I can eat!!

 Okay OH friends, it's been 10 months and 98 lbs lost and I can eat.  The problem, I don't want to be able to eat....I know, I know, I have to fix my head, but give me a piece or chocolate and all my reasoning goes out the window.  And....to boot, I have stopped losing....HELP!!!

This is a tough one....I'm still earlier than you - only 6 1/2 months out. One peice of choc is not a problem - the box is the problem. You did say it yourself...you have to fix your head. Also try drinking a full glass of water right after the chocolate. I find that I'm satisfied after one taste (for me it would be some rice or potato) when I drink water afterward because I delay the next bite by drinking. It gives me a long enough time to re-think my decision.

take a breathe:) You have reached your goal so u dont really need to be loosing unless u have another goal! Its ok once in awhile to have a piece of chocolate as long as its not alot all the time,relax and enjoy the new you!

I'm only three weeks out, but at this point I've decided that a few foods will be off my radar forever.  I know that for me one bite of something is a slippery slope, and I can't control myself once I start.

Chocolate, most kinds of bread, cookies, cupcakes, candy...  I can't have them.

I know that some people say you can do these things in moderation, but for me there is no such thing as moderation when it comes to certain foods.

Congratulations on losing 98 pounds!!! Good luck to you, you are not alone.  I just posted this in the Rant thread but it was so topical to this thread, I thought I'd repost it.

Rant of my own.... why do carbs have to taste so damn GOOD?  I know I'm addicted to carbs and for six months I have been working to avoid the pretzels, Godiva, cookies, leftover lunches, etc etc that people at my work leave scattered about.  Eating that stuff was a major reason for my being overweight because once I started eating (even a nibble), I would feel compelled to eat a truckload. 

I do pretty good walking by and leaving it now.  But yesterday I took a mini croissant.  And OMG it was so yummy and buttery.  I wanted more!  I am definitely proud of myself that I didn't take more and that it didn't set me off on a binge, but CRAP I hate it that I still love that stuff.  It depresses me that although my tool makes it easier for me to resist than before, I am still going to have to fight these demons the rest of my life.  Sigh.