Chocolate

Yay, cyber applause for you, 1000Daisies!! LOL! Not me - I cheated just yesterday!

Actually, a very small piece of very dark chocolate daily can be helpful, but it's only the size of about your little fingernail that you need. That's not hardly even a teaser for me! LOL! And since I have to avoid sugar and soy (2 big ingredients in most chocolate), I usually leave it alone as well.

My local variety store has a dark chocolate bar that is sweetened with Stevia... it's very good.

caramba said...
you probably had a dopamine deficiency?

you might be interested in Mucuna Pruriens. it pretty much directly provides l-dopa and increases dopamine. It is not addictive, yet helps provide focus. I really like it when I combine with l-theanine (green tea or theanine supplement) it takes a few days to kick in.

Caramba

Caramba, who were you directing this post to?

First off....no bad words allowed on this forum (lol). Just joking.

Wow.....the good ol days of chocolate. I can't wait to enjoy that again.

Trav,

Hi! Hope you are well. A fingernails worth? You have the most tremendous willpower. I hope, unlike one of our presidential candidates, you have very big hands!

I have never given up my cocoa powder. I cherish it and keep it in a glass jar in a cool dry place. It is my treat. Sometimes I mix an avocado, some medjool dates and some cocoa powder together in my bullet and make chocolate pudding. Another favorite is a little bit of whipped cream, the real stuff, plain straight cream with no additives and sprinkle it with cocoa. Last but not least, I make a chocolate syrup with a bit of maple syrup and a bit of cocoa powder. I heat a small amount of full fat organic milk on the stovetop and add it to my chocolate maple syrup mix and stir. I sprinkle the top of my hot drink with cinnamon. This is usually my final treat before bed. No side effects have been noted and it takes away from the feeling of being deprived. Any other chocolate turns me into a tingling buzzing mess.

This is the kind that I buy: http://cococochocolatiers.com/

You can look here as well: http://bernardcallebaut.com/users/folder.asp


You can order it online. One small bag lasts forever. I keep my small bottle of maple syrup in the freezer. I buy it in the can and transfer it into one of my empty Kombucha bottles and cap it with a top that fits from one of my empty prescription or vitamin bottles. I save all plastic caps and lids. They eventually find a home atop a glass bottle or jar. I rarely use plastic containers. Mostly glass.

This is what it says on the back of the cocoa bag:

Fat 2%
Saturated 3%
Carbohydrates 1%
Fibre 5%
Iron 10%

INGREDIENTS: cocoa, potassium carbonate

May contain peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs,soy

It is such a rich and full flavoured cocoa. It takes very little to give you a lot of satisfaction.

Sometimes I just take the lid off the jar and sniff it. Hahahahahahaha

Lol! I have those questions too!! I'm curious.

I went to a stretch class on Saturday and had a horrible experience being bullied by the instructor. It took 3 days and lots of writing to process. https://playfreshional.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/on-teachers-that-bully-why-i-now-say-no-to-bcs-resistance-class/

I FINALLY was able to let go by going to watch the nature channel "live". My spouse bought us a membership to the local botanical gardens. I sat on a beautiful wooden bench looking at a wonderful meadow, pulled out my knitting, AND, C H O C O L A T E.

At Whole Foods they carry an organic brand that is made with date blossoms and flavored with rose that is an exorbitant $5.50 a bar.

I tolerate it really well.

C H O C O L A T E soothes my soul.

I know it has a bit of caffeine in it.

There is a sugar free version at Trader Joe's that I tolerate once a month.

My spouse eats unsweetened cocoa nibs.

He has an extreme reaction to coffee (negative) but enjoys the little boost from the cocoa nibs.