Hello friends, my name's Carly, and I have a problem...

Child of the Stars

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0 posted 03-29-2001 06:22 PM

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Aiight. I'll admit it. I'm a chocolate addict. I can't go more than four hours without the stuff or I really go nutz-o. Can somebody tell me not to be so dang obsessed over it? I know it can't be good for mah growin lil self. I think what I need is a logical reason not to eat so much chocolate, or some sort of distraction, or an alternative, or SOMETHING...Since I know most of you surely MUST have an addiction, I'd like to see how you handle it. Thanks fer reading YEAH YEAH YEAH!!! YOU'RE ALL SO COOOOOOOOOOL!! WOO HOO!!!!
~Carly

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the strangest things, the slightly sane, that only I can see...

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1 posted 03-29-2001 06:30 PM

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Uhm, have you tried fat-free and sugar-free fudge bars (the frozen ones)? There really IS no substitute for chocolate, yanno ... you may as well get used to the idea ...

Linda

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2 posted 03-29-2001 06:38 PM

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"Hi, Carly"

*clears throat*

About your problem... I think the best route would be to convert your addiction onto something other than chocolate. Like homework, exercise, poetry, brain teasers, or other productive things that can become equally addictive. Maybe even someone special to you...

I know chocolate is a good source of sucrose!

So don't shut it out of your life altogether.
Just move the addiction onto something better for you.
~Allan

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3 posted 03-29-2001 07:05 PM

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They say chocolate causes pimples you know

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4 posted 03-29-2001 07:12 PM

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Okay, Linda already said what I was going to recommend (she�s so smart). I SWEAR they satisfy cravings... *announcer voice* and only 60 calories!

please note: if you end up eating the whole box after you begin to tell yourself that one more won�t hurt because they�re only 60 calories, it�s not my fault. (And under those circumstances, it�s better just to go for a small piece of that chocolate cream pie in the fridge that you SWORE you wouldn�t eat.)

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5 posted 03-29-2001 07:30 PM

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*makes a chocolate cream pie* in case of emergencies only, of course. I'll have to purchase me sum o dem lo-cal thingies....homework? bah! need...more...ideas...neeeed...mooorree..iiideeaaass.....

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the strangest things, the slightly sane, that only I can see...

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6 posted 03-29-2001 07:39 PM

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Every time you crave chocolate, squirt some breath freshener in your mouth. The really bad tasting stuff....then you'll associate that taste with chocolate and not crave it anymore.

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7 posted 03-29-2001 08:00 PM

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PDV- How do you know she won't just associate chocolate with the breath freshener, and then begin to think of chocolate every time she needs to improve her breath? That could backfire...

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8 posted 03-29-2001 08:14 PM

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The word addictive might be closer to the truth than you think. Chocolate contains three specific substances - caffeine, theobromine and phenyethylamine - that are as much drug as food. Caffeine acts as a stimulant. Theobromine stimulates the heart muscle and the nervous system. And phenyethylamine is reputed to be a mood elevator and an anti-depressant, not unlike marijuana, though no conclusive proof exists yet. And we're not necessarily talking mildly symptomatic either: two ounces of chocolate is strong enough to KILL a small dog, largely because of the theobromine. Don't even think about feeding it to your cat or bird.

Here's a good article from Discovery about both the contents of chocolate and its affects:

http://detnews.com/1997/discover/9702/13/02100021.htm

Maybe we should organize a 12-step program?

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9 posted 03-29-2001 08:27 PM

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*gasps and nibbles nervously on a carrot*

Many miles behind my eyelashes, there always seems to be
the strangest things, the slightly sane, that only I can see...

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10 posted 03-29-2001 08:38 PM

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Step One:... Admit that we are powerless before a Hershey's chocolate kiss...

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11 posted 03-29-2001 08:44 PM

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Step two: Take up a hobby. Like building kites.

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12 posted 03-29-2001 08:46 PM

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Step 3: do a scientrific esperiment on the chocolate cream pie and make it grow pretty mold, so I won't wanna eat it.

*keeps ripping the carrot to shreds with her teeth*

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the strangest things, the slightly sane, that only I can see...

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13 posted 03-29-2001 08:55 PM

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addiction? to chocolate??-- heck-- I've been eating a pound of chocolate a day for 30 years--- I'm not addicted... who ever said chocolate was addicting?? I don't have a problem ... I don't have a problem...
yea thats the ticket--keep saying it.over and over and over--

Jamie

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14 posted 03-29-2001 09:17 PM

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Definitely time for that 12-step program. . .

Hi, I'm Sven. . .

Hi Sven!!

It all started so innocently. . . just a few chocolate kisses. . . then. . . the bars. . . Baby Ruth, Snickers. . . *sigh*. . . soon, I'd moved up to two bars a day. . . then. . . I found the big bars. . .

Now, it's chocolate cake, chocolate pie. . . chocolate milk. . . and now. . . chocolate cheese. . .

Help!!!!

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15 posted 03-29-2001 09:43 PM

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I enjoy, even crave, chocolate every now and then, but *looks around* it goes straight to my hips! Ok, jk, but I like it and will never try to give it up. Never!!!!

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16 posted 03-29-2001 10:05 PM

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Step 4: you're a sugar freak, admit you're a sugar freak, and go to a SALT diet....

LOL - can't be done! I've tried it....I'm a Salt-O-holic.....

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step 13-- I am not a Chocoholic--- NO NO NO NO....I just happen to like it and eat quite a bit of it... in fact I am eating M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies even as I type this-- see-- I ain't hooked...

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19 posted 03-29-2001 11:17 PM

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acire~~ Oo0o thats a myth..nice try tho

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Child of the Stars

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20 posted 03-29-2001 11:32 PM

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....*looks about at the numerous strange people, sets her carrot aside, and inconspicuously pops some chocolate chips into her mouth....*
Step 14...if no one sees me eat it, I didn't eat it....

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21 posted 03-30-2001 12:08 AM

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Chocolate? I can take it or leave it. I've had 3 pounds of chocolate kisses in my freezer for some time now...somewhere back behind the frozen broccoli.

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22 posted 03-30-2001 06:49 AM

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Shhhhh...... PdV.. Can I have one of those chocolates? I'll even eat the broccoli...

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23 posted 03-30-2001 08:16 AM

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I second that notion.

Many miles behind my eyelashes, there always seems to be
the strangest things, the slightly sane, that only I can see...

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24 posted 03-30-2001 08:37 AM

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Wouldn't you rather have some nice fresh sweet crisp grapes? Or how about some strawberries?

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