Sweets, sugar, chocolate... uhgg I think I died.

look at the tickers of the people who are telling you to not deprive yourself and eat the chocolate. /thread.

Except I just reset mine for the new year--it's at zero. :laugh:

Cannot stop thinking about buying a chocolate candy bar or bag of candy... haven't gotten over craving sweet things.. not even by a little bit =(

So buy a candy bar.

If you keep trying to deny yourself a candy bar that you really want, you'll end up passed out face first into a 5-lb bag of Reese's Pieces with your face covered in runny mascara.

There's nothing wrong with a candy bar. Eat one.

"Eat one" may be the issue. Some people can't have just one. One turns into 2, then before you know it, you've eaten about ten times more than you should.

OP, you're not cravings sweets and chocolate. You don't need them, you want them. You need nutrients...eat those instead.

Cannot stop thinking about buying a chocolate candy bar or bag of candy... haven't gotten over craving sweet things.. not even by a little bit =(

So buy a candy bar.

If you keep trying to deny yourself a candy bar that you really want, you'll end up passed out face first into a 5-lb bag of Reese's Pieces with your face covered in runny mascara.

There's nothing wrong with a candy bar. Eat one.

"Eat one" may be the issue. Some people can't have just one. One turns into 2, then before you know it, you've eaten about ten times more than you should.

OP, you're not cravings sweets and chocolate. You don't need them, you want them. You need nutrients...eat those instead.

No. I've tried telling my body it doesn't want chocolate. It responds by making me want chocolate AND potato chips. Now I just have a little chocolate when the craving hits. I work it into my calories and that's it. No binging, no brain damage, happy body.

You know what causes people to "not have just one"? Deprivation and over-thinking. RE: The story about landing face down in a 5lb bag of Reese's Pieces.

Not everyone has the "can't eat just one" problem.

look at the tickers of the people who are telling you to not deprive yourself and eat the chocolate. /thread.

And then some of us are not, in fact, cutting right now at all. :huh: I'm working on a different goal ATM.

I count you as one of the good guys.

Ohhh! :laugh: I'm sorry! I took that like "look at the tickers of the people who are telling you not to deprive yourself and telling you to eat the chocolate and that will tell you what you need to know", as in "I've only lost 7 pounds, so what do I know?" (when I have been successful with weight loss in the past).

Cannot stop thinking about buying a chocolate candy bar or bag of candy... haven't gotten over craving sweet things.. not even by a little bit =(

So buy a candy bar.

If you keep trying to deny yourself a candy bar that you really want, you'll end up passed out face first into a 5-lb bag of Reese's Pieces with your face covered in runny mascara.

There's nothing wrong with a candy bar. Eat one.

"Eat one" may be the issue. Some people can't have just one. One turns into 2, then before you know it, you've eaten about ten times more than you should.

OP, you're not cravings sweets and chocolate. You don't need them, you want them. You need nutrients...eat those instead.

She's 26, and if that's her in her profile picture, I hardly think a piece of chocolate is going to hurt her.
If YOU have a bad relationship with food, I'm sorry that has happened to you. Sincerely.
But just judging by OP's profile, she doesn't appear to have the same problem.

Now... if OP has a chocolate allergy or whatever, different story...

I have a great relationship with food, thanks for your concern. I don't need to eat chocolate. and I rarely get cravings...if I do, they aren't cravings that I need to post on a forum about..so I think i'm good.

I have a great relationship with food, thanks for your concern. I don't need to eat chocolate. and I rarely get cravings...if I do, they aren't cravings that I need to post on a forum about..so I think i'm good.

Well, that's a relief. Then how about don't eat the chocolate? And new folks who are trying to get a handle on things can start learning the indispensable skill of moderation, without which weight maintenance is almost doomed to fail.

i have chocolate if I want it. but i don't need it.

many people can't do moderation. not everyone can have "just one". for those people, not having any is the best way to go. do you tell an alcoholic to just drink in moderation?

I am right this minute eating a skinny cow chocolate truffle ice cream bar good substitute.

I'm the same, so I limit myself to savoury foods only until 6pm, which works for me. The only exception I allow myself is sweet white grapes - they keep me going until the deadline's passed!

I have a great relationship with food, thanks for your concern. I don't need to eat chocolate. and I rarely get cravings...if I do, they aren't cravings that I need to post on a forum about..so I think i'm good.

Well, that's a relief. Then how about don't eat the chocolate? And new folks who are trying to get a handle on things can start learning the indispensable skill of moderation, without which weight maintenance is almost doomed to fail.

i have chocolate if I want it. but i don't need it.

many people can't do moderation. not everyone can have "just one". for those people, not having any is the best way to go. do you tell an alcoholic to just drink in moderation?

No, I don't. But you don't *need* alcohol. You *do* need to eat, so you *do* need to develop a healthy relationship with food. I never said that is easy. It took me 4 years to get to this place where I can eat sweets moderately.

I have a great relationship with food, thanks for your concern. I don't need to eat chocolate. and I rarely get cravings...if I do, they aren't cravings that I need to post on a forum about..so I think i'm good.

Well, that's a relief. Then how about don't eat the chocolate? And new folks who are trying to get a handle on things can start learning the indispensable skill of moderation, without which weight maintenance is almost doomed to fail.

i have chocolate if I want it. but i don't need it.

many people can't do moderation. not everyone can have "just one". for those people, not having any is the best way to go. do you tell an alcoholic to just drink in moderation?

No, I don't. But you don't *need* alcohol. You *do* need to eat, so you *do* need to develop a healthy relationship with food. I never said that is easy. It took me 4 years to get to this place where I can eat sweets moderately.

You need food, but you don't need sweets and chocolate. You are not going to die without them

Everyone has different ways to deal with their food issues. Most of the other posts told the op to just eat what she wanted. Perhaps that's not the answer for her, so I'm not sure how it's wrong to offer an alternative.