Let me stop you right there. I won't be giving up all chocolate. Just the milk kind. (Read: the good kind.) Here's the deal, lately I've been cutting back on some of my favorite staples. Soda? Check. Milk? Check. Ice cream? Semi-check. And basically, what I've discovered, is all the healthy-eating gurus are right on...the more sugar and dairy you trim from your diet, the better you'll feel.
Our house is stocked with local and organic foods. Each week, over the summer, I bought extra of everything from the Farmer's Market to freeze for the winter. I recently became an owner at our local People's Food Co-op. I eat meat once every couple of months or so. Sounds golden, right?
And then comes work. Ah, the life of an Activity Director. Can you imagine how many snack foods I have to buy for my job? Bingo prizes, Happy Hour appetizers, cooking/baking class items...the list goes on. Can you imagine where these items are stored? In my office. Sweet. Literally.
This is where the milk chocolate comes in. I have a basket of miniature chocolates above my head, while I work on my computer-paperwork-research. I swear each one has a tiny mouth, with which it calls my name. And I'm not one to ignore someone calling my name.
As stated above, the basket contains only milk chocolate. As of right now, the neighbors aren't fond of dark. So you see my reasoning. Now I know very well that my love for chocolate is so strong, so secure, that I would never be successful at cutting it out completely. (Nor would I ever want to!) But I figure I can at least do without the milk chocolate. Not only are the health benefits a plus (stacked with a variety of minerals, rich in antioxidants, possible aid in preventing dementia), but I will be eating less of it. And less is more, in case you didn't know.
And so, just before this holiday season, I wave my magic subtracting wand, and let it be known throughout the land! Milk chocolate has been banned!
With love and without milk chocolate,
The Girl In This Red Hat
Post Script: You may have noticed I skipped last Sunday's weekly deduction. All I can say is it was Halloween...and I was probably too busy eating milk chocolate.
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