Glucose Reading Going UP!

[Energize]

Indulge in 100% chocolate and melt with double cream to make a luxurious chocolate sauce.
Keep this chocolate in your fridge, at all times. Switch to loe carb, your sweet cravings will disappear.

Thanks, this sounds a lovely idea

 

[Maggie/Magpie]

I can go for ages without eating any chocolate at all but when I get a disappointment I immediately want a bit and then I'm off!
bingeing isn't the word for it I'm afraid!
I've been ever so good over the Christmas period and haven't even eaten lots of food per se.. so I've amazed myself tbh!
Long may my resolve continue .. Yay!!

Well done Foxy for your not eating loads over Christmas. Long may your resolve continue.
Maggie

 

[Kristin251]

When I eat chocolate it creates a huge binge and then depression. I feel like a failure with no control. I stay far away from chocolate as initially it makes me feel great and then all ththe bad stuff happens.

 

[Angelofthemarches]

As Indy says there's no need to totally give up chocolate - as long as you can stick with the high percentage cocoa versions (I can tolerate the 85% Lindt but the 90% is too bitter for me!) If you must have sweet chocolate, you could try a mixture of coconut oil, cocoa powder and erythritol and/or stevia sweetener - with the addition of peppermint or orange extract if you fancy a different flavour. Melt the coconut oil, mix everything together to taste, pour into a shallow silicone mould and cool in the fridge. You can also make various lovely low carb chocolate cheesecakes and mousses, and I also make chocolate hazelnut "fat bombs" - all of which are great if I'm in need of a bit of sweet comfort food.

And dark chocolate has the benefit of being good for you (just don't over-do it!) and research has apparently shown that it can also help deal with insulin resistance - so you can have completely guilt free healthy low carb treats to help you with those bad patches!

Robbity

Hi, have you the recipe for your chocolate hazelnut fat bombs please??

I have found that, as i have been reducing my general daily intake of carbs, I have felt less like bingeing, have binged less often and when I have binged, it has been for a shorter time with less calories than before.

So I suspect there is an element of carb addiction in with binges, for some of us.

Depression sucks. Have a hug. You are doing well.

 

[Robbity]

Hi, have you the recipe for your chocolate hazelnut fat bombs please??

Yes - sort of! Look in our low carb recipes thread for my longish post with muffin recipes; my fat bombs are just an uncooked version of the chocolate hazelnut muffin ingredients without the eggs: ground hazelnuts, butter, cocoa, cinnamon, (and sometimes a bit of nutmeg or other spices and/or extracts - e.g. peppermint or orange) ) to taste, and Sukrin Gold or you could use any other low carb sweetener, all mixed and rolled into little balls, and refrigerated.

Robbity

 

[Angelofthemarches]

Thankyou!! Will try.