I absolutely LOVE chocolate. But I've been trying to stay away from it and other sweets, and especially caffeine as Lucinda suggests. I know chocolate doesn't have that much caffeine. But after having a Hershey's dark chocolate bar the other day, I noticed my anxiety going through the roof and I couldn't sleep that night. It was like someone injected me with a high power stimulant. Anyone else get anxious from chocolate? Why can't it be lima beans that we're supposed to stay away from?

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Originally posted by Geoff:
[qb]Why can't it be lima beans that we're supposed to stay away from?[/qb]

Isn't that the truth?

The fact that you felt bad after that Hershey bar means that you are sucessful in weaning excessive sweet and caffeine. We have to condition ourselves to take in the average-Joe-size sugar, fat, caffeine, and other toxics. Since you had been cutting, your body now rejects the "used-to-be-normal" portion. This is a good sign.

Good job!

Geoff,
I know exactly how you feel! Chocolate makes me so anxious and I'm trying to stop eating it along with sweets all together. After eating sweets I feel so icky, I get headaches, and feel so fatigued. The last couple of weeks have been bad for me with the chocolate....I live 10 miles from Hershey, so in the last couple of weeks we've had company visiting and guess where they want to go?....To Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World!! I've been eating waaayyyyy too much chocolate! I will say that on Mon we went to Hersheypark with my family and I totally stayed away from all sweets! That is a major accomplishment for me!
I think that since you have been trying to stay away from it then you ate a whole bar, your body wasn't used to all that sugar and caffeine so it made you really anxious. Maybe if you're craving chocolate, buy some Hershey kisses and just eat 2 of those, just enough to satisfy a craving, but not too much. This is a major downfall of mine, so I'm sorry if I wasn't much help!

Dana

Thanks to all of you for your responses. It's nice to know I'm not the only one. It makes sense I'm more sensitive to chocolate since I've been avoiding it. I'll try doing what you suggest, only eat small amounts, like the kisses, instead of consuming a whole bar. Oh, and Dana. You live 10 miles from Hershey? Can you do me a favor and pick up 2 cases of Hershey's dark for me? (Kidding).

Hope you're all doing great!

- Geoff

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I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam. - Popeye

I understand your struggle with staying away from certain foods, however, I did notice in your post that chocolate doesn't have much caffeine in it. I was told by others, including my doc when I have was having severe heart palps that chocolate has a HUGE amount of caffeine??? Just a thought.

Hot Cocoa (8 oz.) - 6 mg.
Chocolate Milk (8 oz.) - 5 mg.
Milk Chocolate (1 oz.) - 6 mg.
Dark or Semi-Sweet Chocolate (1 oz.) - 20 mg.

Now compare that to a cup of coffee that can have about 100 mg. or more, or a weight control pill with a whopping 200 mg. and I guess chocolate doesn't come out looking too terrible.

However, I have heard that for people with severe heart palps, even a little is too much. I really think it's the sugar in candy bars and sodas that gives most of us a problem.

BTW, anybody from Hershey, PA who has leftover Hershey bars can send 'em my way!

Yup, live 10 miles from Hershey!! They have the best candy bars around!! What can I get for ya....Hershey chocolate bar, Resees Peanut Butter cup, Peppermint Patty, Hershey Kisses.....Have you ever been to Hershey's Chocolate World? Mmmmm, smells so good in there, I take my kids on the free tour alot and you get chocolate when you're done, it's GREAT!!

Hey, I love lima bean!!! And yes... chocolate is good too.