One square leads to another
By p1kef1sh
@p1kef1sh (45681)
March 17, 2011 1:46pm CST
I was talking to someone yesterday who said that she treated herself to one square of chocolate a day. I don't have that willpower. With me it's the whole bar or nothing. It's a weakness I know. Do you give in to temptation or are you made of sterner stuff?
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25 responses
@nannacroc (4049)
•
17 Mar 11
I give in, I rarely win an argument with myself about chocolate.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
17 Mar 11
One square? LOL Yeah right. Try one BAR of chocolate a day, and a mocha latte on the side. LOL
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
17 Mar 11
I have a giant Hershey bar in my kitchen drawer that my sister sent back with me. My mom had bought an entire box of them--she could eat chocolate and nearly everything else and not gain weight! I brought back 2 and gave one to a neighbor. That was nearly two weeks ago and I just opened it 3 days ago. 3 squares are gone, I just need a taste and I make it last 4 bites, letting it melt in my mouth. Yum!! That makes it enough.
I didn't use to have the willpower, though, I could eat chocolate all day and want more. I'm glad to be free of that!
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@sender621 (14893)
• United States
17 Mar 11
I have no willpower at all when it comes to choclate. There's no way i could stop at just a square of chocolate. I don't know how anyone can do it. i would not be satisfied until my chocolate treat was gone!
@BarBaraPrz (47660)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Mar 11
The purer the chocolate (at least 70% cocoa) the less is needed to satisfy.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Mar 11
hi pikey oh lol nope no will power. one square and another and uh
another an oh my I cannot believe I ate the whole thing. oh chocolate
now I am hungry for chocolate. sas as my knee hurts and i cannot walk so now chocolate. No my stuff is marshmallow soft and oh my now I want chocolate marshmallows. help shame on me. One square? oh come on I do no believe this person. now I am thinking of an old song put a penny in the slot and all I ever got was one salted peanut. poor guy. One square of chocolate? thats just a tease. lol
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Mar 11
Hey p1key! I guess it would depend on what exactly we are talking
about.lol I can stick to "one square of chocolate" if I really
set my mind to it! But, then there are times when there is
something that I don't have very often (like cheesecake) that
I'm not as sure I could trust myself with.
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
18 Mar 11
I think that eating some of the foods that one loves, but in moderation, can really help one to stick with a diet. Total denial can lead to a day of utter decadence and gluttony. Let us know when it's coming, and we'll get our cameras out.
Can the Boss help with rationing treats? Might help in training areas
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
18 Mar 11
Hmmmmmm. In your opening of this discussion you said, "...she treated herself to one square of chocolate a day. I don't have that willpower."
I'm thinking that you are either a politician, or that the Boss keeps your hands tied behind your back and uses a bit of duct tape in the right places, too?
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
17 Mar 11
What and ruin these hips, never! lol.. I am not into chocolate much but if and when I do enjoy a bar, it has to be the whole thing. I can't imagine saving it for later because every two seconds will be later in itself. lol
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
19 Mar 11
Lol no way if I start it I have to eat it lol
I suppose I could but I am still struggling with the other thing I am trying to stop so I know that there is no way I could do that
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
25 Mar 11
LOL I soo know what you mean. I also cannot take just one bite if I know that there is still a whole lot more. I can however eat a whole bar and not eat the whole box if there ever was a boxful.^_^ I do set limits to myself but of course I dont sell myself short.^_^
Well, I guess its just a psychological thing. Think that you wish to eat everyday for health. You just eat enough food just to make you full and nothing more. When you're full, tell yourself that you're full even if there's still a bowlful of banana split on the table. Dont think that you cant eat it because you're on a diet or something. Just tell yourself that you're going to have one of those someday anyway. So you dont eat it at present and just look forward to eating it in the future. Thing is, you would eventually forget about that banana split.
That's how I go about it anyway. Goodluck with those cravings!^_^
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
30 Mar 11
I do not have the willpower to stop at one piece, which is not too bad really as we never have chocolate in the house or buy the stuff. Not regular store bought chocolate anyway. We do however have two friends that manufacture Raw vegan chocolate. One is local and the other interstate. We sell their chocolates over the winter months usually and when we have it in, my wife and I usually eat loads of it!
Luckily we also manage to sell lots of it too. We are always excited when winter comes around and we stock it again, trying out all the new flavours, but then as winter is very short here, it son becomes too hot again for us to continue selling it and we go without once more!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
30 Mar 11
Chocolate is not naturally sweet, so it depends on what you add to it. Some manufacturers use Agave nectar or Lucuma powder or dates to sweeten it. No, our climate and chocolate is not a good long term mix. The thing is that without chemical stabilisers in it, the chocolate melts faster than processed chocolate that you would buy in a store. It actually melts faster in the post too if it has been refrigerated and then gets exposed to normal temperatures, so we store it in a cool non refrigerated area. (well as cool as we can get it)
@ap0calyptic (921)
• Slovenia
18 Mar 11
wow she must've a very strong will. I too will want a bar at least if I'm about to eat it. tho I'm fortunate to have high metabolysm and even tho I eat chocolate like on a daily basis sometimes I don't really gain weight.
@ap0calyptic (921)
• Slovenia
20 Mar 11
well,it's good for her, right. sometimes it would be good if everyone could be as strong willed, right :]
that's good, though a little every once in awhile doesn't hurt, but on the other side you're right not to buy it as too much isn't healthy either.
have a great weekend. :]