The October 2012 edition of the magazine Psychology Today has an article entitled "Fudging It" which discusses the merits of eating chocolate. As I continue on with my attempt at removing chocolate, and go through a a mini version of the five steps of grief, I find myself at the bargaining phase. I am looking for any reason to continue eating chocolate. As I read the article the case was made for the unsweetened version of cocoa that has a very high flavonol content that apparently helps people focus and have a clearer thought process.
I continue down the path of stumbling to remove chocolate from my diet and then working through the stages of grief at the same time. For the record, I have yet to go more than a couple days without slipping, either by accident (some ingredient in a food) or on purpose when I just throw my hands up during stressful periods or other.
I am struggling to find the value in removing chocolate from my diet completely, but will continue with this journaling exercise for the course as I see the value in the self discovery and at the very least the education I am going through as I try to rationalize the food in my diet.
more to come :)
Five Stages of Grief
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/
Health Benefits of eating Chocolate
http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-chocolate.html
Flavonols
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavonols
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