Four pounds, 1.5 ounces of Godiva Chocolates

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  • sharpeoplepc
    sharpeoplepc Posts: 84 Member
    What a great story! Congrats on your weight loss and your self control!
  • AliciaStinger
    AliciaStinger Posts: 402 Member
    This post brought a smile to my face--thanks for reminding us of our humanity within this weight loss journey! Enjoy those chocolates, but if you could spare one dark piece--fed ex to Seattle!!

    And one more for Chicago, perhaps?
  • paulvt65
    paulvt65 Posts: 73 Member
    Erudite commentary for the win!
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    Lovely post!! Cheers!! :smile:
  • gobraves47
    gobraves47 Posts: 213 Member
    Yay! I love your posts. Enjoy your chocolate!! :smile:
  • TKelly06
    TKelly06 Posts: 225 Member
    Thanks Scott. It reminds us that totally depriving yourself of things you enjoy will only make you resent yourself later. Indulge a little now, make sure you record it and take the stairs if you ate one chocolate too many. I enjoyed this post very, very much!
  • Tarin626
    Tarin626 Posts: 101 Member
    Enjoy your Godiva and your new "toy" (or tool - I look all new tech things and plan on getting a FitBit soon)!

    You should definately take up blogging or save it all and publish a book! You have a wonderful sense of storytelling and can engage a reader no matter what the topic.

    Congrats again on your progress and keep it up :-)
  • Live4More
    Live4More Posts: 177 Member
    Wonderful post!!
  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
    Erudite commentary for the win!

    Blasted smart people, I had to google erudite! :laugh:
  • KodAkuraMacKyen
    KodAkuraMacKyen Posts: 737 Member
    Love it. You get it! But you also get one of these because I too am now craving chocolate :grumble:
  • Woodmangler
    Woodmangler Posts: 96 Member
    Enjoyed your post... very well written. Sums up the great attitude that I am trying to adopt so that this is a new lifestyle, not a diet. Thanks!
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    Love your post and good job! I hope you enjoyed every creamy dreamy morsel!! (dark chocolate truffles are my favorite!)

    And good for your family for making such wonderful life for yourselves :)
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    Great post! I agree with some others that you should submit this to a magazine or something.
  • TamsinEllis
    TamsinEllis Posts: 293
    Amazing post, well done! (And wow at the weight loss)
  • likemeinvisible
    likemeinvisible Posts: 309
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful story.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    wonderfully written! your going to love that fitbit. be sure to not get it damp. wear it on your top where it won't get sweaty! I am on my 3rd! lol x
  • tonilizzy88
    tonilizzy88 Posts: 920 Member
    this is the first long post i actualy sat and read that i enjoyed reading. thank you and enjoy :)
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    I enjoyed reading your post. And I agree with enjoying your favorites. Mine is quality icecream. Gelato, Haagendas, and Good chocolate is not forgotten. It is about living healthy, finding balance, and sharing joy.

    Thank you for sharing yours.
  • TisMeEggin
    TisMeEggin Posts: 60 Member
    AWESOME!!!! :drinker:
  • Eisskween
    Eisskween Posts: 84 Member
    Loved your post! Good for you! We all need to give ourselves a little goodie every now and then. I look at it as appreciation for all the hard work we've done. :)
  • Nleon4
    Nleon4 Posts: 12 Member
    You, Mr . Scott R, deserve your "cup of water"!! Love this post!
  • stormdancer
    stormdancer Posts: 32 Member
    Yes, I too love Godiva chocolate, the dark version is my preference. I am fortunate to have a Godiva store here in my city.

    I tend to the practical, though, we are not rich and Godiva box chocolates are costly, so I get my fix annually:
    on the day AFTER Valentine's day, husband goes to the Godiva store and buys a box of chocolates in the special box
    they have for Valentine's day. Being its the day after the holiday, these are priced at half the cost they were the day before.

    And I eat those chocolates slowly. Two chocolates per day...I leave the pretty gold box sitting on the table in full view.

    For the rest of the year, for day to day, I keep a bag at all times of Dove dark foil-wrapped individual chocolates, the ones they call Dove Promises. Its really good quality chocolate, not to the degree that Godiva is but really good. I don't eat one of those
    Promises every day, but lots of days, I will eat one, savoring it, letting the refrigerator-chilled chocolate melt into creaminess on
    my tongue as I stare into space for a few minutes. A single foil-wrapped Promise is only 42 calories. This way I know they are always there, I never feel deprived enough to lose it and go on a chocolate binge.
  • soaps54
    soaps54 Posts: 564 Member
    This made me smile, giggle, then smile some more. I hope you enjoy each and every piece of that marvelous chocolate!
  • KittenKittyKitteh
    KittenKittyKitteh Posts: 52 Member
    I hope they were fantastic! You deserve it :o)
  • LovingCruz
    LovingCruz Posts: 634 Member
    Love this post!! Enjoy!!
  • mangoduck
    mangoduck Posts: 35 Member
    You are awesome. Thank you for sharing this.

    (Was thinking about doing the same thing for a big goal in the coming months!)
  • LaurenLite
    LaurenLite Posts: 87
    Treating yourself to things you enjoy now and then is a great thing. You know of your problem (mine is frozen yogurt... I could eat my weight in that stuff) and you know how to control it. So put the rest of those beauties in the freezer (in an air tight container- I promise they will taste exactly the same) and each time you're ready for some, you will have to take them out and wait for them to thaw. That will reallllly help you NOT over indulge. Do not feel guilty about enjoying something that has so much meaning and brings you so much joy. Everything in moderation- the goal isn't just thin, it's healthy AND happy... and who would ever be happy without chocolate now and then? I also have a killer sweet tooth. May I recommend one once (one square) of Lindt 90% cocoa each day? The squares make portion control easy. Best of all, 90% cocoa has the same antioxidants as FOUR plums. So while you enjoy the benefits of chocolate (that release of endorphins and serotonin) you are also giving your body the gift of antioxidants. :)
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    You write really well. I like that.
  • rlt2005
    rlt2005 Posts: 15
    I wish there were an applauding smiley for this! Congratulations on your success thus far, & hopes for much more success to follow! You certainly deserve to treat yourself!
  • TheFinalThird
    TheFinalThird Posts: 315 Member
    Outstanding suggestions! Thank you!

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