How To Stay On Track After Easter

This year’s Easter, we’re stuck at home….with a mountain full of scrumptious Easter eggs.

With all this Easter deliciousness going on around you it would be pretty hard not to get caught up in the deliciously naughty side of Easter.

I’m not sure how your cupboards are all looking, but mine has died and gone to chocolate/sugar heaven with the shelves stacked with chocolate and sugar treats in all shapes and sizes.

So with a cupboard full of naughty going on, how do you manage to stay on track with your healthy eating and weight loss goals?

I have put together a few of my top tips to staying on track while you’re surrounded by Easter evil and you may be surprised that it doesn’t have to be as hard as you thought.

1. Don’t deprive yourself.

The biggest mistake people make is trying to go cold turkey this time of the year. I find this can only lead to one thing, and that’s a serious binging session. Easter only comes one time a year, so treat yourself – you deserve it!

2. Good things come in small doses.

Make sure while you’re enjoying some tasty treats, you don’t go too crazy and eat too much. You should have just enough to satisfy the craving, but not too much that you’re adding too much sugar and calories to your daily intake. A small handful of eggs/chocolate is a safe amount and shouldn’t do too much damage!

3. Train your way through the evil.

If you’re going to be a little bit naughtier than you usually would and you don’t want to put on weight, then I suggest cranking up the training to help burn away the evil. It’s all a balancing act:

Calories In (food consumed) – Calories Out (energy your body uses) = Energy Balance

This means if you consume more calories, you need to burn more energy to maintain the balance. I know around Easter time I really crank up my cardio to help burn the extra calories I’m consuming.

4. Don’t let Easter treat time drag on for too long.

While It’s a good thing to treat yourself at Easter time, it shouldn’t become your new normal eating habit. Spoil yourself for a few days and then try to wean yourself off the daily chocolate/sugar treats and back to your normal healthy eating plan.

5. Toss Away the excess evil.

In any other year, we would recommend donating all the excess eggs. But with all this Coronavirus business, we’re not sure if this would be such a good idea. Just take a deep breath and toss away the extra chocolate, if you feeling your resolve dissolve.

How are you planning to keep on track this Easter? Tell us in the comments below.

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121 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Sep 2015
    6:23 pm
Easter is well and truly over, but these handy tips could still be used now, at any time really
- mom94125 replied
  
  19 Oct 2015 , 6:16 pm
  yep don’t eat too much candy lol
- - matildaspice said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    11:59 pm
Great tips in this article, thank you.

- - june11 said
  - 29 Sep 2014
    12:16 am
I know somebody who was given a really big box of chocolates so she read the instructions for her deep freezer (not the one on top of her fridge) and actually froze some of them in special freezer bags.

- - ginoula5 said
  - 13 Aug 2014
    4:39 pm
Great tips and advice, will remember this for next easter. Thanks for sharing.

- - caramello said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    9:31 pm
good tips, thanks for sharing

- - mouse said
  - 19 Jul 2014
    10:17 am
ah good old Easter can be the undoing of such good work

- - june11 said
  - 16 Jul 2014
    1:41 am
Chocolate can be broken up and frozen to use in cooking later. You can thaw and heat it to use as a chocolate topping on a dessert. You can let it cool as use as icecream topping too. If you have willpower you can put chocolate out of easy reach and kjeep it for several months. It doesn’t deteriorate nearly as quickly as the best by date
- mom57522 replied
  
  31 Oct 2014 , 10:39 pm
  I know, I know…I just don’t have the will power to resist.
- - mouse said
  - 08 Jul 2014
    2:19 pm
what if your never on track anyway
- mggarner replied
  
  26 Jul 2014 , 6:51 pm
  lol love your comment, mmmm I love chocolate!
- - gem1991 said
  - 03 Jun 2014
    4:12 pm
Fantastic ideas, thank you heaps:)

- - mom57522 said
  - 30 May 2014
    10:02 pm
We usually have one big binge day and then put it away.

- - caramello said
  - 30 May 2014
    6:48 pm
thanks for sharing

- - christial said
  - 22 May 2014
    8:37 pm
Donating to food charities are a great idea! I usually find excess easter and Xmas choccies in my pantry years down the track!

- - maureen3 said
  - 21 May 2014
    1:33 pm
Great and useful tips to follow thanks

- - sweetbell said
  - 20 May 2014
    8:33 pm
Good advice but I love my chocolate but will keep in mind thanks

- - mums-info said
  - 16 May 2014
    2:40 pm
great ideas thanks for sharing 🙂

- - twinmum2 said
  - 16 May 2014
    9:09 am
Good advice in theory but very hard for me to put in practice. I love my chocolate!

- - lou3 said
  - 12 May 2014
    8:32 pm
Would love once being able to stick to something and help me out in the long run, can never stick to anything and always feeling like crap

- - mom57522 said
  - 12 May 2014
    7:10 pm
I always try to have plenty of veggie sticks on hand during easter.

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 12 May 2014
    1:02 pm
foodbank is great, but I find chocolate not really suitable

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 10 May 2014
    2:19 pm
some good points, though I would have to eat the excess