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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm craving chocolate
It's one of those things that I can't stock up on because, like ice cream, it's not safe in my house.
I'm just starting Day 3 of my isolation, and it's not getting any easier.
redwitch
(14,947 posts)I do have Hersheys baking chocolate so I can make cookies if necessary. Which it will be.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I also didn't buy Halloween candy last year - first time ever.
lark
(23,155 posts)My husband went shopping yesterday and there was still plenty of chocolate.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I'm probably going to go there in just a bit.
dawg
(10,624 posts)I'll trade you two for a four-pack of Charmin.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I'm specifically craving Hershey's with Almonds or Snickers.
My craving for specific candy bars hasn't been this strong since I was pregnant with my oldest son and living in Flin Flon, Manitoba. I wanted an American candy bar, and there were none to be had.
Tree-Hugger
(3,370 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:25 PM - Edit history (1)
And then I ate through my stockpile with the help of my kids.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)It wouldn't have mattered how much I stocked up, it'd be gone that first day. I have NO will power when it comes to chocolate and ice cream.
librechik
(30,676 posts)theoretically. And don't remind me about the ice cream!
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I've got a grandson who always asks me to make some, but this past Christmas we just never quite got to it. Soooooo, there I was with all of those chocolate chips. I had some every day along with some peanuts. So yummy.
malaise
(269,157 posts)I love both coffee ice cream and chocolate and I still follow dad's instruction to this day. One medium size Cadbury with almonds lasts us a week. We treat it like others treat vitamins - one piece a day and or one scoop for ice cream and only at night.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)My husband, father of my kids, who died a few decades ago, used to make a candy bar last for days. DAYS!!!!! I finally had to institute what we called "The 24 Hour Rule". If there's chocolate in the house for over 24 hours, it's fair game......because after 24 hours it's just cruel taunting to have uneaten chocolate around.
malaise
(269,157 posts)knowing that there is another piece for tomorrow
spooky3
(34,476 posts)One each for his wife, daughters and himself. Have to admit he was quite slim as a 50-year-old.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I didn't grow up that way. My mom was a child during the depression, and the deprivation she went through had life long effects. I was a skinny kid, but as an adult it was difficult to get past those bad habits that were instilled in us. She didn't just make a batch of cookies. She made a double batch. We always had desserts around the house, and there were no rules about how much we could have. Junk food, fried food, soft drinks.....no restraint.
As an young adult, I was always so busy that those bad habits didn't impact my weight. I also went through a period of time when I was very poor, and got to a very low weight. When I slowed my pace as I got older, it was a real struggle to start eating more sensibly. Now that I'm living alone, I hardly ever bake. If I decide to indulge in something sweet, I buy one serving. I rarely buy chips of any sort, or ice cream. For the most part, these days, I behave myself. I slip up once in awhile. It'll be a lot easier when spring gets here and I can work outside more.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)Chocolate, sweets, salty snacks, etc., in the house because it is too hard to control the urge to overindulge.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)Just like you, once it's in my house, I'm doomed.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)So even if I can resist when awake, its next to impossible after tossing and turning for a half hour.
Have you had your DNA tested? Mine showed that I am predisposed to weigh 5% more than the average American woman my age and height. If I had not controlled calories all my life (with mixed success) I definitely would.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)How would I go about this?
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I carefully measure the butter, and put a little sprinkle of parmesan on it. I still pig out, but I can at least control the calories.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)spooky3
(34,476 posts)A fast food place, I eat only half of the smallest serving. I hate being wasteful, but its better that it go in the trash than in me.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I got an air fryer, so I make them at home once in awhile. That basket is small, so I can't make a very big serving, which is a good thing.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)It's the devil's dessert, I tell ya. It makes the best milkshakes.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - too good. Can't wait for peach season.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)Can't wait to try that.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Just because
Hekate
(90,793 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)wishstar
(5,271 posts)Of course I ate all of my dark chocolate almond bar in less than 24 hours last week while spouse's bar is still hidden away.
I have ingredients for brownies and a chocolate chip cookie mix as something to look forward to. But I used to be tempted to scoop out and eat the chocolate chips from the dry cookie mix until the warnings came out about bacteria in raw flour and dough. As a child I would sneak into kitchen cupboard where the semi-sweet chocolate chips were stored and take handfuls to my room to eat while reading in bed.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I ultimately talked myself out of buying anything. I think it's just knowing that I shouldn't go to the store that's making me want things more.
Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)And pizza.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I can only buy one at a time.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)I keep forgetting about it. I agree, chocolate is always something you should have around. Something magical happened 5 years ago. This stuff can sit in my house for a long time and I do not go after it. I also have only a slightly dug in bag of Jelly beans I bought at the same time.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I wish I had your will power.
I think I just have too much thinking time. If the sun comes out and it warms up, I'll go find something to do outside.
The bad news is, I remembered that I got a bag of those little Oreos and ate quite a few. Oops.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)It is not will power. I do not have that craving like I did in the past. Right now, my lack of will power is avacado and oranges. Not a bad thing to be obsessed with. And queso and chips.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)I'm already dangerously close to shopping. Fortunately the stores are a little too far to go to on foot.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Good grief it was delish
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)and often get a chunk of the bark on the way out.
Blood sugar goes all to hell, but it's almost worth it.
malaise
(269,157 posts)I'm pretty disciplined but I adore chocolate
Mossfern
(2,552 posts)I ate almost a full bag by myself since last night and will probably finish off the rest before the day is out.
I know that any amount of chocolate would last about two days. I have no self control at all, and to top it off, I can't go to the gym.
My strategy is to eat all the bad stuff right away so I don't eat it.
Works for me!
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I haven't bought any in many months because, like you, I'll eat the whole darned bag. I did make popcorn last night, but I carefully measured the amount of butter I melted.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)my husband ate them like there is no tomorrow. He rarely eats chips and I rarely buy them anyway. I was shocked to learn this is his comfort food.
Initech
(100,102 posts)Day one absolutely blew. I hate this so fucking badly. I want things to return to normal again. Argh, fuck this fucking virus.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I'm going to have to do a lot of self-reflection and meditating to get through this.
Initech
(100,102 posts)5 days is going to be insane. I will feel much better when I get to go home. My dad is trying to downplay my situation as an "adventure" but it's not an adventure when you can't go anywhere or do anything.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)NEED ONLY BIOTCH!
LOSE THE WEIGHT, LOSE THE WEIGHT!
So far, up 3 hours: 24 oz of water and 4 skittles!
Rorey
(8,445 posts)But at least you're keeping hydrated.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Good Luck!
Oh yeah! I ate a soft pretzel since then.
Collimator
(1,639 posts)Chocolate addiction is my only drawback as a roommate. (I have actually listed that on roommate ads.)
Regular jokes/comments that I make:
"There is talk that the government is thinking of declaring chocolate a controlled substance. If that happens, they will discover that Prohibition was a cake walk."
"Normally, I am a very decent person. But where chocolate is concerned, I have no values, morals or scruples. If it's not protected by armed guards, any chocolate sitting about is fair game."
"Those packages of Hershey's Almond Bars that come six to the pack--there is a little flanged card on the bottom as part of the packaging. I tear off the little flanges and use the card to paint abstract art. So, you see, I'm really buying these candy bars for the art, it has nothing to do with the chocolate."
"Large packages of Peanut M&M's are listed as "sharing size" or "party size". Sharing my postal-code-sized ass--the only party that I having is a party for one."
"Belgian chocolate is the best. My friend from Paris sends me Belgian chocolates sometimes, and if the Parisians think that Belgian chocolates are the best, you can believe it."
"Tootsie rolls are not chocolate. They are chocolate-flavored wax."
My dear, newly found, family, I wish that I could commune with you in person. But that's only assuming that there were no virus to fear, and that we had enough chocolate to go around. In other circumstances, I would kill you without hesitation unless all you had on you were Tootsie rolls.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)Those are gross.
And yeah, "sharing" isn't happening.
I will always have a special place in my heart for M&M's. When I was first dating the father of my kids, I was taking a nap and he woke me up right in the middle of a dream in which I was reaching into my desk drawer for a bag of M&M's. (You know you're a goner when you DREAM about chocolate.) I told him about the dream he had interrupted, and he apologized for waking me and told me to go back to sleep. When I woke up later, there was a giant bag of peanut M&M's on my bed! I mean, I already loved him, but that gesture really pushed it over the top.
We were together for 12 years when he died. A little while after his death, I was walking past the candy aisle in Target and heard something fall. Not a soul was in the aisle. There on the floor was a giant bag of M&M's. Crazy, buy 100% true story.
Collimator
(1,639 posts)Never mind all the sensible, rational explanations. He wanted you to have those M&M's.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)There was no logical explanation for exactly that to be falling off of the shelf. I still miss him.
Collimator
(1,639 posts)we have to accept that there are things in the Universe that defy logic. As committed as I am to rationalism and the scientific method, I have had experiences that refute common place explanations.
Off topic, I know, but just earlier today, I was telling a friend about a beloved pet who came back to say goodbye to me after she was put down at the vet's.
And when I was a child, I had an experience that could best be described as "remote viewing" in which I found myself seeing through the eyes of a cat that I was tormenting. That second experience changed my behavior as you would expect. I even remember my heart racing and my breath moving my tiny torso in and out as I peered out from under the couch.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)He was my confidante, and we'd always had some very good conversations. It felt like he was really there with me.
And no, I'm not really crazy.
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)My wife, the grazer, has an endless supply of chocolate sequestered away, somewhere in our house and rations out minuscule servings every day. I've hunted for thirty years, and cannot find her double super secret hidey-hole stash.
I wouldn't be able to tolerate that.
Lars39
(26,116 posts)some milk into a bowl and adding just a little bit of sugar. Shed put it into the freezer for awhile to have a little bit of ice cream later.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)thx
marlakay
(11,491 posts)Frozen yogurt bars at Costco on sale this week. And like you sugar is my downfall. I bought more to last and so far eating 3-4 per day, all I can say is thank god they are only 100 cal each!
struggle4progress
(118,338 posts)Hmmpf! They're all useless quacks, in my opinion
tavernier
(12,400 posts)My only salvation is that Im on an intermittent diet (eating only between the hours of 10 am to 5 pm, 1300 calories) But I can fit a decent amount of chocolate into 1300 cals and still have healthy food for my main meals.
Of course I cant do this forever, so somebody better get a HUGE can of RAID and blow this bug into outer space.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I do need to get back into not eating after 5. 1300 calories isn't a lot. How long are you planning to do it?
tavernier
(12,400 posts)but I cheat on a regular basis, lol. Thats actually on purpose because I want to lose it slowly. At my age a pound costs me a wrinkle. Im probably pretty close to maintenance, so I will either increase the calories or the cheating.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I think that's the best recipe for success.
jeffreyi
(1,943 posts)Having another one purty soon. What a day!
Rorey
(8,445 posts)I picked up a few bottles, but haven't had any yet. Lots of big stuff going on in my life. My daughter has some serious health issues, and I never know when she's going to call me and ask me to take her to the ER. I just haven't felt like I can afford to lose any clarity right now.
tavernier
(12,400 posts)I have a few bottles here too, but I cant just have one glass of wine Thats just crazy talk. And if I have a couple or more then if something comes up I am a little bit inebriated. So I just leave it alone. I actually crave chocolate more, and once I get started on that its even worse.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)...the nausea lifted at last, I actually did some cooking, and I run into this thread!
Must. Have. Chocolate.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Hekate
(90,793 posts)Which is beginning to frustrate me, as I'm 72 and my husband is 73 and has decided he likes getting out of the house to shop for odds and ends of groceries. When I told him about Gov Newsom saying we needed to shut ourselves in, he came very close to saying the Gov could kiss his ass. SMH
Tonight I'll try to set up a time with one of two people who offered to help last month, to see if I can get the rest of what I should have on hand. Like maybe a big bag of semisweet chocolate chips As one can easily see from this thread, that is survival food.
Take it super easy on the chocolate.
ecstatic
(32,731 posts)in my household. Yesterday, after eating a pack of reeses, I was thinking that I need to buy sweets and snacks that I don't like enough to eat right now but that I'd be relieved to have during a lockdown.