For years I have been slipping "Sprouts are the secret ingredient in chocolate - allegedly!" in to conversations, and sitting back to see how long it took for someone to tell me that as a fact...
When I have felt particularly wicked, I've even elaborated to wide-eyed children and told them it was a government ploy to ensure that children were receiving essential vitamins and minerals.
Now I find that someone has actually gone and done it! And they look good too!
Earlier this week I switched on the TV to see beautiful,chocolate covered raw sprouts displayed artistically and looking, for all the world to see, just like a selection from one of the high class chocolatiers.
Now, if this had been January 2011, I suspect that my tiny little chocolate-centred world would have comprehensively fallen apart.
But this happened to me in January 2012 - and I have been 29 days without chocolate( and toffees and Haribo); something inside me is secretly pleased, and I feel just a little bit smug...
How did I kick my habit? A combination of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and self hypnosis have rendered chocolate something of a neutral food. I can look at it and not be bothered for it. I can appreciate the aroma without wanting to taste it. I don't just pick up chocolate and eat it endlessly without even registering the taste or texture. I'm just not interested.
Will I ever eat chocolate again? Possibly.
But for now I am happy to enjoy the novelty of being chocolate free, and I know that I can boost my resolve with a quick EFT tapping session or a top up of self hypnosis.
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