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I've been seriously craving chocolate for the last few days. Not just chocolate, though, specific candy bars. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Twix, Take 5. I just kept saying to myself, "If I ignore it, I won't want any tomorrow." For three days I said this. Finally today I gave it up and walked to the store. I am hugely indecisive, and faced with a huge rack of various candy bars, was unable to settle on just one of the brands of chocolate that I had been fantasizing about. I bought all three, plus a peanut butter M-Azing bar, justifying four chocolate bars and a 1 liter Pepsi (which I almost never drink anymore) by saying that I would eat one today and save the rest for the next time I wanted something sweet. This tactic rarely works for me as I have very little will-power, but I still always manage to talk myself into beliving that I will actually put the excess aside for later. I ended up eating the Reese's Cups and one of the Twix as soon as I got home, but it wasn't long before I got into the Take 5 and ate the rest of the Twix. I don't normally binge on sweets, or anything really. I am usually pretty good about just eating until I am satisfied and not over-stuffed, but I always seem to want junk food during "that time of the month".
I wouldn't be 250 pounds if I didn't like my fair share of sweets, but usually I crave more salty foods, and after reading this article I have determined that most of my attempts at maintaining healthy eating habits are foiled by fat."I eat a primarily vegetarian diet and it works for me, but I do notice that some dishes, like vegetable soup for example, are just not as satisfying to me as soups that use a chicken or fish stock as their base. I love vegetables but certain low fat dishes leave me hungering for something... fat. After reading Ms. Schneider's book, I began to incorporate a bit of chicken stock along with vegetable stock or to sauté the vegetables in a generous amount of olive oil before making the soup. I was amazed that adding such a small amount of fat makes it far more satisfying."
I know that fat is essential to a healthy diet, and that particular paragraph rang especially true to me. After eating a big salad or a plate of cut vegetables I still feel like I want to eat, even if I am not hungry. If I give in and eat something else, it usually takes something with a high protein or fat content to satisfy my cravings.
Watching "Supersize Me" last week, I pondered this same issue, wondering if perhaps it's possible to become addicted to fat. Does the 21-Day "rule" apply to teaching my body to not be as dependent on the foods that have made up my primary diet for the last twentyish years? If I can hold out for a full three weeks, eating nothing but vegetables, lean meats, and other low-fat foods, can I break the habit? Do I have what it takes to change my life? Time will tell.
