Are You A Chocoholic?

A chocolohic is a term often used to humorously describe someone who loves to eat chocolate! Someone that loves chocolate so much they feel almost addicted to it!

Research has shown that chocolate is so hard to give up, people never give it up. Eating chocolate is like a guilty pleasure, people - women in particular,  are willing to hide from their loved ones. It even goes as far as lying about the amount of chocolate they have consumed in the day or hide the receipts from their shopping if it reveals the chocolates they bought. 

Let's first list a few vices people generally get addicted to:-

1. Alcohol

2. Smoking

3. Sex

4. Shopping

5. Gambling

6. Exercising
7. Working
8. Eating - food
9. Chocolate
10. Technology - constant use of phones/computers etc

Well, looking at the above list I can easily see why chocolate is hard! It contains excessive amounts of fat and sugars! Chocolate makes you happy. There is something about eating chocolate that gives you a feel-good feeling and after a long day at work, it's easy to understand why women would love to just have a little sugar fix after their meal.

I'm no expert but I will say this. If you are a chocoholic, don't be ashamed! Own it, accept it and find ways to manage it the right way. Accepting it is the first step. There is nothing wrong with loving what is obviously so yummy..... But!!!! ...... If it gets in the way of your daily activities and you always get this strong uncontrollable need to have it and the feeling completely overwhelms you to the point where you cannot think straight until you have had some, then seek help. It may not be that serious, but you may need help trying to control your urge for chocolate. Help could come in the form of addressing your chocolate addiction head on and then re-channeling that feeling into something else that is positive and fulfilling. Also, another point to remember is, most things are good. But too much of everything is not good. Even if your favourite meal was brocolli on a stick and you ate it for breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner and you ate it consistently and repeatedly for 28 days, I'm sure that will not be good for you either. Just remember, if you are having too much chocolate, it's not healthy. For health purposes only, you might want to cut back a little on your chocolate intake and if you do need help kicking this habit, speak to someone!

Love chocolate .... Wisely!

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xoxo