How to get rid of chocolate cravings???!?

Margarita211

okay well I've decided to go on an all-healthy diet meaning I will be eating NO junk food. I've learnt to drop the sodas and fast foods and chips and stuff, but my one weakness is chocolate. Anything that has chocolate in it I will want it. How do I stop this craving?? I've caved in a few times and I've only had this diet for a week! And don't say to get rid of all chocolates in the house because I'm only 23 and I live with a chocolate loving family. Any ideas??

tracey1986

I try to have some Options. It's quite a nice hot chocolate and gets rid of your chocolate craving plus it's only 40 calories

chatterbox3110

I don't get rid of my cravings, I've just learnt to live with them!

I keep a broken up bar of chocolate in my fridge, and treat myself to a piece occasionally - being almost frozen it takes ages to melt in my mouth so I get my chocolate fix for longer (or it feels that way LOL)

Sometimes, total deprivation doesn't work, and I've learnt over the last few months that I can still have my treats as long as I'm sensible - it's not just about dieting, it's about a change in lifestyle.

It may not work for you, but worth a try!

Good luck!

NoDairy

No matter ur age, you need to get rid of the bad food u crave.
Before knowing i was allergic to any kind of chocolate i used to buy these chocolates from gnc that are good for ur digestive system, u eat 1 pc a day...
Good luck!

CaliSweden

I couldn't get rid of my chocolate cravings. So I traded out milk chocolate for dark chocolate 70% and above. I break it up into pieces and take a long time to enjoy that one piece.

dbthegreat

I allow myself a treat once per day. I time it for when my son gets home from school so I can spend the day looking forward to being allowed it when he comes home. This makes it easier to push through cravings until then.

After that it is dinner and I am normally to full to crave any more chocolate. So my advice is don't try and stop chocolate all together. Allow yourself a small amount. around 100 calories, at a specific time and not before, and factor this in to your calorie allowance for the day.

stevenleagle

Ok, firstly don't think diet, think healthy eating. Secondly if you keep within your goal, there is no reason why you can't have some chocolate (in moderation) each day. You can even schedule a little bit more indulging once in a while when you get the hang of it. I have to admit though it's hard sometimes to stop with chocolate. Try a sweet natural alternative such as fruit (eg strawberries) and maybe add some chocolate if it doesn't quite satisfy (eg chocolate dipped strawberries!). Just dont over do it! I find hardboiled lollies sometimes satisfy. Oh yea, one more tip: every time you have a craving drink a glass or twomof water and wait 10 mins. Sometimes (mot always) the craving goes away! check my diary, I ain't perfect - 3 months on I still have chocolate (and some other junk food) but keep things in perspective. logging foods does that!

Edit: I noticed your goal. I'm embarrassed. Clearly you are a lot healthier than me lol,

BBBombshell

I do the sugar free Jello Chocolate fudge pudding and make with milk...taste like the real thing and is oh so good...mmmmmmmm. Sets in 5 minutes in the fridge....I think I will have some now! Oh only like 25 cals

SueGeer

I eat 90% dark choc - 1 or 2 squares is enough to satisfy!!!

Sue x

yesiwillbeloosingit

The cravings will go away after a while- if your body is used to the chocolate- you should stop having it for a while to give it some time to stop the "need" - I think its like all other addictions ( I am a huge chocoholic my self - but have been off it for a while now )

You could also be craving them cause of whole lot other than reason - such as maybe you are lacking some sort of minerals - like chromium. So maybe you should have a talk with your doc and have it checked.


GL

Eleanorjanethinner

Have a bit of chocolate!

There's no reason why you need to remove all "junk" food completely from your food choices. A couple of bits of dark chocolate are fine and should fit into your daily calories if you budget for them.

purplepollypops

If I don't satisfy my craving then I end up bingeing on other stuff and that is NOT a good idea! So I always have chocolate when I fancy it. Cadbury's Curly Wurlys are my favourite as they are only 115 cals. Also chocolate covered rice cakes are very nice, only 75 cals. Find something that you like that is low in cals and limit yourself to just one or two.

healthieramanda

For chocolate cravings, I usually have a mini protein bar! They're around 100 calories, REALLY healthy and they keep you full as well

Oishii

85% chocolate... I can't binge on that!

margo36

If Chocolate is what you enjoy have some but account for it in your diary. If you deny yourself something that is what you will crave. Moderation is the key. Providing you make healthy choices the rest of the time and you are within your calorie allowance have your chocolate :flowerforyou:

M_lifts

why would you want to give up chocolate? you can make an allowance for it in your diary. You dont have to give up the things you love- just make sure u have a small amount rather than a whole bar.

unsuspectingfish

What everyone else said. Chocolate is actually good for you in small doses. Get a high-percentage dark chocolate (it's best if the first ingredient is not sugar) and have a piece or two every day. Alternately, buy unsweeneted chocolate or cocoa powder and make some hot chocolate with it. Add skim milk to the the (melted) chocolate and water to the cocoa powder. Add some raw sugar or a natural sweetener and a pinch of salt. All of the benefit and none of the refined sugar.

Redladystl

I would say just have one small piece a day or every other day. If you totally deprive yourself of something your really want and keep making substitutions for it, you could just cave in one day and then go totally overboard. That ususally whats happens to me.

McKayMachina

If I eat chocolate, I crave it more. So, when I want to avoid that for a few weeks, I just stop eating chocolate and the cravings go away. Hope that helps.

wedjul05

I have the chocolate just in moderation.

You will find that if you reduce the amount of it you eat, you will eat some and it will totally fill you up, you will only need a fraction of what you used to eat.

I get the milky way thin bars and the Cadbury thin bars for work. The milky way one is only 87 cals and the Cadbury one is 117 or something. I exercise and burn 700 cals roughly each time I go and I don't eat back ALL my exercise cals so I think I can have this one treat. SOme days I don't have it at all but I don't fele like I've missed out.

AmerTunsi

If you like Coffee and Chocolate you may want to try Choffy. Chocolate isn't necessarily unhealthy for you it's the fat that is put in it from milk and creams. Dark chocolate is the best for you. This is a healthy way to include chocolate in your diet. It also helps you get full and gives you a natural boost of energy.

http://www.drinkchoffy.com/

The other option is to take a bar of dark chocolate and put it in the freezer and only take a few squares at a time when you are having craving.

shakybabe

I'm lucky I only seem to get these intense cravings for choc and sweet stuff once a month!.. so I usually indulge myself a little and allow a small choc bar.. I try and have it in the morning if I'm gonna indulge so got rest of the day to burn it off and usually do some exercise in the afternoon if I can.

Other things I try.. drink of hot chocolate instead of a bar of choc, choc chip snack-a-jacks.. much less calories and quite an intense chocolate taste.. mixing a small handful of coco pops in with my Rice Krispies instead of having a full bowl of Coco Pops! .. small gluten free choc brownie which is less calories than a regular one and I cut it in half and have half one day (about 150cals) and half the next. .. wear diet patches.. to try and reduce the cravings so I don't crave it as intensely to start with!

I'm much better than used to be.. used to get through a large bar of Galaxy cookie crumble, PLUS crisps PLUS couple can of coke (usually with brandy in it too) .. so the patches did work for me to reduce the strength of the cravings to start with.

Italianyc84

Trader Joe's sells these semi-sweet chocolate callets that say "for baking, melting or nibbling". They're little flat discs. I think 6 of them is 120 calories or so; I usually allow myself just two of them after dinner, and it does the trick. They're really good.

dawnkerr

Howdy.....love chocolate too! When I crave chocolate, I have surgar free jello with surgar free chocolate syrup, the kind you put on frozen stuff. This knocks the craving out right away.

chellethecat

Suppressing cravings only makes things worse. Any good doctor and nutritionist will tell you that much. After all, our body craves things for a reason, and there are good things in chocolate that women need. The key is finding a workable solution for yourself. One of the things I do when I crave chocolate is either a part of a dark chocolate bar or (and I love this one) Blue Bunny or Weight Watcher big Fudge bars. They're nice and rich and chocolaty, but they're not high in calories.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I get rid of chocolate cravings by eating chocolate. I can't live a lifestyle that does not involve this dark pleasure, so I make it a part of my lifestyle. Remember, you can't taste with your teeth, so why chew it when you can just let the deep dark chocolate melt on your tongue.

rockerbabyy

best way for me to get rid of my chocolate cravings is to eat chocolate i try to keep it dark chocolate, and only one oz. sometimes that works. other times i need a candy bar. i work it into my daily calories and call it good.

siems56

I love chocolate too, I just eat very little and not often, There are 90 cal. brownies out there that are pretty good, and Jello has a 60 cal pudding that is really good, with dark chocolate . Yummy Good Luck

sarahwebb81

I understand the desire to cut out junk food altogether. In the past, i have been a binge eater- once i started with the junk food, i couldn't stop, which made me think i had to eliminate it altogether! But since then i have learned to moderate and it is so much more satisfying and less stressful. When i was trying to eliminate all junk food, one bad choice would lead me to say, "Well i already messed up, so i might as well run with it!" and then I would be totally derailed from eating healthy for an entire week. Now i allow myself small treats. I usually plan ahead for them by skipping a snack earlier in the day to allow a few extra calories for a small after-dinner dessert. That way i don't feel guilty and i can actually enjoy the splurge!

Eating healthy shouldn't make you crazy or stressed out, it should be fun and make you feel good. Just keep that in mind, and good luck!

Matttdvg

You're probably never going to get rid of them completely. The key is to manage them. If you try to suppress them and ignore them you're going to end up breaking and going on a huge chocolate binge. Which is totally counter productive. Allow yourself some chocolate as a treat occasionally. A little chocolate isn't going to kill you. Just be clever about it. Don't buy a load of chocolate and store it in the cupboard, because it's there tempting you. If you want chocolate, you have to go out to the shop to get it. And make smart choices while you're there. Get smaller bars. Lower calorie bars. That sort of thing. It's not going to harm your weight loss attempts. If anything, it'll help control your cravings and help you lose weight.

Totally depriving yourself of foods you love is a sure-fire way to fail at weight loss. The key is moderation.

sara709

I eat chocolate most days.. but it's dark chocolate. Start eating healthier and allow yourself a piece of chocolate every day. You can work it into your cals, I'm sure. It may be a little hard at first but you'll get used to it in no time. In time, you'll even start craving healthier foods instead of junk. When I used to swim, I'd always want chips when I was finished (bad habit picked up from childhood - we'd always hit the vending machines when we dried off). Last night, I had a ridiculous hankering for bananas. Give it time

Oh, and a cheat day here and there never hurt anyone. Knowing that you'll get to have a chocolate bar on a Sunday afternoon might help you stick to healthy foods during the week! (That's what I do with chips!)