this happened to me today.. i was doing so well and then i sabotaged myself. i guess the saying is true you are your own worst enemy. well for me i am getting back on tract 2mo and i will be jogging an extra mile. dont beat yourself up too much we all fall off at some point what makes us better is learning from our mistakes and starting fresh the next day.. so good luck 2mo its a brand new day.

I agree with polarisx89 that one square of dark chocolate works wonders for chocolate cravings.

BUT! It has to truly be DARK chocolate. Like 70% cacao or higher. That stuff is so intense, you don't want any more than just one square. You also have to savor it, eat it slow, don't chew it, just let it melt in your mouth. Be ceremonious and present and appreciate it.

Hershey's Dark chocolate won't work. Really, none of the standard supermarket chocolates will work this way...even the ones that are labeled "dark" really aren't and they have a lot of fillers. I prefer Theo, Green & Black, Dagoba. I can make any one of these candy bars last over a week by just having one square (28 - 67 calories per square, depending on the bar) per day. If I tried to do it with a Hershey's, it would totally backfire on me. It's just not the same thing as actual real, dense dark chocolate.

Actually, come to think of it, now that I've only been eating and truly enjoying just one square of the real thing, the waxy standard grocery store bars don't appeal to me any more at all.

This is a great idea. Would you mind sharing your list?

Just remember that tomorrow is another day. If you make a mistake and eat more than you planned, just know that the next day is a new day and you can get right back on the program. Don't do what I've been known to do sometimes where I just keep going with the binging and diet breaking day after day. When I think of times I've broken my diet - if on all those occasions I'd just gotten right back on the next day- I'm sure I wouldn't be at the weight I'm at now.

Ugh. My boss keeps a big jar of chocolate in her office, which is right next door to mine. For months and months, it was so easy to wait till she was out of the office, and grab some, which would turn into more, and more, and it seemed like I couldn't stop.

I have a horrible, horrible sweet tooth, so I understand.

Something that worked for me is that I let go of the idea of all the other times I went in the candy bowl and ate. I stopped beating myself up about it. Sure, that was yesterday, or five minutes ago, but today, right now, I don't have to have it.

It's seemed to work. I haven't touched it since last Monday, and she had three days off last week, so I had plenty of opportunity.

Shaunabear -

Chin up my friend. I know exactly how you feel. Try to stay positive and focus on how far you've come and how great you'll feel once you've made it to 125.

I've been struggling with my weight since I had my kids. Lost a ton of weight and put it all back on once I got separated. I can do really well most days and then one day I'll have a really emotional day and completely fall off the wagon. Looks like you came to the right place for support. There are lots of great people here willing to help you along the way.

Hang in there. One day at a time, one meal at a time.

B