I’ve always loved chocolate. Dark, dark plain chocolate. No fancy bits, extras and shapes. Just pure, unadulterated, plain yummy chocolate. My chocolate consumption in the past had been somewhat sporadic. A small chunk on the odd evening, not allowing myself much more, due to booze weight gain. Now I am sober my choccy habit has increased. Maybe a third of a 180g bar will disappear on a sofa, netflix watching evening. Am I worried that I’m consuming too much, or that maybe its becoming a little too habitual? Well no, not in the way I was about alcohol. Its healthier, I don’t have a weight issue (though some may think I do) since I lost a lot of weight since my sobriety journey. So I don’t go to bed and wake up regretting my evenings consumption. I am wondering if it affects my mood, post sugar withdrawal. But in comparison to my post alcohol mood its way better, and I certainly don’t need to sleep it off the next day. A big bowl of muesli in the morning perks me right up again. I don’t think about chocolate all day, but I do get slightly irritated if I don’t have my scrummy bar of Tony Chocoloney in the house. But a quick raid of the kids cupboard and voila a bit of milk choccy or a cookie will do the trick. Its my treat, but its not my new friend. I can take it or leave it. It is a habit, it has similar traits as my alcohol habit. But its so much better for me and a lot less life ruining. So I’ll keep this habit.