Foods -
How to Buy Chocolate Then Forget
to Eat It
Some Say I'm Strange. I Prefer to Think of Myself as
Resourceful
If you'd like to learn how to obtain quality chocolate, put it in a
drawer and forget it's there, learn to use EFT and NLP techniques to
conquer your emotional eating. That's what I've done, and it's such a
freeing thing to be able to feel right with the world, be happy with
myself, my shape, and not feel controlled by something like food. I eat
what I want, but I do make an effort to make good choices (usually). For
example, last night I baked a cake I made on Easter and totally loved
(Better than Sex cake). This thing is nothing more than yellow cake,
vanilla pudding and tons of whipped cream - not exactly diet fare, but
when I can't get a certain food out of my head, I usually either make it
or go and get it, and then totally enjoy it. That's what I mean when I
said I eat what I want. So today, I have an entire cake in my
refrigerator.
Did I have a piece of cake for breakfast? No. My husband bought me
some fresh local raspberries at the Farmer's Market yesterday, and I
wanted them so I had some on my cereal this morning. The cake sits and
waits. When I was in the kitchen I noted the remnants of last night's
grocery shopping. I saw a huge, individually wrapped cinnamon roll on
the counter. I just "knew" I was going to want to eat something sweet
last night since baking the cake was bound to make me crazy so I'd in
anticipation of future hunger I bought the following:
- One Giant cinnamon roll from Sarah's Bakery. (Oops, I weighed
this bad boy and it's 15.5 Oz! Almost a pound of dough and sugar -
oh my).
- Small container of Scharffen Berger chocolates. This little
clear box comes with 12 squares equalling 2.1 Oz. Individually
wrapped. I put them in the drawer.
- A dozen of my favorite shortbread cookies which I put in a
drawer in the kitchen. My husband will eat them if he sees them, so
unless he says something about "wanting something sweet" I wait to
let him know they are there.
While watching a movie last night (Friday night ritual) I did start
to get sort of hungry so I thought about what to do about it. I recalled
how I'm feeling much better lately, getting back to a regular routine of
exercise, and I just didn't feel like eating a lot of cookies. Yes, they
were there, but I just wasn't in the mood to eat them. I had a pang of
hunger, but I wasn't really hungry, it was nearly midnight for crying
out loud!
So, I ate one of those chocolate squares - remember, they're pretty
small right? Well I ate it in four bites, letting the chocolate melt in
my mouth. I take my time with chocolates and they satisfy me so much
more than just popping it in my mouth, chewing twice and swallowing. I'm
not in a hurry to get it over with.
Discovering Lost Candy
This morning I checked my body fat and it just happens I keep my
Omron Body Fat Analyzer in the closet on top of a leftover chocolates
box from last Christmas. I decided to look inside the box since I
thought there was one of those chocolates still leftover and I was
surprised to find two of those Christmas chocolates in there (Joseph
Schmidt truffles - some of my favorites) and about eight squares of that
very same chocolate I bought yesterday (Scharffen Berger). I forgot they
were there.
So, you see, I handle my cravings by buying the foods I want, then
putting them away and maybe eating them, maybe not. For me it's the need
to know I can have what I want - and keeping something nearby in case of
emergencies. I also know if I leave things out where I'll see them, I'm
much more likely to decide to have some, so I put them away. For you it
may be different. Some of you won't want anything tempting in the house.
That's okay too. We're all different. The only way you'll discover how
you are is to tackle those emotional issues - the reasons you think you
can't stop eating after a handful or two; the reasons you feel like it's
out of your control, or not your decision how much you eat, when you eat
or what you eat.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to buy your favorite food and
leave it in a drawer long enough to forget it's even there? That's what
it's like to not have an eating problem, and that comes from giving
yourself permission to enjoy food. You are worthy, you do deserve to be
happy.
My methods can help - I know because they've worked for me, and I
truly have had a sweet tooth since I was a kid. I used to eat bag after
bag of candy - I once had 11 cavities in one dentist visit!
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