How to…. join the Facebook Forum Group

    The Beyond Chocolate Facebook Group is open to all Beyond Chocolate members. The group is closed and secret which means anything you post to the group will only show in the other group members’ timelines. To join follow the steps below: 1 …
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Community Roundup: Our Dieting Habits in Figures

So far 291 of you have taken our Diet Review Poll.  What type of diets have been popular and how pervasive is the diet mentality ? A crushing 78% have joined Weight Watchers at some point in their dieting careers – many of you more than once –  making …
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An Entire Tub of Celebrations

Celebrate Your Life! (BethNadlerArt) ..And I’m not talking about the chocolates! It has struck me lately that my latest blog posts have been about my challenges with body image, gremlins and the insidious diet mentality. But in the past few weeks I hav …
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Own Your Body (for beginners)

What is your relationship to your body? (Justduckyfurniture) Healthy mind, healthy body? A lot of diet self-loathing is aimed at our poor bodies – if only I were a stone lighter, I’d be able to … (fill in the blank for yourself). We avoid mirrors and c …
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The ‘Little Black Dress’ Dilemma: tips on how to dress for the Festive Season

It’s the Festive Season – jingle bells or warning bells? Yes, it’s the eternal Little Black Dress Dilemma – again! Style Consultant Hannah Jean joins us again for a special Q&A Event on our Forum throughout this week. She will be answering question …
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A Visit to Diet Land by Jayne Driver

‘Tis the season to feel guilty, fa-la-la-la-laaaa! This is a tough time of year for us ex dieters. We are told we NEED to ‘lose ten pounds for Christmas’ or MUST ‘Get into that Little Black Dress’. We still seem to somehow be on any mailing list from a …
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Office politics – Feeders

Feeding the hungry…and the rest as well! (CujiCoo) I’ve heard that working in an office can be great. There are probably offices up and down the country filled with supportive and respectful colleagues who provide refreshing new challenges every day. …
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Move (for beginners)

Exercise vs Move! (Workout Mister by EllisonsOrganics) What feelings (if any!) does the word ‘exercise’ arouse in you? Fear? Enthusiasm? Apathy? Hatred? Interest? Despair? It is a fact that gyms across the country see a rise in membership at certain ti …
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