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worried.jpg (6439 bytes)I have a strong relationship with chocolate, especially Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I was afraid that if I were to eat chocolate that the weight that I lost would come right back.


abstinence.jpg (6957 bytes)I think I abstained form any chocolate for the first couple months of my new nutrition plan. I was also afraid that one taste of chocolate would make me crave it even more.


Marco worked with me on understanding how to have treats as part of my diet
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funny_chocolate.jpg (7631 bytes)It was funny because we turned it turned into "the Reese's project," and my assignment was to go out and have one.


hummm_chocolate.jpg (10190 bytes)When I eventually had my Reese's I realized that yes I still love chocolate once or twice a week or less, depending on my mood, but I could control it. There is no reason to abandon the things that I enjoy. Marco taught me that I just have to be aware of how to incorporate those things into my "calorie budget."


Like most people that start a new eating plan, Emily was very excited about the promise of change. The idea of losing weight  brought about a type of enthusiasm that kept her eating only low calorie foods. It was important for her to learn how to also incorporate the higher calorie foods as well. People often refer to these type of foods as "bad foods" because they have not learned how much of them to have.balance2.jpg (14207 bytes) Seeing foods as "bad and good" instead of just calling them "lower calorie and higher calorie" foods, leads people to eat too strictly then binge on the foods they have stayed away from. It turns into a "yo yo" cycle of eating that never gets them to their goal. Emily learned that even though she was staying within a calorie budget, she needed to do so with a variety of foods so that she could happily lose weight.

It's all about balance.

 

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"Reaching My Goal"