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I'm feeling stressed out. It seems I can't summon the willpower to resist eating chocolate at work, and im sabatoged again... bathsuit seasons coming up, and im worried i wont be ready... Im down to the last 10-15 lbs and its so hard!! I'm thinking about eating soup for a couple days to make up for the chocolate eating today.. but, i dont know... I just wish i had more willpower!
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Keep up the good work that you have already done!  You are  doing great!
If you've been losing and your down to your last 10-15 lbs, you've been doing something right. 

I eat chocolate frequently but I use dark chocolate of 70% or more and I savor just a square.  And there's my chocolate fix...  just let it melt on your tongue and really enjoy it.  It takes a much smaller portion to satisfy you than milk chocolate and it's loaded with fun chemicals for your mind and anti-oxidants.  Perfect.

Remember, a healthy lifestyle includes food, doesn't exclude them.  You limit your intake of items that can be detrimental in large doses and take the time to enjoy something wonderful here and there.  It's one of the joys of living. 

Hang in there, go easy on yourself and be proud of the success you've already had.
i eat chocolate! sugar free DOVE chocolates are SO yum. The little squares are about 35 calories a piece and are worth it. Filled with a fudgey center too. Okay okay I'll shut up now :) just find a substitute.  Vitalicious.com makes a GREAT 100 calorie double chocolate muffin top (2 ounces) complete with chocolate chips that is packed with fiber, protein, and vitamins.  I usually OD on one of these and my chocolate fix is taken care of during breakfast. :)
Hershey's also has a 100 calorie dark chocolate bar out.  It's very good.  I get one and let a small piece melt in my mouth at a time.  I've really learned to SAVOR!!  Hostess has 100 calorie packs with three small cupcakes per serving with chocolate, yellow or carrot cake.  They're very good.  I work for a large company, so there's always something laying around...bagels, cookies, pizza, whatever and it's SO tempting....but I resist.  Not because it's easy, that's for sure, but I just think about how unhappy I am with this extra weight on me and how me resisting the temptation is one more step toward the goal--I guess it just comes down to which one I want more...eating that junk that's bad that will only make me feel guilty anyway or feeling comfortable in my own skin again.
CocoVia makes some yummy chocolate treats that use plant sterols.  they can get pricey, like a dollar apiece (A box of 5 costs about $5) but that's only a little more than what you'd pay for a candy bar.
It depends on how "addicted" to chocolate you are. Some people can limit themselves to "one small piece," I never could. Once I started I couldn't stop. I gave it up cold turkey almost seven years ago, haven't touched chocolate since. It's one of the best things I've ever done health-wise.

More recently (last May) I've stopped all other sources of caffeine too, and I haven't had a headache since. (I used to get bad caffeine withdrawal headaches if I didn't have my "fix.")
Don't distort the meaning of chocolate.  

Chocolate does not =

the guy/gal that got away.

Unrequited love.

Treat chocolate differently.  Try eating nothing but your favorite chocolate and nothing zippo else.... you're hungry eat chocolate.

Breaky, lunch and dinner.  the rule is only water and chocolate no other food item...  

I've heard it can cure a chocoholic in one day.  Others 2 days. 
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