, and so on. In particular, it’s useful to harness the strength (and buttress the weakness) of our Tendency.
As a side note, for my whole life, I had a tremendous sweet tooth. I couldn’t resist candy, cookies, ice cream, anything sweet. It was such a relief when I figured out that I’m an “Abstainer,” who finds it far easier to avoid sweets altogether instead of trying to eat in moderation. So now I eat no Halloween candy, ever. That’s what works for me! If you want to read more about that, I discuss it here.
To beat Halloween candy, I tapped into my Abstainer side. But another great tool is to think about your Tendency.
Don’t know your Tendency — whether you’re an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel? Take the quiz here (more than a million people have taken the quiz!).
Once you know your Tendency, consider these strategies — and of course, a strategy suggested for a different Tendency might work well for you, too. Use anyth...

Source: World of Psychology - October 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gretchen Rubin Tags: Books Habits Happiness Health-related Holiday Coping Self-Help Diet Fitness Halloween Motivation overeating Personal Growth Self Control Temptation Source Type: blogs