A CARDIGAN mother of three is chucking the chocolate and going on a “dechox” this month.

March will be a difficult time for big time chocolate fan Charlotte Mathias as she ditches chocolate in all its forms - from bars to chocolate cake and chocolate biscuits and sprinkles, and all in aid of the British Heart Foundation challenge.

Charlotte, who suffers from Coeliac Disease, admits that she really is going to struggle with this month-long challenge.

“I’m a massive chocolate fan! I always have been. Since being diagnosed with ME two years ago I’ve experimented with all kinds of diets and giving up various foods. Giving up chocolate was always my biggest challenge!

“I think Christmas lulled me into the sense of security that it was okay to eat giant bars of chocolate constantly but I know it’s really not!” laughed Charlotte.

“I’m happy to be supporting the British Heart Foundation because my dad had heart problems during my childhood and I actually saw him have a heart attack when I was the same age as my middle daughter Meg, who is 11 years old."

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