Help! Craving CHOCOLATE & COOKIES!

whitebalance

IN!!!!

jesmith86

I have a terrible time with chocolate and sweets! Nothing takes the place of chocolate for me. However, I do buy diet jello chocolate puddings and sugar free fudgesicles. It helps a bit. I also eat dark chocolate covered almonds...but just a few a day. Good luck!!!

I would be careful of the sugar free items, as the artificial sweeteners that are used can increase your cravings for more things sweet AND doesn't help with weight loss. I would recommend clean eating, treat maybe once a week (have a set day for some nice dark chocolate - 1 serve, something to look forward to all week ) and you will eventually retrain your brain that it doesn't actually need the chocolate, you probably need some nuts and seeds (that always satisfies me when I'm looking for a sweet snack).

Hopefully this helps

jesmith86

Mix 2 tsp of nutella into 3/4 cup PLAIN greek yogurt. The protein will help with hunger and the nutella will give you some chocolate flavour. Eat slowly so that it has a chance to fill you up. Its about 150 calories with the brands I use.

And cookies- honestly, I eat cookies. In moderation. I make a batch and roll them into balls and freeze them. Then when I want one, I bake one or two only. 350F for 12 minutes from frozen gives me enough time to think about my choice. If I want more, by the time its ready my hunger has been abated.

About the nutella, I would be very careful about eating that, as it is no way as healthy as they advertise it to be. It is full of palm oil (no good for you) and a heap of sugar (21 grams per serve of 2 tablespoons) check out this page, it tells you how to make your own if you are craving it

http://mylifeinapyramid.com/2012/05/why-nutella-is-not-healthy-a-recipe-for-better-than-nutella-creamy-chocolate-hazelnut-spread/

wendyjw15

I know what you are going through. I am trying to cut out sugar and it is not easy. I bought the black seedless grapes for my first snack at work. They are really sweet and only 15 grapes to make a half cup.:happy:
Wendy

cjcmrn

I LOVE Vector bars... the chocolate chip ones... but you need to have calories to spare as it is 230 calories
but really helps with protein

Lilaca84

You can have 24 chocolate Teddy Grahams for 130 calories or 5 Hershey's Kisses for 110 calories. Two of my favs for chocolate cravings.

ooooh, yeah, that sounds pretty good...24 for 130, i think i can be satisfied with that trade off

Lilaca84

I LOVE Vector bars... the chocolate chip ones... but you need to have calories to spare as it is 230 calories
but really helps with protein

I have been drinking the milk chocolate ensure when i crave...but it's 250 calories, guzzled in 10 seconds! I may look for these (i've never seen them in stores where i live, maybe amazon ) and try it when my hunger is at bay and allowing me to skip meals. My appetite has mood swings. most days i crave food, then some days i am content to not eat anything....it's odd.

Lilaca84

eat a serving of cookies and cream icecream but ditch the carton...or just go grab a cone from somewhere to be safe

throwing it out is what i would have to do...when i posted i knew if i came home with the craving still, the cookies i have here would be gone....i am not satisfied with just 2 or 3 cookies, i tend to binge.

Achrya

I just eat cookies and chocolate and ice cream.

juniperfox

As you yourself said, sugar/carbohydrate addiction. Ignore the cravings and they will go away eventually as your body depends on them less.

Lilaca84

You can do it hon You know if you really can't resist you can make cookies out of mashed banana and oatmeal Throw in a few chocolate chips just enough to make them look tempting and if you make them small you have a cookie for under 30 cal. I will find the actual recipe brb.

Thanks for the recipe! I have a similar one, i started making them to impress my significant other when he started adjusting his diet to less gluten. We both love them!!!

GlassslippersAndFairyDust

What can I eat that will help this craving go away?! Besides chocolate and cookies! Sugar addiction MADNESS! I ate an apple, but that didn't seem to help. Loooong way till bedtime......

Step 1. Go find a mirror.
Step 2. Look in the miror.
Step 3. Raise your hand.
Step 4. B***h slap yourself til you no longer crave chocolate and cookies.
Step 5. Walk away from the mirror.

This is a tried and true method.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lilaca84

Thank you everyone for chocolate-chipping in ideas! :P

The dark chocolate did the trick this time, then i put in 90 minutes karate, and managed to control myself to eat a small dinner, and I am coming in 800 calories under goal because of the exercise! WooHoo!

jesmith86

Slice and freeze banana
Put frozen banana in food processor
Add about 2tsp milk (any kind), about 2tsp cocoa powder, 2tsp honey, two drops vanilla extract, and the tiniest pinch of salt.
Blend/mix. It will begin to look grainy.
Keep blending until it gets super creamy, the exact consistency of soft serve ice cream.
You may have to use a spoon to mush it back down to the blades.

Seriously, you have to try it, it's amazing.

You can really add whatever you want, or do just plain banana, I like to add cinnamon or peanut butter personally. Or if you want to use chocolate syrup instead of cocoa powder and honey.
You feel like you're eating ice cream, but you're really just eating bananas
This has saved my diet many times when craving sweets.

I'm trying this tonight! I've some bananas in the freezer, Thanks!!!!

Lilaca84

I will have to make this for my honey, he has been eating ice cream waaaay too much lately...like, half a pint most days. It's his ONLY vice, but I want him to live a long time!!!