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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 15697" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Pam R, another joke from my CFS friends in Sydney:</p><p></p><p>What's one of the good things about having CFS?</p><p>You can hide your own Easter eggs.</p><p></p><p>My involvement in 'the scene' was before the 'Net was big. But there were other ways for people to search for information. And someone who HAD been physically active who suddenly found themselves not coping was often the sort of person who wouldn't be fobbed off by, "It's a virus, you'll be fine in a few weeks."</p><p></p><p>RM, the chocolate cravings - I've found a couple of things that work for me:</p><p></p><p>1) Compounded chocolate is NOT good for you, according to all the experts. It's compounded with low-budget highly saturated fat (often, coconut oil or copha) which has little relevance to chocolate itself. So try to avoid it. Instead, go for quality - get a product which uses no other fat than cocoa butter. It costs more, but you should crave it a lot less. I also go for dark chocolate (an acquired taste; I worked hard to acquire it) which goes a lot further. When I buy a block of chocolate, I break it up into small squares and try to only eat them one at a time so I can really savour it. I keep telling myself, 'a small amount of good chocolate has vital amino acids and promotes natural endorphins.' NEVER get a block with soft centres because you can't break it up easily without the centres running everywhere (and then you have to eat it to be tidy!</p><p>So always remember - pure chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is good for you, in small amounts. It's like a daily health pill.</p><p></p><p>2) If a block of chocolate has no lasting power in your home, have you tried chocolate-coated coffee beans? I find I can only eat a very small number but like good dark chocolate, the flavour hit lasts for hours. You feel like you've indulged heavily, on a small amount.</p><p>husband is into 'bullets' - chocolate-coated licorice bits - which are probably also full of good things (aminoglycosides, for example).</p><p></p><p>So, choose your weapon in your fight for good health! And get rid of guilt - unless you still eat a whole block of chocolate in a day!</p><p></p><p>And if you're that much of a chocophile, be glad you're not in Australia, being tempted by Tim Tams - we have a range of these yummies, but the basic biscuit is a sort of butterscotch rectangular biscuit (two of them) sandwiched with chocolate ganache and then the whole thing dipped in milk chocolate. We have dark chocolate versions; chili chocolate; double-dipped; caramel-filled; choc biscuit choc filling; I think they even have mint ones now. We'd heard wonderful things about Oreos and occasionally someone would smuggle in a packet which I saw from a distance but never managed to taste. Then they released Oreos onto the Aussie market! Wow! We bought two packets, found them to be quite pleasant, then went back to eating Tim Tams. One Aussie TV presenter gained a vast amount of weight then made a splash on TV by losing it all - she'd given up Tim Tams. In her chubby days, she said she could eat an entire packet at a sitting. And it's a common trivia question in Australia - "how many Tim Tams in a full packet?" A: 13, in the normal ones; 11 for the double-dipped.</p><p></p><p>We get around the problem by not buying them except for special treats. If we only have healthy food in the house, there is a limit on how much rubbish we can lay our hands on.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 15697, member: 1991"] Pam R, another joke from my CFS friends in Sydney: What's one of the good things about having CFS? You can hide your own Easter eggs. My involvement in 'the scene' was before the 'Net was big. But there were other ways for people to search for information. And someone who HAD been physically active who suddenly found themselves not coping was often the sort of person who wouldn't be fobbed off by, "It's a virus, you'll be fine in a few weeks." RM, the chocolate cravings - I've found a couple of things that work for me: 1) Compounded chocolate is NOT good for you, according to all the experts. It's compounded with low-budget highly saturated fat (often, coconut oil or copha) which has little relevance to chocolate itself. So try to avoid it. Instead, go for quality - get a product which uses no other fat than cocoa butter. It costs more, but you should crave it a lot less. I also go for dark chocolate (an acquired taste; I worked hard to acquire it) which goes a lot further. When I buy a block of chocolate, I break it up into small squares and try to only eat them one at a time so I can really savour it. I keep telling myself, 'a small amount of good chocolate has vital amino acids and promotes natural endorphins.' NEVER get a block with soft centres because you can't break it up easily without the centres running everywhere (and then you have to eat it to be tidy! So always remember - pure chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is good for you, in small amounts. It's like a daily health pill. 2) If a block of chocolate has no lasting power in your home, have you tried chocolate-coated coffee beans? I find I can only eat a very small number but like good dark chocolate, the flavour hit lasts for hours. You feel like you've indulged heavily, on a small amount. husband is into 'bullets' - chocolate-coated licorice bits - which are probably also full of good things (aminoglycosides, for example). So, choose your weapon in your fight for good health! And get rid of guilt - unless you still eat a whole block of chocolate in a day! And if you're that much of a chocophile, be glad you're not in Australia, being tempted by Tim Tams - we have a range of these yummies, but the basic biscuit is a sort of butterscotch rectangular biscuit (two of them) sandwiched with chocolate ganache and then the whole thing dipped in milk chocolate. We have dark chocolate versions; chili chocolate; double-dipped; caramel-filled; choc biscuit choc filling; I think they even have mint ones now. We'd heard wonderful things about Oreos and occasionally someone would smuggle in a packet which I saw from a distance but never managed to taste. Then they released Oreos onto the Aussie market! Wow! We bought two packets, found them to be quite pleasant, then went back to eating Tim Tams. One Aussie TV presenter gained a vast amount of weight then made a splash on TV by losing it all - she'd given up Tim Tams. In her chubby days, she said she could eat an entire packet at a sitting. And it's a common trivia question in Australia - "how many Tim Tams in a full packet?" A: 13, in the normal ones; 11 for the double-dipped. We get around the problem by not buying them except for special treats. If we only have healthy food in the house, there is a limit on how much rubbish we can lay our hands on. Marg [/QUOTE]
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