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So, I ate one of those chocolate squares - remember, they're pretty small right? Well I ate it in four bites, letting chocolate melt in my mouth. I take my time with chocolates and they satisfy me so much more than just popping it in my mouth, chewing twice and swallowing. I'm not in a hurry to get it over with.

Discovering Lost Candy

This morning I checked my body fat and it just happens I keep my Omron Body Fat Analyzer in closet on top of a leftover chocolates box from last Christmas. I decided to look inside box since I thought there was one of those chocolates still leftover and I was surprised to find two of those Christmas chocolates in there (Joseph Schmidt truffles - some of my favorites) and about eight squares of that very same chocolate I bought yesterday (Scharffen Berger). I forgot they were there.

So, you see, I handle my cravings by buying foods I want, then putting them away and maybe eating them, maybe not. For me it's need to know I can have what I want - and keeping something nearby in case of emergencies. I also know if I leave things out where I'll see them, I'm much more likely to decide to have some, so I put them away. For you it may be different. Some of you won't want anything tempting in house. That's okay too. We're all different. The only way you'll discover how you are is to tackle those emotional issues - reasons you think you can't stop eating after a handful or two; reasons you feel like it's out of your control, or not your decision how much you eat, when you eat or what you eat.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to buy your favorite food and leave it in a drawer long enough to forget it's even there? That's what it's like to not have an eating problem, and that comes from giving yourself permission to enjoy food. You are worthy, you do deserve to be happy.

My methods can help--I know because they've worked for me, and I truly have had a sweet tooth since I was a child. I used to eat bag after bag of candy--I once had 11 cavities in one dentist visit! You can learn to enjoy a bit of chocolate too.

Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner, author of the free e-book: Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent Weight Loss, and owner of http://www.OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com