Re: The need for chocolate

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In a message dated 10/26/99 9:36:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dimoore2@... writes:

<< know exactly how you feel. I always crave chocolate and once I start

cannot stop. I seem to have this persisting negative voice in my head

that is always struggling with my good intentions especially when I

stop losing weight for a while. >>

I can't remember where I learned this but chocolate containes non-essential

amino acids. ( amino acids that are produced by the body but not in enough

quantities to satisfy the bodies needs). The need for this amino acid

" supposedly " increases around that time of the month for us women...and maybe

elsewhere on that cycle. I also think that chocolate has something to do

with endorphins being released in the brain...so it's kind of like a drug.

This is something I read like YEARS ago so If I really botched up the

explanation. Point being...some times your body craves things for a reason.

Indulge a little, but remember your body doesn't need a whole box of girls

scout thin mints at once. ( By the way, I freeze them...they are yummy that

way and since most of my frozen entrees come tumbling out of the freezer

every time I open the door. I'm much less likeley ( only about 10%) to grab

for one.