chocoholic needs help

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chennaidax

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can anybody help me. I go to bed and always have a bag of chocs to eat i cant stop it. I automatically go and buy a bag every day. when i go to the supermarket my body is pulled and buys that dreaded bag of chocs. which by the morning are only empty shiny wrappers glinting in the morning sun. why do they wrap chocs in such nice goldy style wrappers? anyway i am 55 now but i think this type of eating is going to kill me. do I just accept my fate or is there a mirical answer? . ive approached the doctor and he says there is no tablet to stop you doing this. can anybody save me and tell me a way out of this. you would be saving a decnt guys life. Its the only addiction i have but I feel worse than a heroin junky addict. please advise me thanks.:mad: :mad: :( :(
 
i'd hardly compare to heroin!!...only do 1 giant shop a week so you don't impulse buy and also shop when your not hungary...slowly phase chocky out by gradually decreasing how much you have a day
 
Someone once told me to eat really dark chocolate, the really really dark one, because you will eat much less of it but you will still get the chocolate fix.
 
Maybe you need to explore reasons for eating all this chocolate.

1. Is is a physiological reason? Are you craving sugar because your blood sugar levels are spiking and crashing during the day? Maybe you're eating sugary treats to make yourself more sleepy (as your body produces too much insulin following chocolate ingestion your sugar levels dip very low making you sleepy)

2. Is there a psychological reason? Are you comfort eating to ease your daily stress before bed time? Maybe you need to take a relaxing bath instead?

You need to sure the cause and not the symptoms.
 
Dark chocolate does have nutritional value, massively more so than other derivatives etc.

Pay particular attention to Kitty's post, these are the two key points. Blood sugar pays a huge key role in how we all feel. Her second point on psychology also would help.

Finally, my 2 cents, from someone with a hideously sweet tooth: just suck it up. You don't need the chocolate, your just being weak and caving into to your own desires. Food isn't there for our enjoyment, it merely fuels us for our activities and endeavours.
 
People often make excuses for eating chocolate by saying to themselves that cocoa is rich in antioxidants. I just read an article which says that this particular type of antioxidant can actually prevent body from absorbing vital nutrients. So everything is good in moderation.
 
Great post Hello Kitty!

I also agree that you need to look at the reasons behind this. What is your daily eating like? How long have you had this bag of sweets habit? What happens if you don't have it, etc.

The bottom line is you need to assess the situation and then make a decision based on some facts. So what are your facts? :D

I LOVE Reese's peanut butter cups. I can eat many, many, many in a day. Most of the time it's just the taste and consistency of them that I love. I found that once I stop eating them for a day or so... I don't crave them.
 
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