Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Tip of the Day ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Craving Control Do you have a hard time saying no to chocolate? You may be able to resist this high-calorie confection more often if you plan your chocolate fix wisely. A recent study suggests that eating chocolate only after you've already satiated your hunger may be one way to keep your cravings under control. For example, women who had a weakness for chocolate tended to crave it less often when they ate it only after eating a meal. RealAge Benefit: Eating a low-fat diet--and eating healthy unsaturated fats when you do eat fat--can make your RealAge as much as 6 years younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 Lord knows I hate to report this but..... Yesterday (4/25) I was speaking with a business associate and things got a little stressful. I spotted a candy rack behind him and grabbed a Butterfingers while talking (vaguely thinking that I should make sure not to loose weight too fast). As the conversation continued and the stress remainded elevated, I snatched another candy; this time a Reese's Stiks (while making a mental note to eliminate some calories from my planned meal that evening. Continuing, I soon consumed a package of M & M Peanuts ( absent-mindly thinking " Didn't someone post that peanuts were good for me? " ). I followed that with a Hersey's w/Peanuts (afterall, chocolate is high in polyphenols....good for me too!). Sorry to report that the frenzy continued unabated until I ate four more candy bars. All total, I ate 8 candybars in less than half an hour. I was sickened by what I had done....not to mention the sugar high that set in soon afterwards. Needless to say, I skipped dinner last night and sulked off to bed (early for a change). Seems that Warren or another " list elder " said it is far easier to resist taking the first bite than it is to resist the second one (or words to that effect). How true. As reported previously, I have a huge sweet tooth, and it has not been " fed " since mid January. What is odd is that I knew what I was doing, but my mind, distracted by intense business negotiations, kept rationalizing for me that what I was doing was perfectly acceptable and possibly beneficial. Amazing too, was my lack of snapping back into focus, like some groggy, foggy haze clouded my thinking and my inability to correct my slip sent me sliding down the slippery slope of indulgence. Well, I'm back on the CR wagon again today and to think...that I had just become eligible for my 100 day coin too. Bob > Tip of the Day > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > -- > Craving Control > > Do you have a hard time saying no to chocolate? You may > be able to resist this high-calorie confection more often if > you plan your chocolate fix wisely. > > A recent study suggests that eating chocolate only after > you've already satiated your hunger may be one way to keep > your cravings under control. For example, women who had a > weakness for chocolate tended to crave it less often when > they ate it only after eating a meal. > > RealAge Benefit: Eating a low-fat diet--and eating healthy > unsaturated fats when you do eat fat--can make your RealAge > as much as 6 years younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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