Self sabotaging?

becschneider
becschneider Posts: 36
in Health and Weight Loss
I am trying to be good but I get massive cravings for chocolate and usually give in, i’m pretty sure this is whats preventing me from losing any more weight, what are some tips on stopping the cravings or the diet sabotaging?

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  • purple_tux1
    purple_tux1 Posts: 250 Member
    Have you tried Atkins? It's pretty good for reducing cravings.

    Other than that, be sure to eat regularly and don't limited your calories excessively. Bring healthy snacks. If you starve yourself, it will backfire.
  • sammybov
    sammybov Posts: 11 Member
    I just discovered these awesome protein bars, Protein FX Lo Carb Minis. They come in all sorts of flavours and they are only 99 calories. They satisfy my craving and are pretty much guilt free. Good luck!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Just find some chocolate that you really love and that is rich and delicious enough to satisfy you with only a small amount and keep that on hand. When you are craving some chocolate, have a few little bites and let them melt slowly on your tongue and savor the flavor. Then keep on with your day. It's a lot easier to calm a craving with the item you're craving then trying to find a substitute that you don't like as much or isn't as satisfying.

    I like dark chocolate, personally, and like to treat myself to specialty bars like Green & Black, Dagoba, Endangered Species, Chocolove, and local companies to my area that are really decadent. They are a bit pricy for chocolate bars, but I find that that helps me to refrain even more. If I'm going to spend $3-$5 for a single bar of chocolate I'm less likely to just down it in one sitting. One chocolate bar typically lasts me for weeks, so it makes the price more worthwhile.
  • becs_91
    becs_91 Posts: 180 Member
    ]When you are craving some chocolate, have a few little bites and let them melt slowly on your tongue and savor the flavor.

    Wow, that was like actual food porn. I want some chocolate now lol

    Anyway, as far as chocolate cravings and such, I am a total chocolate and peanut butter junkie, and I've found that Fiber One 90-calorie granola bars totally satisfy my craving. And they load on the fiber! Something like that would be worth a shot. If you're gonna have chocolate, might as well get some other benefits out of it, and 90 calories won't make you feel guilty!
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    Someone once told me that the smell of vanilla can reduce cravings for chocolate. You could get a scented candle and test their hypothesis - I don't typically crave chocolate but when I do I am only allowed to eat it after dinner and only a small amount (like, 6 squares of Green & Blacks 80%)
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Buy only super rich expensive chocolate. You will eat it in moderation because a) it costs a lot b) it's rich
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Don't let too much chocolate in the house maybe. Also, I agree about dark chocolate. :)
  • sarah5423
    sarah5423 Posts: 152 Member
    I just discovered these awesome protein bars, Protein FX Lo Carb Minis. They come in all sorts of flavours and they are only 99 calories. They satisfy my craving and are pretty much guilt free. Good luck!

    I tried one of these for the first time last week and I have to say I didn't rate them at all - obviously everyone's taste is different but can I suggest you try the Body Trim bars - my fav is the mint chocolate - it is 142 cals rather than 99 but you get a larger serve and I think its about double the protein! :happy:
  • aimeelouwhite
    aimeelouwhite Posts: 181 Member
    I allow myself a treat size chocolate bar (about 15g per day). Just had a perky nana... yummo! 55 Cals. I find allowing myself a little curbs the craving :-)
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    pickles..


    lotsa pickles


    If you eat something sweet, or real "carby".........eat a handful of dill pickle slices or spears. It clears the sweet-ness "carby-ness" from your mouth and stops the crave for more. Ive done this for months and laugh if you want but Ive found that it works.....at least for me and Im the most important one for it to work for (til you try it and it works for YOU too!!!)


    Stand Strong
  • sarahmartin2011
    sarahmartin2011 Posts: 25 Member
    its hard to stop urself eatting something u love i have found ;-(
  • zachatta
    zachatta Posts: 1,340 Member
    For chocolate cravings for me making coffee and then putting a teaspoon of cocoa powder helped a bit.

    It is only a few calories, but makes choco coffee!

    It won't completely take away the cravings, but may help you if you are a coffee drinker.
  • StephDuffney
    StephDuffney Posts: 51 Member
    What I have been doing is having a little once a day. I got a chocolate Hazelnut bar from Trader Joe's on square is about 1/2 x 1/2 maybe a little smaller one square is only 30 cal. After my work out is done i am get one little square of chocolate and I only get the chocolate on days i do the work out.. IE a very small reward that keep me from going nuts on a chocolate craving.
  • hailzp
    hailzp Posts: 903 Member
    Read this book: 'The Becks Diet Solution'. Best thing I ever did and has helped me enormously with cravings.
  • diver71_au
    diver71_au Posts: 424 Member
    Substitute ....when you crave chocolate (or anything) eat something else that you like that is a healthier alternative. I have gone from chocolate bars to nuts (started with chocolate muesli bars...then went to yoghurt muesli bars then to yoghurt nut bars ... now just nuts)
  • cleanandlean2012
    cleanandlean2012 Posts: 71 Member
    I follow a clean and lean diet Sunday through to Friday. On Saturday I have a free meal. I have found that as I have been so good during the week, I really cannot binge, but what I do enjoy is a bag of praline truffles. I am such a chocoholic, but I have found that if I control myself throughout the week I really enjoy my Saturday night treat.

    Other tips:
    1. when you get a craving - brush your teeth
    2. I have been told that 1oz chicken suppresses the appetite
    3. I also fnd blueberries or strawberries help take the sweet craving away
    4. If you really need it - (this works for some and not others!!) take a nibble of chocolate. I occasionally have a little bite of my hubbys choccy biscuit or 1 chocolate button if my daughter is eating it. It works for me, but I know some people would eat the whole thing.

    Another thing .... I have found my cravings are much more severe on a Sunday after I have had my treat on Saturday evening. For the first fortnight, I completely cut out sugar and hardly had any cravings. So perhaps complete abstinence could work? (don't hate me for saying that!)

    Essentially, it comes down to your choice and building a long term lifestyle choice and creating a nutrition plan that suits you lifestyle, exercise and body. All the best!
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    ]When you are craving some chocolate, have a few little bites and let them melt slowly on your tongue and savor the flavor.

    Wow, that was like actual food porn. I want some chocolate now lol


    I do this too! And tell myself "quality over quantity". I eat 1-2 squares of chocolate almost every day (30-60 calories). ETA but my general philosophy is to savor life whenever possible. :smile:
  • oohmercyme
    oohmercyme Posts: 279 Member
    For the past 4 months I have allowed myself 1 or 2 squares of good quality dark chocolate each day. Although I don't eat it every day, it is "allowed" each day. Unfortunately last night I ate the whole bar, so will not be buying a chocolate bar this week (I'm PMSy and also really struggling emotionally with having lost nearly 80 pounds, so it was not good to have it in the house right now).

    IMHO, in general, a little bit of what you crave will help you not go crazy on binges.

    Good luck!
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    Low cal hot chocolate helps me with my chocolate cravings.
    Options have loads of great flavours Belgium Chocolate and Mint Madness are my favs, and only around 48 cals per 3teaspoon serving :-)
  • Ahluvly
    Ahluvly Posts: 389 Member
    Take a Chromium supplement to help settle your blood sugar level. A Magnesium supplement would help reduce your chocolate cravings too!

    It's as simple as this, do you want to change your weight, yes or no? If not, then please yourself. If you do, then stop having the things that have put you into the situation you're currently in. You need to think about why you really want to change your weight, and this must come through a lifestyle change, not just a diet. It must be something you can maintain long term, otherwise you will fail. This is trial an error but I think your metal attitude has a lot to do with it.

    I self sabotage....it's tough and totally feel for you but, you are in charge of what goes into your mouth.

    What makes us happy short term (e.g. a piece of chocolate cake) will not make us happy long term (e.g. it will take longer to reach your goal), if we have these foods regularly.
    I am trying to be good but I get massive cravings for chocolate and usually give in, i’m pretty sure this is whats preventing me from losing any more weight, what are some tips on stopping the cravings or the diet sabotaging?
  • Tensky
    Tensky Posts: 4
    One of my friends quit chocolate this year, completely. She used to eat at least a chocolate bar every day, but went cold turkey and said that after a few weeks her cravings were gone completely. She's now not eaten it for about four months, and doesn't plan to ever again. There's no need to do this as a little bit of high quality chocolate won't hurt you or prevent you losing weight (as long as it really is just a little bit) but it is possible even for chocoholics to give it up. If you want to do this, make sure you're not replacing it with a bad substitute, like loads of nuts or something. These aren't bad for you, but weight for weight the calories of nuts and chocolate are about equal, depending which nuts and what kind of chocolate, so you don't want to replace chocolate binges for nut binges if you're only concern is the calories. Fruit is a lower calorie substitute.

    If you don't want to cut it out completely (and why would you? it's delicious!) just cut all the really bad chocolate - the cheap stuff you can buy in the supermarket that's full of weird flavourings and nasty stuff - and buy only small quantities of high quality chocolate when you want it. Don't keep great stocks of it in the pantry or you're tempted to binge.

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