anyone else indulging in cookies and candy??

[valene2009]

i keep saying i will stop until xmas eve but omg.. almost everyday im having some cookies, candy.. lol... i had a bad flare yest- but i seriously think it was more from stress than sugar.... i have eaten no sweets-no processed food for months and still had flares... so not sure if sugar always causes a flare.. guess im just feeling guilty and hoping i wont get sick before xmas... lol

[Autoimmunity]

UNFORTUNATELY!!!     I am a sugar (candy) addict anyway and am going through the worst stress of my life.  So I think mine is a combo of time of year combined with stress eating.   

[valene2009]

i love sugar too--like you-just candy mostly and cookies at times..sweets... i can eat so healthy otherwise.... like ive said ive gone through bouts of eatng bad and feeling good and eating bad and getting flares.. then i have gotten flares when ive eaten no sugar for months..go figure.. i do think stress plays a big role..

tis the season..

[gold55]

what about PIE!!!  I've been eating tons of apple pie!!!

[mshistory]

Me! It just seems rude NOT to eat the yummy holiday cookies our wonderful neighbors bring...right!? 

[arina83]

We made cookies and had a lot of frosting left over. Gave cookies to our neighbor and have been eating frosting! Going to put it in the freezer......

[valene2009]

Pie! yes!  I ate chocolate and pumpkin on thanksgiving and after... ))) so you gals notice an increase in flares from the food?  I am beginning to think food doesnt' affect me as much as stress.. just curious!@!

[jazzlover]

NOPE. I pay too severely if I have even one bite of sugar.

[A66eyroad]

One of my co-workers has a bowl on her desk in which she keeps chocolate kisses. Right now she's got something new for the holidays: Kisses made of white chocolate with chips of peppermint sticks in them!  Deeeee-licious!

I can take one and get my candy fix for the day without going hog-wild! (pun intended)

[Joe S.]

I used to keep a candy dish on my desk as an experiment. When people stopped by, we could visit. I would make suggestions to management and others to see positive changes take place in the work force. At King Video it worked like a charm and a lot of improvements were made through out the company. When I did it with USWest minor changes were made in my department. I called the technique, "Management from the bottom up".

[A66eyroad]

Joe, you are one of the smartest guys I know! That's a great idea!

[Cricket]

Yes Joe you are something else! 
I mean that in a good way.

[KellyG999]

I keep a candy dish on my desk at all times. As Joe said, it actually works well in a number of ways: It brings people in to say hello, makes them happy and therefore, more agreeable, and it GETS ME through a stressful day! I think chocolate is the greatest thing. I don't feel guilty, either!

My son and I have a Christmas tradition of baking sugar cookies and decorating with yummy frosting, colored sugars, etc. Can't wait!!

KellyG

Yes, I realize I am a bad example. But I eat well otherwise - vegetarian eating fruit, rice, tofu and veggies!

[Scottietottie]

Hi 

Cookies and candy are definitely a US thing - not a UK one. When my DIL was over she was really confused by the lack of cookies and promptly set in to baking some.

Chocolate is a favourite last minute Christmas gift but not to be consumed until Christmas day at the earliest.

Wishing you a flare free festive season

Take care - Scottie 

[WildThing]

I donlt know if this counts but I am stuffing my face with rice pudding nadf it's making my chest really bad but I can't stop eating it.  I get evil if I don't have any! 

somebody stop me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!