Addicts and chocolate.

[Dan]

I never touched the stuff when I was drinking. And back when I was doing cocaine, I still have trouble remembering if I ate at all.

Chocolate has become an important part of my diet, I guess.
Early on after quitting drinking, I ate loads of it.
I've read about the sugar cravings that recovering alcoholics go through, and I think I understand the science.

The last little while, I've been sleeping poorly, and wake up most nights and have a snack. Last night, I had some leftover easter chocolate.
As I layed back down, I experienced something for the first time.
I had a chocolate buzz, for lack of a better term. And it scared me a little.
It was such a familiar feeling. Mellow like, body euphoria.
And of course, it reminded me...

I'd like to hear thoughts from addicts about this.
Cuz I'm looking at that leftover easter chocolate in the cupboard in a whole different way this morning.

[luisa]

Chocolate is something we always have in the sweetie box.I love and want it more if we dont have any left.Im like that with most things.As soon as someone tells me to cut down or stop eating as much,i want more!!My husband says im like the Dave Matthews song "i eat too much,i drink too much,I talk too much,too much!
Anyway my wee 7yr old wants the family to all get healthy so im planning on not buying any.....em....well...soon.Enjoy the rest of your easter eggs Dan!Luisax

[Pony]

Dan,

I am a big chocolate eater. All my life from childhood I have always loved it. I am also alergic to it. By that, I mean that I break out from it....not bad, just mostly on my face. I have done that since a small child, before puberty set in and it turned into pimples....lol Then some years ago (about 10 yrs.) I started out on a losing weight program (my own).....anyway, I gave up chocolate and candies, and pies and stuff like that. I did very well, but I was drinking at the time too. When I gave up drinking 9 yrs. ago I did go back to the chocolate for a short time, but then again quit eating it. The only chocolate I have or had would have been in flavored coffee's, that's it.

Now just recently I had a relaps bout with chocolate...to where I just can't get enough. Not sure why I have been going through this since prior to this I was doing just fine and didn't crave it at all.

Now I know my other half here, who is an active A keeps and eats tons of chocolate. More when he on a non-drinking time off. He puts that candy away good. Never seen him eat that much candy before this past couple of years that he has had long periods of time that he was not drinking. So there must be something that joins these two things. The only other things that I have seen him eat lots of is ice cream....but only vanilla. He never eats pies, cakes, or cookies. Does however eat lots of peanuts as well.

[Paulie]

When chocolate is in my house I can hear it calling my name out loud!

I can't have it here. If I buy it for my step kids, such as at easter, it goes home to their moms when they leave. It just calls to me, I could eat it everyday!

It is one of those total comfort foods for me, it makes me feel calm and all warm and fuzzy inside.

Nope.....can't have it in my house. I am lucky my H can take it or leave it most of the time. His ice cream (which he is not eating now, on week 3) is vanilla or butterfinger.

[pedagogue]

I totally ate too much chocolate last night. I go through phases where I won't touch the stuff for months, but then I'll eat a whole bunch of it! I was watching the college game last night and I needed some sugar. I tend to keep my sugar intake low (I rarely drink juice, I don't eat sugary things, not much candy, etc), but sometimes I get that craving.

Darn you mini-Reeses and Midnight Milkyways.....you are too good!!

-pedagogue

[KelKel]

There is alot of scientific data to back up your thoughts and feelings about chocolate....
Here is a good paper I read... there are many other sources available.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neur...oveleskie.html

I am not much of a candy person, but since marrying my husband (who is a big chocolate lover) I have eaten more chocolate than in my whole lifetime.
I still do not eat it often, but yesterday I did have a nice hot chocolate from Starbucks and felt very comforted afterwards.

Ever seen the movie Chocolat?

[Paulie]

Okay....I can't read this thread anymore....it is a good thing there is none in my house right now

[Zain]

I too, am addicted to CHOCOLATE! I try real hard to walk fast past the candy section in the store. If I buy it, i'll continue to eat it until it's all gone. Talk about being an addict.........with out self control. The good thing about chocolate is..........I can't get arrested for eatting it.

[Pony]

{{Paulie}} I know what you mean...all this talk about chocolate....I went back to work and there some was...on the table in the drivers lounge....lots of leftover easter chocolate someone brought in because they didn't want it in their house either!