Safe Approach to Chocolate!!
#43222 - 02/05/04 08:05 AM
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LauraSue
Reged: 01/14/04
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HanSolo's recent link to the page on portion control reminded me of one of my favorite and most helpful statements in Heather's book on how to safely have a little bit of solid chocolate (see below). I came upon this same technique myself by trial and error several years ago and it definitely works for me!
I only eat Hershey's Special Dark (no milk -- I don't even like milk chocolate anymore) and I limit myself to one bite/section/piece per day. That part was sheer willpower at first but now it's second nature, a habit that I do without even thinking about wanting more. That one little bite (after an IBS safe meal) gives me that wonderful chocolate taste and mouth feel and completely satisfies me in a way that all the imitation substitutes don't. I don't eat any other sweets to speak of, so this is my only splurge. Again, it may not work for everyone, just wanted to share my experience!
Here's the quote from Heather:
"However, if your symptoms were well under control and you instead decided to treat yourself to a snack-size individual Snickers bar (a tiny portion equals a tiny quantity of fat/dairy triggers) for dessert, immediately following a nice low-fat, high soluble fiber meal, you'd likely do just fine. I eat solid chocolate almost every day in this manner. (Of course, this may just be sheer willpower because as God is my witness I will not go through life without chocolate, but I think this is probably the less likely explanation.)"
As God is my witness, I'm with Heather!! 
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Laura
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Me Too, Chocolate is my biggest weakness! I crave it almost everyday. I have bought Bars, and taken a small chunk for dessert, but this does take alot of willpower for me, not to eat the whole thing! However, I recently made the "Antidepressant Brownies" posted on the recipe board, and fell in love with them. I am going to make another batch, it really combats those cravings (as long as I don't eat too much, which results in heartburn  )
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I remember that quote from Heather's book -- I remember it well, because when I first read it I didn't believe it and had to read it again.
Kudos to you both! I wish I could do the same, but there's no way. With me, I'm a person of extremes -- always have been. One little bite just leads to the whole bag. Not the whole candy bar, but the WHOLE BAG of candy bars! It's either all or nothing. While I have been able to change to some extent with some things (a few Lay's baked chips are enough), when it comes to chocolate, coffee, or Jack, there is no in-between with me -- it's all or nothing -- so, with my IBS, unfortunately that means NOTHING. 
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I hear you! There are plenty of foods like that for me, too! I just thank the stars above that chocolate isn't one of them! Regular potato chips, chocolate chip cookies, onion rings, my mom's peanut brittle, I could go on, but I won't...
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Laura
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ADBs and Purists
#43231 - 02/05/04 08:22 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Hey, Mickey! When you make those ADBs, do you add nuts? Don't do it. I don't mean because they add fat (although they DO), I mean because it detracts from the chocolate flavor. I'm on my 8th or 9th batch of the stuff (I do love my chocolate!), and this time I added walnuts. Big mistake. First of all, I'm not supposed to have nuts (I have diverticulosis), and second of all, I've now diluted the chocolate flavor. Rats. Last night, when I had my one brownie (that's ONE, folks -- only ONE -- see how much better I've gotten?), I sat there picking out all the *!@!$#! nuts.
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I'm with you, LauraSue! I have to have my ONE Dove chocolate promise after breakfast every day. But I'm bad and go for the milk chocolate... but just one! And sometimes after dinner I have one peppermint patty. I don't know how I have the will power to do it, but I figure one is definitely better than none!
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Poor Bev! I hear you about nuts in brownies though... yuck. I like them occasionally in breads or cookies, but not brownies. No way. 
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"Anyone can exercise, but this kind of lethargy takes real discipline." -Garfield
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Chocolate was my last hardest thing to give up (right after soda). I still sneak some every once in a while, but maybe only once a month.
My friend actually helps me tremendously with keeping on my diet. We have a deal - if I eat something that's going to hurt me, he drinks some fruity alcohol drink that's going to hurt his stomach. So far, it hasn't happened since I've been a good girl (or I sneak things when not around him), but it is definitly helping me keep on track and think twice before eating something like chocolate.
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LOL!! I like that approach -- you're good not for your own sake but for his! When I was still working, I used that approach on my staff. They were all so conscientious that I couldn't get them to do things good for themselves, like take a day off when they were sick. So I used to say, if you don't do that, I'm going to be forced to fire someone. Then they'd say no, don't! They would be good not for themselves but for the sake of their co-worker!!
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Laura
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No actually I haven't added nuts to the ADB's, but I definetly will take your word for it. Anything that takes the taste away cannot be good, as these brownies are Soooooo good!
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