Intense Chocolate Cravings!
RiyaO
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Hoping to get some input/motivation/tips - Over the past couple of days I have been having really bad chocolate cravings- I eat pretty healthy and work out consistently, so I'm not sure what's triggering it. It's a bit overwhelming - anyone else experience this?
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Would a protien chocolate shake fix your craving?0
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I have heard that chocolate cravings can mean you need magnesium. I don't know if that has any basis in fact, but it wouldn't hurt to try it, anyway.
Can you eat some chocolate, or will you find it difficult to stop with just a little bit?0 -
I used to have really bad sweet cravings all the time. When I really started to watch my sugar intake (not including fruits) and cut down on my dairy, the cravings went down. I still have some during my TOM (if it's TMI, my apologies), but not nearly as bad as it used to be. Also, I usually eat a small bowl of cereal at night to alleviate the chocolate craving. I eat cocoa pebbles, but I have heard good things about that cereal Krave too.0
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Besides caffeine, fat and sugar, chocolate also contains important trace minerals, like magnesium, which may be deficient in women prior to and during their menstrual cycles. Changing hormonal levels prior to and during the menstrual cycle can inspire all kinds of food cravings, and chocolate is one of them. In fact, many women claim to crave nothing else.
Some researchers claim that chocolate cravings in menstruating women may be a cultural phenomenon. Studies have shown that American women are more likely to crave chocolate than women of other nationalities, perhaps because they're concerned about the high levels of sugar and fat in chocolate and therefore consider it an indulgence. Some experts believe that chocolate cravings in menstruating women may be largely psychological, since they feel that premenstrual symptoms give them a socially acceptable reason to eat chocolate, a high fat food.0 -
Would a protien chocolate shake fix your craving?
This always helps me.0 -
I have three things I eat to satisfy this,
1. Sugar Free Jello Pudding
2. Amberlyn Sugar Free/low carb chocolates (sounds horrific, but they are seriously good)
3. Costco chocolate calcium chews (just don't eat the whole bag)
Of course, a square of dark chocolate every day won't totally derail you, as long as its in your calories0 -
Thanks for all the input ladies.
I had a chocolate protein shake for breakfast and it helped at that time, but right after I had lunch I thought I might go crazy if I didn't have some chocolate. I never heard about the craving around TMO - that could possibly be it, but since I've never had it before hard to tell.
A friend of mine told me to try eating nuts instead to combat a magnesium deficiency, so we shall see. Glad I brought in a jello cup to work just in case otherwise I might be a terror to be around!0 -
I found an article (couldn't tell you where) that dealt with this. It did say that if you are craving chocolate, you have a magnesium deficiency. It also lists irritability (esp. with PMS) and insomnia as symptoms as well as a pretty long list of other issues. Before i started on MFP, i was taking a magnesium supplement and i really didn't have any cravings for chocolate but that could have been a placebo effect. However, i thought that the true testament was that my hubby said that i wasn't near as crabby before my TOM. Also, if you are not so much into taking supplements, almonds are a pretty good source of magnesium, and they have got to be better for you than chocolate.0
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A piece of dark chocolate (not as good as milk but...) and just let it melt in your mouth
any flavor of jello pudding, no sugar added (60 cals) eaten by tiny spoonfuls
Healthy choice or WW fudge bars
popcorn (those 100 cal bags) and sprinkle the top w/ 1 tbs of mini chocolate chips...0 -
Magnesium deficiency!!
Take CAL-MAG supplements.It fixed me.0 -
A piece of dark chocolate should help you:) I have one everyday!0
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ok, so I have been freaking out for chocolate the last 3 days...REALLY BAD. This post was great timing!0
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I have heard that chocolate cravings can mean you need magnesium. I don't know if that has any basis in fact, but it wouldn't hurt to try it, anyway.
Can you eat some chocolate, or will you find it difficult to stop with just a little bit?
"Cocoa beans are rich in a number of essential minerals, including magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, potassium and manganese."
http://www.cacaoweb.net/nutrition.html
If you're short on one of those it can explain the cravings.
It also has A, B1, B2, B3, C, E and pantothenic acid0 -
A piece of dark chocolate should help you:) I have one everyday!
yep me too or a teaspoon of choc spread after dinner0 -
My husband and I have a nightly chocolate ritual. We each have a small square of good quality dark chocolate for dessert. It's so intense I wouldn't really need/want more than one square, but it takes care of the cravings and it's a fun thing to look forward too.0
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Chocolate cravings? Eat some chocolate...
...not some "chocolate flavored" stuff, but actual chocolate. My current easily accessible favorite is Green & Black's 85%.0 -
Melting chocolate can make it go alot furthur, also can then be put with healthy things like strawberries
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I try to keep a couple of pieces of dark chocolate candies (Dove, Bliss) in the freezer. That way when I have a craving, I just pop one in my mouth. I can't chew it fast so by the time its melted, my craving is gone.
Besides, studies are showing that the darker chocolates are good for you. That and red wine... I'm good with that! 0 -
Just reading those words gave me a chocolate craving.
I take a o'henry bar on hikes. It's less than 300 calories.
Or if I don't have may calories left I have a sugar free hot chocolate. The hot drink satisfy's my cravings for just a few calories.0 -
I know a good, low calorie fix for chocolate cravings. I drink a Nestle's fat free hot chocolate double serving for 40 calories.0
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I have that craving every month before my menstrual cycle--for me almost nothing satisfies it but chocolate.
If I try eating other things I usually eat more calories as I don't stop until the craving is satisfied.
So, I just roll with it, I choose sugar-free chocolates and when I can, I figure it into my macros, and exercise more.
Occasionally, I just blow my diet for that moment and pick up and do better afterwards.
A few days later, I am completely fine again until the next month.0 -
Sometimes... if a craving is consistent like this... it's okay to just give in a little. Get a bar of dark chocolate, have half, or maybe just a quarter. Or even just a couple of squares. Dark chocolate satisfies the craving better, milk chocolate I find will usually just make you want more. It's okay to give in sometimes, we still have to live our lives. If the craving just keeps continuing and you can't seem to get rid of it -- my doctor put me on chromium picolinate because of my sweet tooth, and I find it actually works. I take at night, right after dinner or right before, when my sweet tooth is generally at its worst. Ask your doctor first but you can buy it over the counter, and pretty much anyone can take it... unless you're pregnant, trying to concieve, or breast feeding.0
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If you're looking for the natural part of what you're craving, chocolate contains traces of several basic vitamins, including vitamins C, A, E and D. Chocolate also contains the minerals iron, phosphorus and copper. Chocolate made with milk contains high-quality protein, potassium, magnesium and calcium.
Which of these have you been severely lacking the past few days leading up to your craving starting?0 -
I eat chocolate most days, but not just any chocolate. I can't have dairy, so milk is out, but I don't like it anyway. I eat high quality high cacao dark chocolate. I also keep a bag of organic (doesn't have to be, just my preference) cacao powder handy and put it in smoothies, oatmeal, coffee, pretty much anything, be creative. Just this morning for breakfast I had plain oatmeal with cacao powder, banana, (coconut) milk and some almond butter (could use peanut) and it tasted like Reese's Peanut butter cup oatmeal. Chocolate can be healthy, just use quality stuff and enjoy. Maybe see this blog for ideas: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/
...also, there are a lot of suggestions here for "sugar-free" snack (junk) foods, I'd skip that and just go for the real thing. Chemical sweeteners are just that, chemicals...bleh!0 -
I eat chocolate most days, but not just any chocolate. I can't have dairy, so milk is out, but I don't like it anyway. I eat high quality high cacao dark chocolate. I also keep a bag of organic (doesn't have to be, just my preference) cacao powder handy and put it in smoothies, oatmeal, coffee, pretty much anything, be creative. Just this morning for breakfast I had plain oatmeal with cacao powder, banana, (coconut) milk and some almond butter (could use peanut) and it tasted like Reese's Peanut butter cup oatmeal. Chocolate can be healthy, just use quality stuff and enjoy. Maybe see this blog for ideas: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/
...also, there are a lot of suggestions here for "sugar-free" snack (junk) foods, I'd skip that and just go for the real thing. Chemical sweeteners are just that, chemicals...bleh!
THIS IS THE BEST BLOG EVER!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!0 -
BUMP! I am having the worst cravings for it now0
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A square of dark chocolate is only about 30 calories and satisfies my cravings.0
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