Have you had any chocolate lately? :)

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  • ScarletFyre
    ScarletFyre Posts: 754 Member
    if you fit it into your calories, and in moderation it's fine...i dont have much of a sweet tooth, but when i DO want chocolate I'll have maybe one or two small pieces (i.e, hershey kiss, minis) or one square of 80% or higher dark chocolare (beware this is not real sweet though (hence my lack of sweet tooth). I found the higher % darker chocolate can have lower calories (dont eat the whole bar...) but may not satisfy a "sweet" tooth so much. :glasses:
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    I love chocolate and consider myself a chocolate connoisseur. I love high grade, high quality chocolate. Especially valhrona and callebaut...

    that being said, I don't eat it all the time...i don't even really crave it all the time...i've managed to train my brain to understand that less is more in that the more special i make it, the more i ENJOY it...(it wasn't easy trust me)

    and about the only time that falls to the wayside is during a particularly bad TOM cycle when I'm a raging chocoholic, but those are getting to be better and better too...

    so in short, i LOVE chocolate...i love it so much i'm willing to be strong and make it a good relationship where a treat is exactly that...a treat.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Dark chocolate occassionally
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    I drink chocolate slim fast so can still stick to diet and satisfy my cravings. Sometimes I save my 3x 100 cal snacks and use some of those cals for an hot chocolate at bed time or take cals of dinner as I try and do 300-400 cal meals and slim fast says 600!!
  • davlaur
    davlaur Posts: 34
    I tend not to eat chocolate or sweets as if I start I dont know where it would stop!!!! Cant trust myself !!! :flowerforyou:
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    I usually have chocolate once a day, usually dark! I work at a chocolate factory though, so resisting the temptation is tough!
  • wildcata77
    wildcata77 Posts: 660
    I have two mini Hershey's Dark sitting on my desk right now...I may or may not eat them depending on how stressful the afternoon is.

    I probably have chocolate 3-5 times a week.
  • wolfpack77
    wolfpack77 Posts: 655
    I eat a snickers bar on workout days as a snack in the afternoon to get in some carbs before going to the gym.
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    I love chocolate but have good will power. I do enjoy a small piece of dark chocolate from time to time but I'm one of those odd balls who still has chocolate in the cabinet that my son gave me at Christmas. As long as you do it in moderation you will be fine. The darker the chocolate the better. I can't even stomach milk chocolate anymore.
  • kochou
    kochou Posts: 19 Member
    Had some mini dark chocolate mars bars last night. After a vigorous push up work out earlier in the day my body was craving chocolate, which i never really am in the mood for.
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    I had a chocolate crunch ice cream bar before dinner last night. And if I hadnt gotten the vodka out, I would have had one after dinner as well.

    ^^^this sounds like something I would do^^^
  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
    I keep a bar of Lindt dark chocolate in my fridge and just have a couple squares whenever i'm craving it and it fits into my day.
    Giving up something you love to eat entirely makes no sense to me unless you have a medical reason to.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I had a Thornton's chocolate and a chocolate brownie cookie yesterday. If you've got the calories have what you like. You can't deprive yourself of the foods you enjoy for ever and there's room in any healthy eating plan for treats. Just not mountains of them.
  • frando
    frando Posts: 583 Member
    If I have calories spare and I know I won't go hungry later I will have chocolate :D
  • jamers3111
    jamers3111 Posts: 495 Member
    Yes... 5 minutes ago I had a sugar free pudding cup :) I try to eat clean but I would binge if I didn't treat myself
  • pedraz
    pedraz Posts: 173
    Every day is chocolate day, Dark chocolate of excellent quality. Never leave home without it!
  • bkesecker
    bkesecker Posts: 163 Member
    I eat a tablespoon (yes I measure them) of semi-sweet Nestle chocolate chips. They are pure pleasure.
  • sassafrasy
    sassafrasy Posts: 113
    three words..you listening....cocoa roasted almonds (healthy protein choice that works for chocolate cravings)
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    I have chosolate on most days. Nutella, milk chocolate, chocolate-covered something...To me I decided to have whatever I want as long as it's in my calorie allowence. Today I had 1 1/2 cup of chocolate fudge ice cream for lunch and I don't mind one bit :)
  • sammniamii
    sammniamii Posts: 669 Member
    Moderation is the key - i was doing some chocolate everyday, but my lactose intolerance raised it's ugly head ... so now I need to watch my milk intake.

    But don't "punish" yourself - if you want a treat, go for it, but keep the amount correct for your cals and log it - no cheating. Remember, you are trying to learn how to eat right, but also not make yourself miserable.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    I eat a Deep Chocolate Vitatop with a glass of milk nearly everyday. YUM
  • MissyBenj
    MissyBenj Posts: 186 Member
    I eat chocolate every day ...

    http://www.pureprotein.net/pages/products.aspx?sku=013803

    2g sugar! That's amazing... Thank you! :)
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    I eat chocolate covered almonds almost regularly
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I eat chocolate a lot. It's about portion control.

    What I did at first was I bought those little individually wrapped Dove dark chocolate pieces. Dark chocolate is super rich, so you only need a little. If I had a sweet craving at the end of the day, I would have one (which only came to maybe 50 calories? Less even?) Satisfied my need for chocolate, and I didn't go over on my calories.

    I've also replaced a lot of my sweets cravings with fruit, which has worked well too!
  • BalmyD
    BalmyD Posts: 237 Member
    I frequently have 3 squares of Endangered Species Dark Chocolate (88% Cacao), 84 calories, if I have calories left at the end of the day.
  • BluenoserChick
    BluenoserChick Posts: 106 Member
    Do chocolate rolling papers and body paint count?

    :tongue:
  • gingersnapx00
    gingersnapx00 Posts: 68
    I personally believe chocolate makes the world go round and could never live without it. I get mine in an protein bar or shake and my fav chocolate candy is frozen peppermint patties! Work out so you can eat your fav candy or cookie! It will and can fit in your budget. The ideal is not to over eat it. UGH! Which can be challenging! I eat awesome food but when it comes to sweets...I can go way overboard! Have a small ration of these and allot one a day.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I always have chocolate on hand. Sometimes it will be breakfast or lunch. Sometimes it is dessert with some red wine.

    Lindt Excellence 85% chocolate (sometimes I go for 90% - only 3g sugar per serving):
    Ingredients: Chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, bourbon vanilla beans

    calories: 230 (from fat: 170)
    fat: 18g
    sat fat: 11g
    carb: 15g
    fiber: 6g
    sugars: 5g
    protein: 5g
    THE PERFECT MEAL. (even 25% of your RDA in iron)

    Not bad at all. It's not the chocolate that's bad for you, it's the other crap that usually comes with the chocolate. I've heard a number of time that chocolate cravings can be a sign of magnesium deficiency but I don't know how much truth there is to that.
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
    I eat chocolate - I try to stick to dark chocolate and I eat small amounts.
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    I had the most delicious microwave chocolate cake yesterday (recipe from chocolatecoveredkatie.com) and today's snack is a deep chocolate vitatop muffin. I love chocolate and eat it quite often :D

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