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Originally Posted by marygrace
Wow, 80 lbs for the lat pulldown IS impressive! I can do 60, but my whole body starts twitching uncontrollably.
Dark chocolate is great to keep on hand if you can manage to not eat the entire bar at once. It's great that you reckognize everyone needs a little treat now and again.
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Well, gosh, thank you. =o)
I was just reading a bunch of articles at F-heit.com (following a link to a Rachel Cosgrove article) written by this one woman who bashes the chocolate, saying you can get your "antioxidants" elsewhere, and arguing that it's basically a gateway drug. And that if you want to lose body fat, you can't have that stuff lying around.
Well, I think it's crap. Mostly crap. I don't keep it at my house, because we ALL want something sweet at night or when we're bored in front of the TV. But at the office, it's tucked in a drawer, and when I get cranky or stressed or PMSsy or feel like I just need a very small treat, I'll break off a square at eat it. One square. And I've proven to myself I can stop at one square, at least at work.
And this small indulgence is part of life. I wouldn't want to live in a world where I can't trust myself with one square of chocolate. The small pleasures are what make life worth living. It's much easier to cut out the big things when you know you can have one small pleasure. And it makes you realize what other small pleasures you enjoy - for instance, since I've started lifting hard, I realize I love to take a long, super-hot shower right after. Very relaxing. Not so great for the environment, but I'm going to let myself have that indulgence too. Like I said, the little things keep you going when you've given up everything else for your goals.