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In some ways, Halloween is the toughest holiday to navigate when you’re dieting . While most seasonal festivities involve food, this one involves candy , one of the most irresistible sugar delivery systems ever invented. It’s sweet, delicious and almost addicting. With so much candy around, you need diet tricks and treats to stay on plan. You can avoid candy the rest of the year (if you exert willpower in the supermarket checkout line) but on Halloween, you bring tons of it into your house to give away. Then your kids bring more.  You may try to limit yourself to “just one,” but that gives way to “just one of each” and before you know it, those bite-sized morsels turn into unwanted pounds. If you don’t have trick-or-treaters at home, you could skip the holiday altogether. Keep the porch light off and hide in the dark. Better yet, leave it off and go out to dinner until the ghosts and goblins are back home in bed. If there’s no way out, you can use these creative diet tricks to help

Want to enjoy the festivities without falling off track this Halloween? 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 oran

Walking is seriously underrated in terms of its benefits as an exercise. Oftentimes we feel as though we must get drenched in sweat to be burning those calories off when in reality, walking really can do wonders to help you burn calories. Don’t get us wrong, cycling, running and all of those intense cardio activities are wonderful. But maybe you don’t always have time to hit the gym or go for a full-blown run. Sometimes, fitting in a couple of walks can feel a lot more doable. Fortunately, research supports the benefits of walking. A study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine , found that those who stuck with a walking program had significant improvements in blood pressure, reduction of body fat and body weight and overall better quality of life. To help you burn more calories, we’ve rounded up eight easy tips for your walking workout. Why Stress Keeps You From Losing Weight (and How to Beat It!) Read More 1. Walk on an incline, a hill or stairs. Going up?