Over the last couple of months I have gradually got myself in a really bad rut. I have been eating chocolate and alot of the times substituting my meals with it. I have my wedding in 25 days and have lost total control of myself. I have put on a couple of kgs and feel terrible.

5 days ago I went and had a chat with my pharmacist about it and he gave me some chromium piccinate to help me through....welll for the first time in as long as I can remember I have gone 4 full days without chocolate.

Is anyone else game to admit how much chocolate they eat?

Also, can anyone give me some substitues for chocolate...I am trying really hard and I will do this....or should I just not substitute it for anything and go cold turkey on all the crap??

I cant believe I would ever get to the stage that giving up chocolate would be as hard as giving up smoking...sigh.

I have a funny suggestion... they have the suger free choc. from Russell Stovers and Pure Delite and several other brands that contain "sugar aclohols" as a sugar replacement. They have less calories plus the added benefit of tons of gas and diarea. You'll be too embarassed (and/or sick) to eat very many of them.

They actually taste really good but you just have to know your limit on not getting sick from them. Helps me not eat too much!!! I keep the sugar free turtles and just eat one.... if I eat three it's an evening in the bathroom.

Sugar alcohols have 7 calories per gram whereas fat has 9 so you do get a little less calories in the SF Russell Stovers. Mannitol and Sorbitol are the sweetners they use. They are laxatives! LOL.