problem with chocolate

[pipee_pl]

I don't know what is wrong with me. I am doing really well, i lost about 2 kilos last week which has really inspired me to keep going. I eat clean and have had no problems BUT chocolate! It is twice now that I have given in to the temptation of chocolate and I don't know what to do. I am ultimately sabotaging myself with chocolate.
I read all the suggestions from my last post about chocolate and went to the grocery store with great intentions- thought i talked myself out of a cheat and i did it anyway. i think i said to myself that it will be my last one, the way i feel at the momment i sincerely hope so but i am having a huge problems with this. please help- is there any reading i should do, any websites i should check out. i want to gain control of my chocolate addiction- how to i do it- i acknowlege that i have this problem- what now?

[jsj0305]

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I had the same problem, and I have to tell you, I didn't do to well. I gave in so many times, it's scary. It's as if I had no willpower at all when it comes to that stuff. Maybe someother recovered chocoholic can come in there and help.

I don't know how to get over it, other than not eating it. I picked that nasty sucker up, and read all the crap it had in it, and it disguisted me. I just couldn't put things that I couldn't pronounce in my sugar free detoxed body. I went about a month and a half before I caved in.
IT. WAS. NASTY!!!!!!
It made my glands hurt, no lie. It was absolutely disgusting. I was so used to eating no sugars, that it shocked my body and I started shaking and got a headache, and I well, my stomach lost it. If my body wasn't used to sugar and chocolate made it do THAT?? Imagine what it's doing to your body and you don't know it b/c you're used to eating it. GROSS!!

You deserve better than to give into a stupid candy bar. You deserve to be healthy, and happy, and thin. Don't give in and keep fighting. You will appreciate your success that much more.

Good Luck, Stephanie

[Barbde]

Re: problem with chocolate

Pick up some L-Glutamine at Walmart or your local drug store. It really does help with the sugar cravings.

[cleochatra]

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{{{pipee}}} Chocolate stimulates the seratonin sensors in the brain, so it could honestly be a chemical reason you crave it. You might, instead, try some cocoa powder (minimal amount) mixed with cream cheese or ricotta cheese for the medicinal value of the cocoa without the guilt.

[slimndown]

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And make sure you use the untreated type cocoa and not the stuff that's treated with Alkalai (called Dutch chocolate). 2 tbsp of untreated cocoa has more antioxidants than 2 lbs of strawberries, plus most of its carb count is fiber. It tastes good when mixed with Splenda and done the way Cleo said.

[2big4mysize]

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and you get added good brain chemicals from the fats stimulating the pleasure zones of the brain if you run the stuff atound the roof of your mouth.

[goin2Bgood]

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And make sure you use the untreated type cocoa and not the stuff that's treated with Alkalai (called Dutch chocolate).

Are you saying this because it has less antioxidants? I personally use Droste unsweetened cocoa powder, but I'm pretty certain it's dutched.

[slimndown]

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Yes, it does have less antioxidants. Actually, it has about zero, because that particular process takes out all the nutrition - just like bleaching does to flour. It's really an awful thing that they do since it really doesn't improve the flavor or color but might have more texture changes for those who like creamy milk chocolate type stuff. It ends up being a little more expensive to get the chocolate that hasn't gone through that process but it's not a huge price difference and not too hard to find either and well worth the extra money for the nutritional punch it contains.

[pipee_pl]

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Thanks for the advice- now begins my battle with chocolate!

[cleochatra]

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LOL. You don't have to battle with her. Just compliment its skirt, you both become friends, and you keep her at a safe distance. *l*

{{{pipee}}}

[chezza]

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I stopped carrying cash or a money card, did weekly shopping with a particular amount so I limited the budget so didn't have the option of overspending on these items. With no money in my pocket, I didn't go into the shop and after a while got used to it. No worries

[sogamusicman]

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At the risk of embarassment, let me share a thought.... Scientists somewhere (I forget where or why, but I bet they worked for Hershey!) analyzed this chocolate craving phenomenon and discovered that chocolate releases endorphins in women at nearly the same levels as good sex. Apparently it's not true for men. (big sigh!!!!) If you are looking for an alternative to chocolate......................................... ......... just a thought!

[slimndown]

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Yes that is true. It actually releases the same feel-good hormone that is released during the big O(verstock.com shopping spree!!!), but I've never read that it only affects women....I could be wrong on that, though.

[slimndown]

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http://www.rd.com/content/openConten...ontentId=16141

http://www.prevention.com/article/0,...5773-1,00.html

http://www.prevention.com/article/0,...2288-1,00.html

Just a few chocolate articles to look at.

[cleochatra]

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Nope. That's true. The seratonins are the same seratonins!