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October 26, 2007I love Halloween. The costumes, the scary movies, the cold nights and especially, yes, you guessed it, THE CANDY!
Unfortunately, fair readers, you know I am no longer able to partake in the candy so much, as I am trying to keep up with my weight loss and fitness goals. Which, I'm happy to report, is going pretty well despite my crazy Air Force Air Show week last week. That's another story though.
So this year, instead of focusing all my energy into how many Reese's Peanut Butter cups I can eat in one sitting, I've decided to throw my all into one endeavor, and one endeavor alone: My dog's costume.
Yes, I like to dress up my dog for answering the door for trick-or-treaters. Some may think it's cruel, or stupid. But I just can't resist seeing an animal dressed up for Halloween. It cracks me up. And Chopper was just so cute when he had his sparkly devil costume on last year. The kids loved him. But I have a problem. The glitter on the devil suit got in his eyes and I want to do something more user-friendly this year.
Unfortunately, Chopper doesn't share my enthusiasm for costumes. In fact, I'm pretty sure he doesn't like clothes in general, seeing as how every single coat I bought him for last winter has disappeared. I'm positive he drug them off to his special place under my bed and chewed them to unrecognizable pieces. Yes, he is that smart.
So I'm thinking this year I need to either A) coat whatever costume I want him to wear in peanut butter and watch him wear it and try to eat it or B) find a light-weight, comfortable cape-like garment that he won't mind wearing.
I've wondered if a vampire get-up would suit my dog, or maybe a gladiator's chest plate. I visited one pet supply store and didn't find a single thing that fit the bill. So I am currently fielding ideas to see what I can scrape together before Wednesday. It might look silly, or crazy, but at least I'm gonna have some fun with it and hopefully Chopper will too. Unless he eats the costume before the big night, which is a distinct possibility.
I want to focus on something besides the candy involved with Halloween to make sure I have a great time without overindulging. And this is a strategy you can use yourself, whether for Samhain or Christmas, or the worst gastronomic offender of them all-Thanksgiving. Make crafts, clean and decorate your house- doing anything you can do that doesn't involve food is another step towards breaking the bad habit of overindulging JUST BECAUSE it's a holiday.
And no matter if Chopper is a ghostly ghoul or a mischievous wizard, I'll hopefully stick to my goals in a positive and fun way, instead of feeling cheated out of a good time.
Posted by Stacy Horany Johnson at 2:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
