Stupid Chocolate!

vrenelivombaerg1

I cannot resist chocolate... When I see it, my mind just notches. Suddenly Im not myself anymore and all my brain knows is that " I must kill the chocolate".. Nothing is safe in the house when I am there

Anybody else got or had this problem? And what are your techniques to deal with it? How can I stop it and restrain?
When there is nothing at home, I can resist. But I tend to buy and then I cannot just take one piece, I only get my peace of mind again when all is gone

Any advice?

Alluminati

Moderation by excercising will power.

DrPepper000

I get Dove Dark Chocolate Promises and let one melt in my mouth. Very satisfying and only 50 calories.

jgnatca

How about cute little bunny chocolates? Don't kill the sweet bunnies.

deksgrl

Easiest thing is don't buy it.

jgnatca

Resist at the cash register.

triciab79

Don't buy chocolate if you cannot resist chocolate, not even one bar, not even one piece. I had to give it up for the entire time I was dieting. I have zero will power around it. I still have zero will power but since I am not trying to lose weight I just exercise it off now.

jgnatca

http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-applesauce-brownies-248622

Pre-package in 24 portions and freeze them.

[edited to add] I just put this in recipe builder and it's 52 calories a serving.

999tigger

Ive had loads today, yummers.

G33K_G1RL

I found that by buying high quality chocolate, I can just have a few little pieces and be satisfied. So a 100 g bar lasts a week - so about 100 calories of chocolate per day (some days 0, some days 250)

If you can't not eat the whole bar, then maybe cutting it out entirely would be easiest for you.

bulbadoof

i keep my chocolate in the pantry downstairs. it can't be anywhere near me. that's the only way i've been able to have it in the house without eating it all.

hotnumber

Think of you the meal you could have eaten (which is the same amount of calories as the chocolate bar)

weird_me2

For me to get over trigger foods my first step was to stop saying I couldn't resist. Then, I learned to plan in large portions because nothing made me want to binge faster than thinking I could only have one bite when there were 20 more right there. I eventually got to the point with my trigger foods that I wouldn't even want my fully allocated portion.

I read one tip to plan to have your trigger food every day for like a month or something and even if you binge on it one night, have it the next night and the next, etc. That worked for me with peanut butter.

AnneCN

I usually make an options hot chocolate, usually does the trick.

wabmester

Switch to 100% dark chocolate (e.g., bakers chocolate). It's impossible to eat too much of it (well, unless you dip it in peanut butter like I do).

shellylay81

Get quest chocolate protein bars. High protein, low net carbs.

mpat81

Make chocolate covered strawberries, you can eat quite a few and it will still be a reasonable amount of calories.

mpat81

Fiber one makes a 90 calorie brownie that is pretty good. If I have the calories, I'll spread one of those with a little peanut butter.

LoupGarouTFTs

I like adding cocoa powder to my coffee and having sugar-free pudding or cookies in the house. It prevents me from pretending that I'm helpless against chocolate cravings. If you make it magical by giving it special powers over your mind and treat it as if it will take control of your actions--hiding it away, or whatever--you turn it into something scary and forbidden. As someone said: exercise will power. The chocolate just sits there and exists. You're the one who has to choose to pick it up and eat it.

arditarose

I don't know. I eat chocolate every day. Usually in the afternoon. I either leave it in the freezer and bring the amount I want to work with me. Or I buy it on lunch break and leave the remaining bar at work for the next day. Or I eat the whole bar.

Meorainthemaking

vrenelivombaerg1 wrote: »

I cannot resist chocolate... When I see it, my mind just notches. Suddenly Im not myself anymore and all my brain knows is that " I must kill the chocolate".. Nothing is safe in the house when I am there

Anybody else got or had this problem? And what are your techniques to deal with it? How can I stop it and restrain?
When there is nothing at home, I can resist. But I tend to buy and then I cannot just take one piece, I only get my peace of mind again when all is gone

Any advice?

Absolutely have the same affliction. I work around it by eating fat free chocolate frozen yogurt (I love Stoneyfield organic after dark chocolate) It's non fat and at 4g protein per 1/2 cup it's much better than milk chocolate. If you have to have chocolate, buy dark chocolate only.

livingleanlivingclean

jgnatca wrote: »

http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-applesauce-brownies-248622

Pre-package in 24 portions and freeze them.

[edited to add] I just put this in recipe builder and it's 52 calories a serving.

You have obviously never enjoyed the amazingness that is frozen cake/brownie

arditarose

lizanne_3 wrote: »

vrenelivombaerg1 wrote: »

I cannot resist chocolate... When I see it, my mind just notches. Suddenly Im not myself anymore and all my brain knows is that " I must kill the chocolate".. Nothing is safe in the house when I am there

Anybody else got or had this problem? And what are your techniques to deal with it? How can I stop it and restrain?
When there is nothing at home, I can resist. But I tend to buy and then I cannot just take one piece, I only get my peace of mind again when all is gone

Any advice?

Absolutely have the same affliction. I work around it by eating fat free chocolate frozen yogurt (I love Stoneyfield organic after dark chocolate) It's non fat and at 4g protein per 1/2 cup it's much better than milk chocolate. If you have to have chocolate, buy dark chocolate only.

What a coincidence. I just finished a whole pint of this. I added cocoa powder to make it more creamy/cholately and PB2.

danielles19862015

Freddos! If I really want chocolate I have a Freddo then it is only 95 calories and craving satisfed

SkinnyMiss053

I can't keep it in the house either. I sometimes buy it mindlessly, but before I get home I realize that I bought it, and then I give it away to someone else.

jgnatca

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

You have obviously never enjoyed the amazingness that is frozen cake/brownie

Double-win, mindful eating because there is no way you can eat through something like that quickly. Melt-in-your-mouth.

Francl27

When my mom or my sister brought back my favorite chocolates, I would eat the whole box in a couple days. I was always craving chocolate but not daring buying any because I would eat the whole thing.

So what I did was basically spend $60 at a Lindt sale, so now I have a lot of chocolate. But it's there, in my pantry, and not going anywhere, and it's MINE (and not my husband's or kids'). And it probably sounds weird, but the fact that I know I have a lot of chocolate and it's going to last a long time has made it very easy to stick to one square a day. And I don't eat it mindlessly, I take small bites and savor every one of them.

Bottom line, for me, having a little bit with my coffee pretty much every day instead of resisting and eventually giving in makes it much easier to stick to moderation (unless I have PMS, but I figure that I'd just eat something else anyway if I didn't have any in the house). Obviously it would probably not work for everyone, but those 200 calorie chocolates that my mom brought last February? I still have half of them.

CooCooPuff

Francl27 wrote: »

When my mom or my sister brought back my favorite chocolates, I would eat the whole box in a couple days. I was always craving chocolate but not daring buying any because I would eat the whole thing.

So what I did was basically spend $60 at a Lindt sale, so now I have a lot of chocolate. But it's there, in my pantry, and not going anywhere, and it's MINE (and not my husband's or kids'). And it probably sounds weird, but the fact that I know I have a lot of chocolate and it's going to last a long time has made it very easy to stick to one square a day. And I don't eat it mindlessly, I take small bites and savor every one of them.

Bottom line, for me, having a little bit with my coffee pretty much every day instead of resisting and eventually giving in makes it much easier to stick to moderation (unless I have PMS, but I figure that I'd just eat something else anyway if I didn't have any in the house). Obviously it would probably not work for everyone, but those 200 calorie chocolates that my mom brought last February? I still have half of them.

Same here.

My families leftovers and sweets never lasted long unless they hid them from me.

louubelle16

AnneCN wrote: »

I usually make an options hot chocolate, usually does the trick.

This, every evening. It's the only way I could stop myself from eating a bar a day

jhamptonsleboda

mpat81 wrote: »

Make chocolate covered strawberries, you can eat quite a few and it will still be a reasonable amount of calories.

Mmm, now I want one of these

I'm the same way with chocolate. Here's what I do - I buy a bag of pre-packaged chocolate (like Dove minis or individually wrapped peanut butter cups) and I keep it at work. Sometimes I'm nice and I'll put it in a bowl to share--other times I just keep it in my desk, and reward myself around 3pm for making it through the day. Not only does it lift my spirits, but I'm not as likely to binge on all my chocolate when I have 10 other people sitting around me listening to me unwrap candy!

PrimroseFlower

Did someone say chocolate!!!! I love chocolate. Dealing with chocolate is a battle every day. However, I do find that dark chocolate is harder to binge on because the flavor is too rich.