tara's chocolate challenge

tara747

Just found your thread vicki, hope you don't mind if I paste a link here for further inspiration:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2352723&highlight=deprived+addictive+cocaine

Right ladies, shall we set a date to start becoming our new chocolate-free selves? Is today too soon?

buyitall

I feel like you are all my twin sisters!
Whilst I agree that if it's in the house I will eat it, I also think that once it's 'banned', it makes you want it even more. It's so complicated!!

tara747

buyitall wrote: »

What a great thread! I am a total chocaholic, and it seems to change my personality - whereas I would normally happily share things with my family, if it's a huge bar of choc I either eat it really quickly so that I don't have to give any away or sneak into another room where no-one else knows about it. If anyone else in my family did that with anything, I would be furious (and concerned about their mental health!), but with chocolate I see it as my god-given right to have it all to myself.
I agree with others - the only answer is not to have it in the house. I go throught the lot in a couple of hours, no matter how many are in the multipack!

Hi and welcome buyitall, it's amazing how many of us are from the half-stone and no more toiletries threads!!! :rotfl: Good to have you on board xo

tara747

OK buyitall, let's go hardcore, chocolate is now

BANNED

:eek::eek::eek:


What do y'all think?

tara747

p.s. any links to articles/facts/studies about how bad chocolate and sugar are for you are most welcome!!!

buyitall

tara747 wrote: »

Hi and welcome buyitall, it's amazing how many of us are from the half-stone and no more toiletries threads!!! :rotfl: Good to have you on board xo

Lol, although I haven't joined the no more toiletries thread, it has actually motivated me to sort out my stash, I was shocked at the amount of hair conditioner and face cream I have, and am only buying what I need when I need it from now on (in theory!).
I guess there are worse things to be addicted to, other than chocolate, toiletries, special offers, wine.....

*Vikki*

Thanks tara, add me to your pending list of going cold turkey please. I am on Weight Watchers and have one more stone to loose! I really want to loose it and cutting out all choc will help! Good luck all!

With the help of the great mse clan I am sure we can do it! I know they sorted me out with my spending so I am confident the same with this too!

buyitall

I am worried about banning chocolate! In the past, when I tried to give it up, I made up all kind of excuses (eg Caramac has no cocoa solids in it, so I would travel for miles finding shops which sold Caramac!), and trying to give things up completely tends to just set me up for failure so that I feel even worse than when I started! Can I think about it???
How pathetic do I sound?!

thevicster

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

Nutella is very very good with breadsticks. But I really think we should shut that discussion down FAST!!

*sticks fingers in ears and hums*

tara747 wrote: »

Hi and welcome buyitall, it's amazing how many of us are from the half-stone and no more toiletries threads!!! :rotfl: Good to have you on board xo

:rotfl::rotfl:Must be an addictive personality thing going on!

buyitall wrote: »

I am worried about banning chocolate! In the past, when I tried to give it up, I made up all kind of excuses (eg Caramac has no cocoa solids in it, so I would travel for miles finding shops which sold Caramac!), and trying to give things up completely tends to just set me up for failure so that I feel even worse than when I started! Can I think about it???
How pathetic do I sound?!

Not pathetic at all, it's an addiction after all!

Not eaten any chocolate today Then again I've also been too lazy to leave the house :rotfl:. I'm also the same as a couple of you - won't go out to buy it! Now just have to avoid OHs Easter Egg and Christmas chocolate stash (he's odd, I know!)

thevicster

tara747 wrote: »

OK buyitall, let's go hardcore, chocolate is now

BANNED

:eek::eek::eek:


What do y'all think?

OK! *shakes* :rotfl: