Help, I can't stop eating chocolate!

Yes, I know! Don't worry, this isn't a typical day for me. I'm just having a chocolatey day, it happens once in a while. I might have to stop soon anyway, (as there won't be any chocolate left in the house! )

Yes, it is true that chocolate can be very bad for you when you eat is constantly and in large quantities. Trust me on this, my mom used to be a chocoholic, eating it whenever she could get her hands on it, I mean bags and bags. I know that the normal person only eats a couple candy bars a day ( on a "very chocolatey day") but either way it all depends on what your body can tolerate. My mom is now alergic to it and almost all other products with milk in it. She hasn't been able to eat chocolate for about 15 years. She tells me all the time to watch how much of it I eat but sometimes I can't help it. I just crave it and I wonder if there is something in it that my body needs more of. Don't you crave things that you need? I'm not saying that you need choclate per say but maybe there is something in it that your body is trying to get because you are lacking it.

Thanks for that information about your mum, I will try not to eat too much. And yes, maybe when we crave chocolate it's because our body needs some nutrient that's in there.

Thanks celcticeagle. That's good that you managed to cut down a lot. When I was living abroad many years ago I used to buy large chocolate bars in packs of five. That was a killer! I have certainly improved since then and don't buy so much, or (normally) eat so much of it either - Today is (hopefully!) an exception. Not sure if I have a vitamin deficiency, it's an interesting thought. I've often wondered if cravings are related to deficiencies... I do take a multivitamin every day though.

honestly, i do not believe that we should be so worrisome about taking so much chocolates daily. it is good for the body. it is a healthy food to be ingesting. every member of my family loves chocolates so much. of course, we observe a balanced diet day in and day out. for as long as we observe an intake of a good amount of fibrous foods everyday, there should be no trouble there at all. fruits and vegetables will easily take care of this daily requirements. so we proceed with our chocolate intake daily without even noting how much have we already consumed. so far, no problems have been encountered.

Never mind Louise, lol! Yes, maybe we should go to chocolate counselling.. I too have been an addict for years, but to be honest I don't really want to give up, so I don't have much hope of actually doing it! I should just maybe exercise a bit of moderation sometimes (although easier said than done! )

Yes, I do fear for my teeth when I'm having a chocolate binge... Yes, chocolate is probably a good way of putting on weight. Enjoy!

Yes, I think cold weather makes me want to eat chocolate even more than usual. I don't normally eat quite so much chocolate, sometimes I have a little bit, but today I've just having a bit of a chocolate binge! Will have to make something healthy for dinner to make up for it.. Those chocolate cravings are hard to resist. I'm glad that you don't eat chocolate all day though, it's probably quite a silly thing to do!

Yes, chocolate rules! It is unfortunate that it makes you put on weight, as it is hard to resist!

Yes! :( Good luck!

haha^^......... strongly agree with u! Now planning on how to loss weigh But i think it is a tough path.....haha

Hmm, I also like to kid myself that nuts are good for me. I really like dry roasted peanuts, and I tell myself that I'm getting so much protein. I tend to ignore the fact that they've got so much fat and salt.. Still, have to try to have all these things in moderation. It's hard though!

Yes, it's good at certain times of the month. And ice cream is too! It is surprising sometimes when you look back and see all the chocolatey things that you ate. I wonder if you rectified your situation of not having had anything chocolatey...

Ooh, a caramel filled kitkat, that sounds nice, and I've never come across one of those - don't think we have them here. I know what you mean about something sweet leading to something salty. And I find that it also works the other way round! I also wish that they weren't both unhealthy things...

I can relate to that! I've noticed that things like chocolate, and especially coffee and cola really affect my sleep. Best avoided too late in the evening :(

That's good that you don't have it very often. Yes, chocolate is good for depression. And it is certainly addictive; once you have one you always want to have more. (Well I do anyway! )

I try to do some exercise, but it probably won't be enough to counteract all of today's chocolate, lol! Oh yes, Wispas are impossible to resist. Especially as they hadn't been around for so long. You have to make up for all of the ones you would've been eating if they'd have been available, . (A great marketing ploy from Cadbury's perhaps? )

I'm glad that every day is chocolate day! Yay! I guess you'd describe yourself as a chocoholic. I know quite a few other chocoholics (myself included sometimes), and I bet you were glad about the news a while ago about scientists discovering the healthy properties of chocolate. I think it's mainly dark chocolate (which contains anti-oxidents), but that's fine with me, lol! (I know that there are still unhealthy aspects, like sugar and fat, but everything in moderation..) (By the way, I like the way you spell your name Ysabel, very unusual and pretty. )

I go through Kit-Kat phases as well. They're very addictive! Yes, chocolate is good for when you're feeling down or depressed. It has some ingredient that improves your mood, which is why women tend to turn to it when they have pmt. I admire your restraint just having one Kit-Kat!

I think that mine is a seasonal craving too; I was getting into the Christmas spirit, lol! I'm a bit scared to read that story actually, I'll probably read it after I've had my dinner... I'm not sure that I want anything that stops me eating chocolate permanently, it makes me feel good! Thanks for your answer.

Darn, I couldn't resist having a look, and yes, that is really disgusting! Luckily though, I think I like chocolate too much for even that to put me off, phew!

Hehe I let them happen whenever I'm in the mood, lately I didn't care about eating too many sweets... :) I know it's bad... I neglected my diet, but ahh well, Christmas is coming, how else are we supposed to get into the holiday spirit other than by allowing ourselves to eat sweets and not stress so much? :)

I think that most things are ok in moderations! Yes, that day I went a bit mad, but most days I don't have that much - what you have probably isn't excessive either, although of course, I don't know exactly what you mean by "it's not that much", lol! I don't have lots of days like that day (maybe I could call it chocolate day), so I don't feel too bad about it. It was fun though. Maybe I should actually plan a chocolate day every so often. Although maybe I won't be in the right mood on that particular day. Hmm, maybe it's best not to plan them - just let them happen naturally!

Yes, I don't do it very often, and since that day I haven't eaten much chocolate at all! Hershey's Truffles sound nice. I haven't tried them, although I've tried Hershey's chocolate a couple of times. Thanks for your answer.

Hmm, a warm chocolate brownie sounds so nice! Although I couldn't eat it right now, not after all the other "Chocolate" (lol!) I think that my chocolatey days are probably sometimes related hormones too, but are sometimes due to things like the weather (and whether I need to comfort-eat to get warm!!). Other times I guzzle chocolate when I need energy, or want to cheer myself up if something annoying has happened, or just because I've already had some chocolate, and the caffeine in it is making me want to eat more and more!

Thanks, there are some sensible suggestions there. I figure that one chocolatey day won't effect my weight very much. But at the time, it felt like I just couldn't get enough chocolate! I just wanted more and more I like your idea of a small piece of chocolate each day. It could be like a special treat. It's an interesting theory about people eventually becoming so busy that they forget about eating chocolate, but I'm not sure that this would make me very happy!!

Yes, you're right. My chocolate binge only lasted that one day. I haven't had too much since then - just a little bit each day. I've read a lot about how dark chocolate has some very good ingredients; namely anti-oxidents, and this is really good for chocolate lovers, lol! However, I've no doubt that there are also some pretty bad ingredients in there that should be avoided. Thanks for replying back. :)

I was saying that you may forget eating chocolate someday because I don't really think you will continue eat so many chocolate everyday until 2010. Because first of all you would become tired of eating sweets. And it's not good for both your weight and teeth. I used to eat chocolate too, until the other day the news said some of the chocolates' ingredients have some issues.