Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can eat for taste too. I love chocolate. But, I have become a chocolate snob. I know that a Hershey bar or most of the other chocolate in the grocery store will just make me feel gross and not even satisfy my chocolate tooth. But, I can get one dark chocolate truffle at See's when I go to the mall and eat it really slow. It tastes so good. The last time I needed chocolate, I got two of the truffles and I was only able to eat one bite of the second one. I think holding out for the really good stuff is the best way to deal with chocolate. I'm not denying myself chocolate, I just don't want to be bothered with the chocolate that doesn't taste good. > > I wanted to know if any of you are dealing with this or have dealt with > this situation. If so, how have you handled it? > > My emotional eating food of choice is chocolate. I've gone through > periods when I've eaten over a pound of chocolate a day for days on end. > I love the taste of chocolate. > > That said, when I let my budy get hungry and determine what it wants to > eat, it's never chocolate. In fact, it's never anything sugary. My > body generally craves things like oatmeal, vegetables, beans, eggs, > fruits, etc. I have no problem with this per se, as I love these foods > and I alway feel good when I eat them. However, I am starting to > realize that if I always ate from stomach hunger, I would eat very > little chocolate and sweets more generally. This prospect makes me feel > really sad and a bit fearful, and I am finding myself eating chocolate > after meals and in between meals because if I didn't eat it then, I > feat that I would never eat it again. > > How have you helped your emotional food desires catch up with/adjust to > your body's food desires? I think part of me just needs to grieve a > bit, that is, feel the sadness about the fact that eating from stomach > hunger may mean not eating as much chocolate as my emotional self would > like/am used to eating. Are there othe strategies I could take? > > Thanks! > > Barb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I have been putting nice dark chocolate chips (ghirardelli 60% cacao chips) into things like healthy muffins and whatnot. I have put it in oatmeal even lol. (its good with p. butter and a few choc. chips) Also, i take frozen wild blueberries, those same chocoalte chips and some whip cream and mix it up. I have lots of ways of getting my chocolate!! You can eat for taste too. I love chocolate. But, I have become a chocolate snob. I know that a Hershey bar or most of the other chocolate in the grocery store will just make me feel gross and not even satisfy my chocolate tooth. But, I can get one dark chocolate truffle at See's when I go to the mall and eat it really slow. It tastes so good. The last time I needed chocolate, I got two of the truffles and I was only able to eat one bite of the second one. I think holding out for the really good stuff is the best way to deal with chocolate. I'm not denying myself chocolate, I just don't want to be bothered with the chocolate that doesn't taste good.>> I wanted to know if any of you are dealing with this or have dealt with > this situation. If so, how have you handled it? > > My emotional eating food of choice is chocolate. I've gone through > periods when I've eaten over a pound of chocolate a day for days on end.> I love the taste of chocolate.> > That said, when I let my budy get hungry and determine what it wants to > eat, it's never chocolate. In fact, it's never anything sugary. My > body generally craves things like oatmeal, vegetables, beans, eggs, > fruits, etc. I have no problem with this per se, as I love these foods > and I alway feel good when I eat them. However, I am starting to > realize that if I always ate from stomach hunger, I would eat very > little chocolate and sweets more generally. This prospect makes me feel > really sad and a bit fearful, and I am finding myself eating chocolate > after meals and in between meals because if I didn't eat it then, I > feat that I would never eat it again.> > How have you helped your emotional food desires catch up with/adjust to > your body's food desires? I think part of me just needs to grieve a > bit, that is, feel the sadness about the fact that eating from stomach > hunger may mean not eating as much chocolate as my emotional self would > like/am used to eating. Are there othe strategies I could take? > > Thanks!> > Barb> -- .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks for reminidng me about eating for taste, and that you can eat for taste without it turning into a huge binge. I think part of my issue is that I'm thinking in all or mothing terms; that if I don't physically crave chocolate, then I can never eat it. And if I choose to eat it because I want the taste, then I have to eat lots of it at a sitting. I also think part of what is going on is that I haven't fully legalized chocolate yet, Even though I keep tons of it around my house and office--and have been doing this for years--and even though I eat lots of it everyday, I still have not legalized it psychologically. I think I'm still afraid that if I don't eat it now, it won't be around tomorrow or when I want it next. I'm afraid of what will happen if I choose to forgo it for a day or two, even if I don't really want it. I'm not sure all what's going on with this, except that it does serve as some sort of scurity blanket for me, and the thought of not eating it (even when I don't really physically want it) scares me. Thanks again! I have lots more stuff to ponder:-) Barb > > > > I wanted to know if any of you are dealing with this or have dealt > with > > this situation. If so, how have you handled it? > > > > My emotional eating food of choice is chocolate. I've gone through > > periods when I've eaten over a pound of chocolate a day for days on > end. > > I love the taste of chocolate. > > > > That said, when I let my budy get hungry and determine what it > wants to > > eat, it's never chocolate. In fact, it's never anything sugary. > My > > body generally craves things like oatmeal, vegetables, beans, eggs, > > fruits, etc. I have no problem with this per se, as I love these > foods > > and I alway feel good when I eat them. However, I am starting to > > realize that if I always ate from stomach hunger, I would eat very > > little chocolate and sweets more generally. This prospect makes me > feel > > really sad and a bit fearful, and I am finding myself eating > chocolate > > after meals and in between meals because if I didn't eat it then, I > > feat that I would never eat it again. > > > > How have you helped your emotional food desires catch up > with/adjust to > > your body's food desires? I think part of me just needs to grieve > a > > bit, that is, feel the sadness about the fact that eating from > stomach > > hunger may mean not eating as much chocolate as my emotional self > would > > like/am used to eating. Are there othe strategies I could take? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Barb > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Yum! Those are some good ideas. What I've been doing os just eating some chocolate after my meals. If I were just eating for taste, I'd probably be eating a bite or two. But I still have some emotional eating patterns going on, so I wind up eating more than I really want. Ghiardelli 60 percent is good stuff. My chocolate of choice right now is Valrhona 71% dark chocolate. It's relatively pricey though, so I'm always cringing when I go through it so quickly. When I start to get tired of really dark chocolate (after a few days of it, I need something lighter, as the bitterness starts to bother my stomach) I eat Lindt dark chocolate truffles or the belgian milk chocolate bars from Trader Joes. The trader's joes chocolate isn't my favorite, though, so I am searching for other milk chocolate options when the dark stuff is too dark. Ghiardhelli's milk chocolate is pretty good. B. > > > > > > I wanted to know if any of you are dealing with this or have dealt > > with > > > this situation. If so, how have you handled it? > > > > > > My emotional eating food of choice is chocolate. I've gone through > > > periods when I've eaten over a pound of chocolate a day for days on > > end. > > > I love the taste of chocolate. > > > > > > That said, when I let my budy get hungry and determine what it > > wants to > > > eat, it's never chocolate. In fact, it's never anything sugary. > > My > > > body generally craves things like oatmeal, vegetables, beans, eggs, > > > fruits, etc. I have no problem with this per se, as I love these > > foods > > > and I alway feel good when I eat them. However, I am starting to > > > realize that if I always ate from stomach hunger, I would eat very > > > little chocolate and sweets more generally. This prospect makes me > > feel > > > really sad and a bit fearful, and I am finding myself eating > > chocolate > > > after meals and in between meals because if I didn't eat it then, I > > > feat that I would never eat it again. > > > > > > How have you helped your emotional food desires catch up > > with/adjust to > > > your body's food desires? I think part of me just needs to grieve > > a > > > bit, that is, feel the sadness about the fact that eating from > > stomach > > > hunger may mean not eating as much chocolate as my emotional self > > would > > > like/am used to eating. Are there othe strategies I could take? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Barb > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > .. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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