Craving chocolate

i was just literally about to post this topic myself. I'm craving it, too!! Not just chocolate flavor but the texture of chocolate chips. Man I wish I had a high metabolism.

I'm a dark chocolate fan, so I like to have a few dark chocolate bars in the house. I recently bought Whole Foods brand organic dark chocolate bars (regular and one with coconut) and they're really, really good. I also like Endangered Species chocolate and really respect the company.
When I lived near a Trader Joe's I would buy a pack of mini dark chocolate bars for $1.99. The serving size was one bar and it was immensely satisfying to eat an entire bar of chocolate without consuming a ton of calories.

Swiss Miss Diet Hot Chocolate does the trick for me. 25 calories per mug.

Swiss Miss Diet Hot Chocolate does the trick for me. 25 calories per mug.

This is a rich, guilt free chocolate drink that tastes as good as any sugared up hot cocoa with more calories.

Though not everyone on MFP would with agree me...(please clean eaters....don't jump down my throat over this comment.)...I consume a lot of chocolate flavored items in my current food plan. I do include things like chocolate meal replacement shakes, meal replacement bars and some of those low calorie snack packs made by Kellogg's, Slimfast, and others. One of favorites is the Keebler's Rite Bites - Fudge Dipped Pretzels for 100 calories. I like to just suck on one of them for a while to fill my mouth with the chocolate flavor before eating the pretzel.

Most folks on MFP (especially the clean food folks) would have a fit at that idea, but I'm doing it 'my way' for now. Maybe later, I will get on the no processed food band wagon...but not yet.

I have always loved chocolate and don't see why I can't lose weight and still have my favorite flavor. If and when I stop losing weight, I may have to reevaluate my chocolate level...but I am still losing weight.

I have a low cal snack like a snack a jack or a warburtons thin spread with a teaspoon of chocolate hazelnut spread - just enough to keep me from reaching for more!

I just eat half of any kind of chocolate bar I want because it usually fits into my calorie limit. If I have a craving I give my body what it wants to avoid getting moody and such.

Coffee with 2 small squares dark chocolate or a small choc chip cookie sometimes works for me. Or a handful of coco pops if I want a little more. Or u can have the bar and exercise it off. Even better: exercise first, drink some water and see if u really want it after...

Of course I'm a male, I'm told by my better half sometimes I don't understand women's cravings (even if I have a sweet tooth myself)

I have a Dove Promise dark chocolate caramel with sea salt as the last thing I eat every day.
I make it last 4 small bites and let it slowly melt on my tongue.

When I crave chocolate, there are a number of things I do. If I have time to make something, I'll turn to the blog Chocolate Covered Katie - she has great and healthy dessert and sweets recipes. Otherwise, I purchase high cacao content chocolate squares and eat one or two of those. If you deprive yourself, you wind up splurging and going overboard. So I budget calories in order to get my sweet fix.