No Tricks! Just 13 Healthy Halloween Treats

Want to enjoy the festivities without falling off track this Halloween weekend? We’ve got you covered with these adorable Halloween themed treats.

They’re cute, delicious and completely guilt-free. So you won’t scare of the progress you’ve made on your weight loss plan. Bonus: If you’ve got kiddies or grandkiddies, they will love making these fun festive treats with you!

1. Spider French Onion Dip

This Spider French Onion Dip is the perfect dish to bring to your next gathering, whether it’s a healthy Halloween celebration or a child’s birthday party!

2. Banana Ghosts

Get your healthy Halloween off to a ghoulishly good start with these adorable and festive banana ghosts.

3. Apple Peanut Butter Monster Mouths

These Apple Peanut Butter Monster Mouths are simple to assemble and even easier to devour!

4. Frankenstein Kiwi

This Frankenstein kiwi treat is the perfect healthy addition to your Halloween festivities.

5. Spooktacular Orange Pumpkins

These orange pumpkins are perfect for your next healthy Halloween celebration.

6. Creepy Carrot Fingers with Hummus

These Carrot Fingers with Hummus are a perfect healthy Halloween recipe.

7. Bewitched Cheese Broomsticks

These Bewitched Cheese Broomsticks are a perfect Halloween recipe. They’re on theme and on plan!

8. Candy Corn Parfait

This Candy Corn Parfait is the perfect healthy treat for your Halloween celebrations.

9. Popcorn Hands

These Popcorn Hands are a creepy (and delicious!) way to celebrate Halloween slim-down style.

10. Spider Deviled Eggs

These Spider Deviled Eggs are creepy to look at but delicious to eat!

11. Turkey and Hummus Mummies

These Turkey and Hummus Mummies are so easy to make, you can get the kiddies in on the action! They’re a simple and tasty treat anyone can create.

12. Fruit-Filled Orange Jack-O-Lanterns

These Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups are the perfect addition to your healthy Halloween celebration. Just scoop out the orange, draw on faces (or carve them if you’re feeling adventurous!), then fill them with green grapes… or any of your favorite fruits!

13. Loaded Pepper Pumpkins

Who says Halloween is only about sweet treats? Follow any of your favorite stuffed pepper recipes for this tasty dish (we like this vegetarian recipe!). Just scoop out the insides of your pepper, carve a fun face, and stuff it with anything you choose!

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Don’t Throw Away Your Game Plan at the First Hurdle

Sitting here, I’m looking back on all the times I’ve tried and failed with different diets. Every time I hit a roadblock, I’d go back to the drawing board, scrap the old plan, and try something new. I’d get caught up in the idea of a “shiny new diet,” thinking it would solve everything, when in reality, plateaus and slow progress are just part of the journey.

There were times I plateaued at eating around 1,900 calories, and instead of sticking it out, I developed an unhealthy approach to weight loss, constantly cutting my calories lower and lower. Eventually, I found myself eating as little as 1,000 calories a day, which completely wrecked my relationship with food.

Looking back, I wish I had stayed on track and pushed through those plateaus without wrecking my relationship with food. Sure, your caloric needs change as you lose weight, but that doesn’t mean you have to keep slashing calories every time progress slows. I’ve learned that it’s better to stay patient, adjust as needed, and trust in a balanced plan instead of constantly overhauling everything. If you're on your own journey, keep this in mind: don’t throw the game plan out the window at the first hurdle. Plateaus are normal, and staying patient and consistent will get you further than starting over each time things get tough.

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Am I being too Agressive?

Hello all, I 25M, 6'2", ~385Lb. (Down from 415) started my weight loss journey about a month and a half ago after a engagement breakup. I started the journey out of anger / spite because I hated the person I saw in the mirror every day and as an "escape" from the situation instead of sitting around thinking about it all day. I started by going and walking 1 lap around a local lake (~ 1 Mile per lap) after work, which lead to 2 laps, and now im doing about 4 every other day after work. It has turned into something I rather enjoy going and doing every other day instead of something I started out of anger and I have even started going to a gym to do other excersises on the off days. My biggest concern I have is since I started down this path I have been at roughly a 2K to 2,500 Calorie defficit every day due to a lack of appetite or just genuinly not being as hungry as often (at least per the "HitMeal" app, The app says at my weight I should be shooting for ~4K - 4,200 a day to lose weight). I still eat the usual 3 times a day have made sure to eat about 2,000 - 2,500 a day, I have just been trying to make healthier options and have cut out sodas / cut back on eating out. Per the app I still get all the Carbs, Protein and such it recomends each day, I just have worried that this is "Too Agressive" of a path to maintain or that I am seting myself to crash somewhere along the way. Im not as worried about the actual numbers on the scale as much as I am worried about how I see myself / how I feel. I just wanted to reach out and hear advice from others that have been / still are a similar journey!

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Trying to get myself to walk 5km-10km a day (+ a few questions because I don't know much-)

This post is a bit all over the place since I'm tired and trying to figure stuff out so this is both questions and some info if anyone's curious for when I ask questions or vice versa 🥲

So I'm not the best with keeping a routine, especially after it's been broken and then I just..can't get myself to fix it-

I know walking is good for weight loss, and that's something i want to get into doing again, even though I don't look overweight but my height and weight say otherwise- which makes me feel cruddy but eh-

And I also know that most people usually do a calorie deific (?) but I'm not able to do that, as I'm already struggling to get my body to quit whining and actually eat something other than chocolate (comfort food, trying to fix it) Due to my families comments I ended up developing symptoms similar to Disordered Eating. My sensory issues don't help much in that department, as whenever I eat food I like or don't like and I eat too much of it my tongue will feel like it's swelling up in order to push food away and keep me from eating. Which I'm not sure how to fix, but I'm trying to figure out it :/

I know that calorie defecits are usually.. recommend(?) but I realized my body (back when I used to work out) didn't need diet alterations as my body was.. completely fine??? The only reason I gained weight was because of muscle mass, but now I'm not doing muscle but cardio, so I'm curious how this will play out. Since I didn't fully change my diet or followed some strict instructions- I just added more things I actually needed in my diet but kept the old stuff, which actually worked??? I'm forever bound to having larger thighs due to genetics, as they're actually mostly muscle than fat- just very squishy lol. So I'm fine with that-

Though I'm curious if I DO need a calorie deific??? Since I'd rather avoid it out of fear I'd obsess over..well.. everything.. that's why I don't check my weight and try to be a bit more on control of what I eat. (Unless if it's sad hours, that doesn't count 😆)

Would 5-10km a day be okey? Even without the diet alteration? It'll probably be slower, but I already do 10000+ steps a day due to classes. So adding 10000 or 20000 more would probably be leveled out and not be too much of an issue? I don't know- I saw a lot of people who did the same as me and were fine even without altering their diet much, which is comforting since I struggle with how I look due to the fun comments from my family, so it makes me feel...happy? That other people are doing similar stuff as me? I mean, it makes sense, since not everyone's body works the same. (E.g. I knew someone who'd drink a chocolate protein shake and eat a chocolate muffin after a workout and be perfect fine. It's just what their body needed) But if there's anything you guys think I should look into if it'll work for me or might make things a bit easier, please comment! :) and keep it civil 🥲

I Hope the post made sense 😅

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Don’t know where to even start could really use some tips.

I’m at a loss here. I was always around 115 to 130 max my whole life (I’m 5 foot tall female) and after having 2 kids I’m now up near 190 and need to do something about it. The combination of baby weight I never lost, no time to go to the gym with 2 little ones, and stress eating has really gotten my weight out of control and I don’t know where to even start. So here’s my basic questions if anyone can possible help me in the right direction!

What’s the best method?: I know yo-yo diets are a bad move, so what is the best recommended thing to do in order to jump start weight loss? Intermittent fasting? Drinking x amount of water? Eating under x amount of calories, etc.?

What’s a reasonable number to try and lose each month? I don’t really know what’s considered “normal” or “average” weight loss in a month or so. I want to make goals but want to make sure they’re attainable.

What meals are best?: If anyone has meals they loved and were able to lose weight eating them id love to hear what you suggest!

Exercise: What light exercise has helped with losing weight? Side note I do have POTS so excessive heat and heavy physical activity can cause me to pass out pretty easily so I’d like to start slow with working out so that I can build up my stamina gradually. I’m afraid to jump right into hard exercise.

Ways to fit in workouts: What do you suggest for finding time to work out? I have two toddlers and own my own business so my schedule is crazy, other people with crazy schedules when do you find is best to fit in some work outs?

Thanks so much!!!

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Loose skin and muscle lost

How to prevent muscle lost?

I have 15 pounds left in my weight loss to reach a healthy BMI.

Have heard the last 20 pounds include the most muscle lost.

I want to prevent this!

Any tips or tricks?

Also how to prevent loose skin?

Will me adding strength training help prevent both problems?

Holidays are near and my weight goal has become more difficult to achieve!!

Any personal experience on how you prevented this?

I have lost 70 pounds since the beginning of the year and just want to reach a healthy weight!

But scared of the negative effects that will come with these last 15 pounds.

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Exercise is essential - why do so many people here dismiss it?

I’m 5’2, woman, who has lost just over 100lbs (48kgs) and kept it off for five years now. The reason I have been able to keep the weight off for so long is absolutely credited to exercise.

Firstly, irregardless of weight, exercise is absolutely essential for longevity. Being fat, but fit is shown to be better for you than being slim and lazy. Cardio is for heart health, strength training is for fighting disease.

Now to talk about weight loss.

The equation is CICO - exercise is the CO. Yes, you do burn a majority of your calories at rest, but exercise actually makes your resting calories burned increase. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn at rest, because it takes more energy to have muscle than to have fat. Which means even after a weight lifting session where you may have burned less than 100 calories, you’re going to be burning more just sitting on your ass watching TV than you would if you didn’t exercise.

Running and biking are incredibly effective calorie burners. Everyone on here hypes up walking and they should, but if you can switch to a bike or even run, you can burn infinitely more calories than by walking. Walking is great, but it doesn’t build muscle unless you’re hiking up hills with packs on. It is still incredible, but it takes a long time and the reward is often minimal for how long it takes.

One problem with losing weight without exercise is that when you hit plateaus you have to typically cut your calories down again. This is a constant cycle, people talk about being on diets for the rest of their lives here, but it’s super hard to eat 1400 calories for the rest of your life. With exercise, I can eat 2100 per day and half the time I don’t even hit that.

Another issue is that when people shred all their weight just by diet alone they lose fat and muscle. It’s one of the main reasons we see people hitting their goal weights and while they are skinny, they can be skinny fat. Slim, but still with a higher body fat percentage. Muscle will make you look smaller and healthier.

Exercise is really hard to get started with. The learning curve is really steep. Once you’re about six months to a year in, it becomes routine and usually actually becomes fun. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent.

I see so many people yo-yo dieting here because they lose the weight by simply eating less and then can’t maintain the low calories for ever. Those who exercise regularly with intensity are the ones to keep it off long term. It’s a lifestyle change, not a food change. It’s changing your sedentary, obesogenic lifestyle, to that of a fit, thin persons lifestyle. Food is just one part of the lifestyle.

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