As I sit here and eat my Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake (it’s like eating lip balm – eugh!), I wonder to myself if there are others like me out there; other chober people, suffering in silence as they struggle to cope with their milky chocolate cravings. For all I know their could be a million other Chobers out their right now with tears in their eyes as they eat their lip balm textured Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake.
Why are we suffering in silence?? I think we should create Chocanonymous. A place where people can go who want to sort their lives out and get chobered up. A place where Chocaholics can converse with other Chocaholics, and they can help each out. You could share your worst moments with Chocolate, or your best – whatever helps you get yourself Chober.
It’s an extremely difficult thing to admit to your friends, family, work colleauges or even your boss that your a chocaholic. Why? Because everybody thinks they are a Chocaholic. Everyone loves chocolate, I don’t know one person who doesn’t. And everyone likes to indulge, or spoil themselves, or go OTT every now and then. But there are some people out there, some people like me, who know what it’s like to suffer as Chocolate takes over your life. . .
Whilst all your housemates are cooking stir fry, or a curry, or even a nice chicken pasta, youre unwrapping your third Wispa Gold of the evening. You wake in the morning for Breakfast, some people are having eggs, some are munching on cereal, some are even spreading jam on their classic continental pastrys, but not you, your reaching for a Creme Egg from your multi-pack. When dining out for a meal, you politely order your drink and a starter, secretly praying they have a desert menu, and counting down the minutes till you can order that Chocolate Sundae. You cry at the counter of McDonalds when they tell you their Milkshake Machine is out of order, and then you quickly remember there is an Argos over the road where you can buy a Blender and make your own Chocolate Milkshake at home using a pint of milk and a Galaxy bar- it won’t be as good but it will do the trick. In public, you actually say No to people who offer you a chocolate from their box of Roses, or a minstrel from their packet, in fear that just one won’t be enough and the Chocolate Monster inside you will break free and scoff their Chocolate snack like a Lion would scoff a zebra!
Yes, Chocanonymous should definitely happen.
Related posts:
- The Chocolate Memoirs – Chober
- The Chocolate Memoirs – Lent: Day 15
- The Chocolate Memoirs: Lent – Day 24
Tags: Cheesecake, Chober, Chocaholic, Chocanonymous, Chocolate
March 26th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Hi, I’m Beckie, and I’m a chocoholic, I am no longer Chober
Last year I went chober for 2 months, it was a great time for me, I felt so free, so much better about myself and I even lost a little weight, but after giving a friend in need a lift to the hospital one day she thanked me with a box of ‘Maltesers’, even though I had told her no thanks was necessary.
Yes. I fell off the wagon, and for the last year all I have though of is that happy 2 months of Chober freedom. No need for chocolate covered profiteroles, no pre-bedtime Mars bar, no bounty’s for breakfast. How I long to be Chober again, but it’s so very hard. Chocolate is everywhere and some people are so unsupportive, some people simply don’t understand what it’s like to be a chocoholic, they can indulge in moderation, we cannot. I keep telling myself I will try again soon, when the chocolate in the fridge is gone, after Easter, I just keep putting it off. I need support, friends who can sympathise, I need a sponsor to back me up in my battle.
Help me fellow Chocoholics, help me get Chober. We can all help each other.
March 26th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Take up smoking 20 +. You’ll stink but at least you wont feel like eating anymore!