How do I break up with chocolate?

s2mikey

You'll acquire the taste for 85% and then you are good to go. Trader Joes has some ridiculously awesome 85% bars that are cheap too. I eat them like....candy.

No problems, just dont hork down 2-3 bars a day.

SillyCat1975

I feel you sister, I really do... Me and chocolate having a long standing relationship... UGH.. If you guys figure it out, let me know because my brain says no and my saliva glands say YES......

disasterman

I eat chocolate all the time. I like the 72% with a glass of red wine. It's possible that craving chocolate could be caused by a magnesium deficiency. I don't think that's been proven but some people have said supplementing magnesium or being sure to include more magnesium rich foods [ http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=75 ] has helped.

orange_you_glad

Maybe this is a little drastic, but try giving up sugar completely for a while. I did this back in January, along with most carbs. It took a couple weeks for my body to adjust, and now I'm back to eating some carbs, but my sweet tooth isn't nearly as strong as it used to be. I do still eat chocolate (my nutritionist gives me 250 "pleasure calories" each day), but I find that a smaller amount is way more satisfying. Eating chocolate (or anything with sugar in it) after a meal also helps stop further cravings, since you don't get the blood sugar spike.

jgnatca

I think you need to make friends with chocolate. Not an obsessive mutually destructive relationship (think M&M's at the movies), but something reasonable and satisfying for both. I like a few Brookside chocolates in the evening.

ManiacalLaugh

Healthy Choice fudge bars = 80-100 calories a piece (they have two different serving sizes available). I haven't had the smaller, but the larger will sate the chocolate craving and are big enough to feel like a real treat.

I'm not knocking the "two or three squares of a bar" suggestion, but as a fellow choco-holic, that would only whet my appetite during certain times of the month. Inevitable binging would follow.

angf0679

Chocolate is my friend. I can't break up with my friend. I just try to have just a little a day. My boss at work brought in these 70% dark cocoa chocolate squares. I found out they were 30 calories a square. Until they were gone (all to soon) those became my little bit of chocolate a day. I would nibble on the square to make it last longer.

Elle_Bronwyn15

Don't give up anything you like to eat completely....it wont last and you will be more likely to binge when you crave it.

Eat it as a treat and in small portions

68myra

orange_you_glad wrote: »

Maybe this is a little drastic, but try giving up sugar completely for a while. I did this back in January, along with most carbs. It took a couple weeks for my body to adjust, and now I'm back to eating some carbs, but my sweet tooth isn't nearly as strong as it used to be. I do still eat chocolate (my nutritionist gives me 250 "pleasure calories" each day), but I find that a smaller amount is way more satisfying. Eating chocolate (or anything with sugar in it) after a meal also helps stop further cravings, since you don't get the blood sugar spike.

i second this. I gave up sugar AND all artificial sweeteners for several weeks, and my sweet tooth decreased dramatically. Now I sweeten with just a little bit of stevia, and 85% cocoa chocolate tastes divine!

mbaker566

chocolate is fine. don't worry about it, so long as it fits in your calorie allotment

PaulaWallaDingDong

You don't need to break it off clean. Just focus on your goals for a while but keep chocolate as a booty call.

quiksylver296

I have a nightly date with my chocolate. I make room for approximately 200 calories of it every day.

aippolito1

What I used to do when I was counting calories was keep a bag of unsweetened chocolate chips (they are plenty sweet on their own) in my freezer. When the craving hit, I would eat a measured tablespoon. Eat a few at a time. It helps! 2 tbsp are only 60 calories and aren't going to kill you ... or you could even keep a big hershey bar and break off a serving... I think it's 3 squares for like 100-200 calories or so.

Counting calories is about moderation. Having a little everyday will not harm your results unless you go overboard. I've found with me personally, the longer I stay away from something, the more I want to binge on it... vs. allowing it into my diet every now and then keeps those cravings at bay.

senecarr

evelyngomez_xo wrote: »

Thank you all for the suggestions! I'm going to try them all and see what works best for me!

Unfortunately this now means she's eating 5 bars a days of dark caocao...

fatfudgery

You break up with it the same way tou break up with people: you stop all contact with it, you don't let it into your house, you eat other foods in a desperate but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to fill the void, and then you move on over time.

And once a year or so you hook up with it and vow never to do it again. Every. Year.

JamieM8168

Just eat it! I eat chocolate everyday

Agathokakological

I had to stop buying it because I had no self-control. I went 5-months with no chocolate while I slowly changed how I ate and gained a moderate amount of self-control. This past Monday I bough some, and I'm limiting myself to 2 squares a day, which is about 57 calories. 4 days in and it's going great. It might not work for everyone, but it's worth a try so you don't have to stop eating it forever.

genki90

You can just trick your mind into thinking it has all the chocolate it wants! You can add chocolate chips on your cereal in the morning or on top of a juicy fruit salad as a snack.
This way your tummy will be full and you won't randomly attack the chocolate chips' bag devouring all of it's content

cookiealbright

All chocolate or just some kinds? I can drizzle chocolate syrup on my coffee, but don't bring M&M's into the house because I will eat them all.

GaleHawkins

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Why would one give up chocolate if they want chocolate?

This is what I put in my first cup of coffee each day along with 5 tablespoons of coconut oil, 1-2 oz of heavy whipping cream and a 1/2 teaspoon of shilajit.