Should I eat chocolate if it takes up 340 of my calories?

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  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited April 2017
    If you want some chocolate and you have up to 340 calories left in your calorie bank, assuming the rest of your diet is pretty nutritious, I'd say go for it!
  • alltimeburrit0
    alltimeburrit0 Posts: 41 Member
    What I've been doing recently is; I have these 'healthier' protein, meal replacement type chocolate bars, and although they taste really powdery and so bad they satisfy my need for chocolate as they in a way put me off wanting chocolate ? Usually 20 cals most as I only have like 1/8 of the bar
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    alltimeburrit0 wrote: »
    What I've been doing recently is; I have these 'healthier' protein, meal replacement type chocolate bars, and although they taste really powdery and so bad they satisfy my need for chocolate as they in a way put me off wanting chocolate ? Usually 20 cals most as I only have like 1/8 of the bar

    Try Fit Crunch by Robert Irvine. Better than most candy bars.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    noorandjenna1 wrote: »
    I will usually eat half a chocolate bar that is 160-170 calories and then eat the other half.
    Should I just eat only half of it?

    Does it put you in a surplus?

    Does it come at the expense of protein and fiber?
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited April 2017
    I had a slice of Costco pizza last night, way more that your chocolate.

    Log it and deal with the consequences. I find tracking my calories greatly reduces the urge to make high calorie splurges a frequent thing. I still do them, but it's fortnightly rather than weekly or every other day.
  • DasItMan91
    DasItMan91 Posts: 5,753 Member
    If you're really that worried about it, just eat a little bit of it.
  • kmcadam78
    kmcadam78 Posts: 21 Member
    I find that when I have anything sweet it triggers my sweet cravings and that the best thing is to wean myself off processed sugar completely. I know that sounds extreme but once I've done cold turkey I feel so much better, have no more cravings and have all those calories to eat during the day. I do have to admit cold turkey isn't always easy. I had headaches and nausea but it passed. Sugar really is a drug and a poison and the fact that people have withdrawl symptoms proves it
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited April 2017
    kmcadam78 wrote: »
    I find that when I have anything sweet it triggers my sweet cravings and that the best thing is to wean myself off processed sugar completely. I know that sounds extreme but once I've done cold turkey I feel so much better, have no more cravings and have all those calories to eat during the day. I do have to admit cold turkey isn't always easy. I had headaches and nausea but it passed. Sugar really is a drug and a poison and the fact that people have withdrawl symptoms proves it
    No. Please post reputable scientific proof to back this up. Thanks.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited April 2017
    kmcadam78 wrote: »
    the fact that people have withdrawl symptoms proves it

    No, people have withdrawal symptoms in the sense I think you mean from quitting any bad habit. I personally have quit added sugar for a while multiple times, and never had a hint of a withdrawal symptom, but stopping other things (not poisons or drugs) caused me to feel irritable, be thinking of the thing, etc., until I got past the hump).

    You can have true (relatively mild) physical ones from quitting caffeine, but it's not a "poison" (at least no more than anything else is, as everything can be consumed to such an excess that it hurts you).

    Anyway, I don't believe there is any evidence at all for physical withdrawal symptoms from sugar, it makes no sense. Your body makes sugar from all carbs and sugar is in lots of nutrient dense foods like fruits, veg, and dairy, so it's getting sugar whether you consume added sugar or not. Yes, many people have symptoms when adjusting to ketosis, but that requires a lot more than cutting added sugar, and isn't withdrawal.

    Not sure what this all has to do with OP's question -- your answer is he should not eat that much chocolate because sugar is a drug and a toxin?

    How about me? I have a chocolate drink that I love, no sugar in it, about 50 calories, supposed to be similar to the chocolate drink that Montezuma consumed (I'm sure it's not really), you brew it like coffee. Since that does not have sugar, is it okay to use 340 calories on it (7 cups, say)? (I have my own opinions related to my own diet goals and satiety and so on, but curious.)
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    noorandjenna1 wrote: »
    I will usually eat half a chocolate bar that is 160-170 calories and then eat the other half.
    Should I just eat only half of it?
    noorandjenna1 wrote: »
    It makes me full. But it does crowd out other foods
    noorandjenna1 wrote: »
    I also save room for a pint of halo top.
    All this on 1300 calories

    It is up to you how you allocate your calories. If you are not meeting your nutrition goals and using a large portion of your daily calories on sweets daily you may want to rethink that. It won't keep you from losing weight but you could make healthier choices.

    I eat 1200-1400 calories and I would eat the smaller amount of chocolate and not both chocolate and halo top ice cream in one day.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    edited April 2017
    kmcadam78 wrote: »
    Sugar really is a drug and a poison and the fact that people have withdrawl symptoms proves it

    If sugar really is a drug and a poison how come I am not addicted to it? How come I am not dead? I mean, if I ingest poison, wouldn't I die? Weird...
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    No, people have withdrawal symptoms in the sense I think you mean from quitting any bad habit.

    ^^^Spot on...
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    I eat excellent dark chocolate most days. 1-2 (~70kcal) square seems to satisfy me, and I can buy a giant bar at Trader Joe's, break it up, and keep it in a jar. That might be too much of a temptation for some, for whom I recommend buying individually-wrapped portions a few at a time. It seems silly, but what I am recommending is to buy a smaller bar. Don't keep extra around the house if it's a problem.

    Best of luck and long live chocolate!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    The answer to the question "Should I eat chocolate?" Is always yes. :). Chocolate is good for your mental health.

    I buy the little individual wrapped ones like the Dove dark chocolate pieces. This way, you can portion out what you want.

    I never want to be on a diet where chocolate is not permitted. That sounds terrible!
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