Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

The first step in my multistep (self created/creating) programme, is to come to terms with chocolate.  Today, as with most days, I was very stressed.  The first thing I wanted to do was to eat chocolate.  As I am trying to be more reflective of why I do what, I did stop long enough to ponder WHY it was that I wanted chocolate.  DID I REALLY want chocolate?  COULD something else replace my strong desire for chocolate.

 WHY I wanted chocolate, I realized, was because there was an instant gratification AND instant relaxation to a happier place.  Now I recognized that I could reach that “happier place” by sitting back with a nice cup of tea, but there were certain drawback to the tea idea.  Firstly, I would have to wait for the kettle to boil in order to make the tea.  And that, was not fast enough to give me the “hit” I needed that second to make me feel better.  Secondly, in order to reach the “happy” place with tea, I would have to sit back and savour the tea.  My workplace, as I suspect is the case with others, does not really permit one time to sit back and truly relish a cup of tea.  In my world, that happy tea place takes roughly 30 minutes to achieve.  Chocolate, on the other hand, takes me to a “happy” place once it starts to melt on my tongue.

DID I really want chocolate?  To this I would have to say “no”.  What I wanted was a quick trip to my “happy” place.  And chocolate was the ticket.

COULD something replace chocolate in this situation?  Well, yes, if I found a suitable and viable alternative.  Carrots?  Not likely.  Somehow my “happy” place is not carrot driven.

So, I am left wondering how I can either make tea faster, or if there is a viable alternative to chocolate.  There are the WW 2 pt bars, which often suffice, but at roughly $2 a bar- available only at WW meeting sites (yes, I do just walk in, buy them and leave as I am not a WW member) chocolate is a cheaper alternative - my ENTIRE chocolate orange was on sale at $3.99.  I am open to suggestions from other bloggers..

Inevitably, Step 1 will be somewhat longer than one day’s blog!  Consider this Step 1 part i!  (As I continue to sit on my ever increasing tush, eating some Terry’s chocolate orange  settling back into my “happy” place!)

cheers!
Shari