Choc consumption - am I normal
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Topic: Choc consumption - am I normal
Posted By: sally belly
Subject: Choc consumption - am I normal
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 9:39am
or just a huge piggy with uncontrollable urges? 
DH thinks I eat too much  . He is one of these people who can eat several pieces in a sitting & leave it at that. Of course, the chocolate sits in the fridge staring at me all day. DH's answer is to divide the block in half but this means I eat mine in a day & he takes aaaaages to consume his half, all the while it's staring at me each time I open the fridge. I must get round to informing DH that his latest idea has failed dismally as I have just eaten the rest of his half. Oooops.
Some days I feel like I really NEED to eat chocolate & if there's none in the house I have been known to resort to eating the cooking choc melts   . They're a pretty poor substitute though but when your addiction rears its head you do what you have to do to try & satisfy it!
So, my name is Sally & I am a chocolate addict. But it could be worse, way worse right?!! Please someone just tell me I'm not alone. -------------    
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 9:41am
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Hehe I am exactly the same - I try and not buy it so that it isn't there to eat - but as you say cooking melts work nearly as well!!
Note to self - must get stronger and start on the diet!! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 9:49am
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I used to be like that sally! But i just stopped buying it, and after a week i stopped wanting it. Now i get HUGE toothaches when i eat it so thats my punishment lol.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:09am
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hehe Sally, I know EXACTLY how you feel.. so you know what I do?? I buy a block and hide it in the fridge so it's not tormenting me every time I go to get something out LOL
I also use it as a reward at the end of the day with a cup of coffee but then I only allow myself 2 rows and that's that  -------------  
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:29am
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I'm totally the same...........espcially with the choc melts!!!
DH is always saying "we must have a mouse........it's been at the biscuits or choc or basically anything sweet! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:32am
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I'm just like you Dh Sally and my DH is like you . I could happily have a block in the fridge and take a few pieces every now and then. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:40am
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Another chocolate addict here to! Has to be my fav food. Have tried to cut back though, due to bfeeding. Not that keen on choc biccies, just chocolate bars...yum!! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:53am
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I too am a massive chocolate addict. There simply cannot be any chocolate in our house or I will eat the whole lot. DH can eat it so slowly over a few weeks, makes me so angry that I cannot do that!
We NEVER buy chocolate as honestly I could eat it 24/7  and still not feel like I am satisfied!------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:04am
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Gosh I am glad I am not the only one!!! I have absolutely NO willpower. If I have a bag of lollies I eat the the whole thing in one sitting even if I feel sick I still have to eat the whole bag. Same with biscuits- I will eat the whole packet. Not really a huge fan of chocolate so at least that is one thing I dont binge on. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:10am
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My name is Georgia, and I am also a chocolate/lolly addict.
My worst addiction is chocolate buttons. Easter was not a pleasant time to be dieting for me.....! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:36am
| Choc buttons here too! Dh ann I are as bad as each other,... but I think he may even be worse than me cos I hardly ate any choc while preg, and almost none while bf but DH craved it all the time! It never lasts past the day its brought in our house! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:38am
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You're not alone but considering how bad the cravings are you are more likely lacking in some mineral or vitamin and your body is trying to get it.
I used to be the same way, well a chocoaholic at least, thankfully not anymore! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:45am
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Um HUGE Choc addict here! It can't be in my house as I will eat it that day.
Sounds weird but if you are craving it that much maybe you should have your iron levels checked! I was anemic and craved it like you! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 11:56am
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Snap! I was just thinking iron is the mineral sometimes missing with cravings that bad. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:02pm
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I love dark chocolate! Dark chocolate and red wine. Mmmmm!!
They are both extremely good for you (dark choc's full of iron and red wine's full of antioxidents) so I feel totally justified and I ignore the fact that I can't shift my belly weight. Oh, and let's not forget about lollies..... -------------  
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:14pm
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Yeah I think I will get my iron levels checked. I wouldn't be surprised if they came back a little low.
Neeks, I doubt that even hiding the chocolate would work for me as I'd know where it was so would have to devour it anyway  . DH hid it yesterday so I emailed him to demand he tell me where it was (luckily he caved & told me).
Oh & I'm the same with chippies - any kind, love love them. Man, I have a serious addiction... -------------
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:25pm
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Normally I am the same and eat chocolate whenever wherever, but with this pregnancy I can't stand it (well up until last week when I had to make chocolate brownies just because!!) Still am only eating little bits though, last time round I could have eaten it all day and had a girl, maybe this ones a boy!! |
Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:25pm
I'll finish off DP's share as well. Now he knows if he leaves any, it's fair game  If he has a chocolate bar that he really wants for later, he has to take it to work with him. I have to confess ... DP bought 2 luxury flakes last night and I ate mine, he left his sitting there. So when I went shopping this morning, I bought another one to replace his one that I just ate.
The worst bit is that I don't even really like chocolate that much. I enjoy the first few pieces then the rest of the block makes me feel sick, yet I can't stop. Is that an addict??? -------------  
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:30pm
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Hi, I'm Felicity and I have a chocolate, lollies, icecream and chips addiction.
I blame the baby. Until a month ago, I didn't have a sweet tooth. Now, heaven help anything that has sugar - I'm in and I don't stop eating till it's gone. DH can't stop laughing cos it's so not me. Hopefully the cravings will go away (or I'll develop self control). ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:31pm
Well I was told a few weeks ago that my iron levels were great, so maybe I will blame the pregnancy instead
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Shorty wrote:Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:40pm
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I'm guilty too, but like some of the others, we just don't buy it coz I have been known to eat a whole block in one go . It doesn't agree with me during pregnancy, I get wicked indigestion/heartburn, but even that doesn't stop me - I eat the choc, then the mylanta... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:47pm
I went off choc and sweets during my pregnancy too, but I had a girl. -------------
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 1:31pm
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During pregnancy I craved white chocolate which normally isn't my favourite but it's chocolate none the less . I haven't had any since though. Maybe I was lacking in calcium back then...
Lol Freesia. I think that does make you an addict too. I considered buying another king size block this morning too but I'd have to eat 3/4's of it to make it look like I didn't scoff the first block. Even I have *limits*. But I think it was only because dark chocolate isn't my favourite either. Mmmmm luxury flakes are to die for... -------------
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 3:29pm
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Gee I must be the worst person when it comes to consuming large amounts of choc in the one sitting. If I buy the large kingsize blocks I eat them in one sitting ...and as we speak I'm guilty of bingeing out on too many pinky bars (they had 2x treat bags with 15 mini bars in them for $6 at woolies) ....on no I ate a whole bag yesterday and im already halfway through the second today - feeling oh so guilty. I seriously have no willpower when it comes to choc and my skin is def starting to show for it
I often wonder if maybe thats why Lucas is a heavy boy/has a big tummy ...if he's getting all my bad food and choc through breastmilk coz he certainly doesn't eat much. A bit too late to be worrying about that now though ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |