I love chocolate too. And I do think it is good for us. Maybe all the sugar that is usually added to it is not good for us, but the chocolate itself is. For a while they had these chocolocate covered soy nuts in one of the grocery stores, and they were good. You get your chocolate plus the crunch and even protein! But now I can't find them anymore. They seem to have run out. Those were the right kind of chocolate for me, especially for that time of the month. And I do think that we especially need chocolate then. I used to avoid it because it made the cramps worse, but I don't anymore - it also gets it over with faster.

I have actual withdrawal symptoms if I don't get enough chocolate and often enough. There is something to that stuff.

Besides whatever medicinal properties chocolate possesses, I think that recognizing that you need something (chocolate or whatever) and giving yourself permission to have it (without letting it get out of control) is also healthy.

Glad you're doing so well, Carrie!

Wendy

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