I seem to be missing something here....

Since Tuesday, there has been a plate of various chocolates 2 feet from my desk. It keeps getting replenished as it runs out - which, as you might guess, is often :) And yet, not once in the last three and a half days ahve I indulged. And not because of any "Oh I shouldn't, I'm on a diet" type of behaviour, but ebcause I hoenstly haven't been tempted, at all, by any of it. I even cotnributed a box of Ferrero Rocher to the cause because they were just sitting on my desk not getting consumed.

I know I've always been more of a savoury than a sweet fiend but this is still pretty amazing! I didn't even indulge in the home made chocolate brownies from another co-worker the other day... No inclination.

On teh subject of savoury however, I found this article, The mood-food connection from a couple of months ago quite interesting, specifically the paragraphs

"Despite the low-carb craze, most people recognise that carbohydrates are a necessary part of a healthy diet. Along with her colleagues, Wurtman, who also directed the women's health program at MIT's Clinical Research Centre, found that when carbohydrates are withheld, the brain stops producing serotonin.

"This is the chemical that elevates mood and suppresses appetite and only carbohydrate consumption naturally stimulates its production," she says. "When serotonin is made and becomes active in your brain, its effect on your appetite is to make you feel full before your stomach is stuffed and stretched. Serotonin is crucial not only to control your appetite and stop you from overeating; it's essential to keep your moods regulated.""


It might explain why I have a tedancy to binge on biscuits etc rather than sweets.

Another Mood Food Article is also interesting.