When you just *gotta* have chocolate...

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  • minizebu
    minizebu Posts: 2,716 Member
    My afternoon snack lately is Peanut Butter and Company's Dark Chocolate Dreams (1 tablespoon) spread between two Ry Krisp Natural crackers.
  • Bberl
    Bberl Posts: 32
    I eat jello or pudding. It fills me up!
  • chica6578
    chica6578 Posts: 76 Member
    2 options...

    1) sounds psychological. Get over it.

    2) have some chocolate or whatever, just find a way to balance it with other foods so you hit your calorie and macro goals for the day.
    i agree. sounds like a habit. cause i just HAD to have a soda when i went out to eat..... now i HAVE to have water. its so nice and refreshing. just habits we have to force ourselves to overcome. i still eat chinese food, but (which is why its taken me 5 months to lose 10 lbs) but i dont feel depressed about it. and i dont eat it every day. and i feel more motivated to stay on track when i can have stuff i want to enjoy. i feel more motivated to keep going and be better even if it is taking forever long. but i dont mind. i usually like the scenc route ;-)
  • elm57
    elm57 Posts: 15 Member
    I keep Enjoy Life chips or mega chunks--a vegan substitute. They are great! Just measure or weigh your portion. Don't eat out of the bag :)
  • AliceRabbit13
    AliceRabbit13 Posts: 138 Member
    If you look in the candy aisle, you can usually find chocolate sticks (hershey's), that are about 55-60 cals each. It's small but enough to kill a craving. Also to consider in the diabetic foods area is 50/50 chocolate, which is pretty rich and tasty. A whole bar can last several days because it is so rich, you only need a few squares at a time.
  • Luv2Smile55
    Luv2Smile55 Posts: 133 Member
    I think the answer is for me anyway ... a small piece of whatever type of chocolate that satisfies YOU. Yes, dark chocolate is healthier but if you don't love it, it won't do you any good having a small piece of it. It will still leave you craving the type of chocolate that you want. This weight loss journey is a marathon not a sprint. Eat healthy every day but include a small piece of chocolate. It's SO worth it and the finish line will still be in sight. Great luck to you! :happy:
  • skinnygirl100100
    skinnygirl100100 Posts: 1
    Weight Watchers chocolate digestives 51 cals each!! they are really sweet and do the trick!! ;-)
  • adriannamgonzalez
    adriannamgonzalez Posts: 1 Member
    I have one square of Dove dark chocolate almost daily, only 28 cals.
  • Green_eyed_beauty
    Green_eyed_beauty Posts: 101 Member
    Dark chocolate hershey's kisses..... yummmmm!
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    I have a chocolate-peanut protein drink daily no guilt there.


    Make your own hot cocoa.

    Cocoa powder cinnamon or mint water with stevia. 20 cals of deliciousness. :drinker:
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    I love the special k pastry crisp - chocolatey delight. Provides just the right amount and is only 100 calories.

    I also like Skinny Cow, but they leave me wanting more :wink:
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    If I want it, I eat it. No point in denying yourself or you might be leaving yourself open to a binge and do well more "damage". I watch my portions and figure it into my calories and don't sweat the "bad" days.
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    I concur. Dark chocolate is a daily must for me. I have a piece or some dark covered acai berries after dinner nightly. It signals to me (with my coffee or tea) that it is time to enjoy my desert and stop eating. Perhaps you should have chocolate after lunch.

    Eat it slow pay attention and enjoy. Fit it in your macros and cal goal :)
  • tjames30
    tjames30 Posts: 229 Member
    Vitatops 100 calories or they also make vitabrownies for 50 calories. I make a treat with fiber one cereal and a bag of chocolate peanut butter chips, yummy! You melt the bag of chips and add one of the packages of fiber one cereal, mix and drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Let set and enjoy, but beware they are addicting! Even my kids love them. Also, love the skinny cow ice cream at night when I just need some ice cream!
  • NadiaSAKloof
    NadiaSAKloof Posts: 19 Member
    USN Diet Fuel nutrition bars (I have only had the caramel crunch flavour) taste really good and are far better for you than chocolate - it is on the food database. As mentioned earlier, a small amount of chocolate is ok, but if you are anything like me, it is "all or nothing"! Good luck.
  • Just_Jon
    Just_Jon Posts: 108 Member
    Two squares of a Lindt 90% dark bar. 120 calories. I have it every single day. :)
  • rabblerabble
    rabblerabble Posts: 471 Member
    Usually the only chocolate tasting food I eat in the occasional protein bar.

    I am also quite fond of Dark Chocolate covered berries but try to just eat a couple of them when we have them in the house (they don't last long around the other family members though).
  • VpinkLotus
    VpinkLotus Posts: 849 Member
    I eat chocolate everyday usually. Dark chocolate is your friend. ;)



    This ^
    I don't eat nearly as much as I used to but I do have a tiny bit most days...
  • RooBug88
    RooBug88 Posts: 55 Member
    Not sure if anyone's mentioned it yet, but I LOVE Fiber One 90 calorie Brownies. Also, the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, but they're a little drier than the brownies. Sugar free Jello Puddings are about 60 calories apiece and they're just as yummy as the regular kind. Also try sugar free chocolates, just compare the caloric difference between those and the full-sugar versions and make some informed decisions. There are always ways to cut corners (and calories) and still get your daily "chocolate fix" :)
  • AnthonyBarei
    AnthonyBarei Posts: 1
    im new to this site. do you have any advice?:bigsmile:
  • al369
    al369 Posts: 170 Member
    Dove Promises chocolate in milk or dark chocolate. I bring one or two with me to work often.

    I also eat chocolate very frequently, like other posters said, it's all portion control. And straight chocolate is going to be way better than hot chocolate or a candy bar or anything along those lines.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    Trader Joe's has 100 calorie chocolate bars in Milk and Dark Chocolate.... It's really portions. You could have chocolate every day, just not a TON of it.
    I have never heard of these, and I think I love you for telling me! Headed there after work! Even reworked my macros to fit one in tonight after dinner!

    I see they are individually wrapped so I can freeze them (to help keep me from eating them all at once)...
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    I eat it. But usually it's dark chocolate and I try to eat a snack size portion or very small portion. If it fits in my macros, I eat it. :drinker:
  • Snapper1985
    Snapper1985 Posts: 124 Member
    I don't eat it. Simple enough.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    My name is Stephanie and I'm a chocoholic...

    my protein shakes are chocolate - it helps, A LOT!

    So, I have chocolate EVERY DAY!

    However, the days when I just can't get enough, I fit it in with my calories for the day, even if it's just ONE chocolate, it's something.

    Dark is better then Milk, but Milk is better then none when it's a craving.

    I <3 Dark :D
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Eat the damn chocolate, log it in, work out enough to cover it.
  • JuliaJitterbug
    JuliaJitterbug Posts: 22 Member
    100 calorie fudge cookie pack keeps me happy!
  • woodwardtm
    woodwardtm Posts: 361 Member
    I eat 3 Hershey Kisses.
  • MariaAkeroyd
    MariaAkeroyd Posts: 96 Member
    One mini 3 musketeer...
  • Musicianess20
    Musicianess20 Posts: 21 Member
    I eat dark chocolate pretty much daily. I get them individually wrapped so I can exercise portion control. Kills no more than 40 cals a day and I'm happy. :)

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