In high school I was a healthy weight before I started buying chocolate candy on the way home from school. I'm not talking candy bars. I bought 2 "medium" (they're quite large) bags of peanut butter m&ms, and ate them in 1 day. At first it was once a week, then twice a week, then every other day, and sometimes every day. I started putting on weight, but brushed it aside due to some personal issues.
By the age of 20 I had gained 100 lbs. I hated my body, I hated how I looked, and I wanted to be slim and healthy again. I had tried so many times to cut out the candy and just eat like a normal person, but couldn't resist the chocolate binges. Until last year.
1 year ago (9/12/19) I resolved to quit chocolate cold turkey. I knew that if I could do that, I could make similarly difficult changes to start losing weight. At first it was hell. The sugar cravings and mood swings were intense for the first month. The though of chocolate made me salivate. On my way home from college, I would poke my stomach to remind myself why I couldn't stop for candy. At home mirrors, which I previously avoided, were my best friend to get me through it.
By the summer time, my chocolate habit was gone. I could go out and drive home without stopping or even considering getting chocolate for a binge. I still desired it sometimes of course, but was too afraid of losing my progress. June 8, 2020 I started restricting calories to 1700 and walking at least 2 miles every night. I've lost 30 lbs.
I never told my parents about the chocolate binges, so they don't know the true reason why I put on the weight. This took so much courage and dedication. Please be proud of me lol.
I used an app to keep track of time. The longer I went, the harder it was to want to break my streak. I wanted 1 year. Here it is.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ir5o0k/1_year_without_my_vice_chocolate_30_lbs_lost/
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