CHOCOLATE

sfhudgens
sfhudgens Posts: 123 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Why AM I craving CHOCOLATE
I want some NOW lol.
Oh well.....I will eat my pineapples with blueberries and almonds...........
However tomorrow for my snack at work I will have to figure something
out with a tiny bit of chocolate in it!
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  • mandeenicoleb
    mandeenicoleb Posts: 479 Member
    I love chocolate. Amazingly enough I haven't had a crazing in a couple of days but I usually try to mix it in with my fruit as a snack and to keep cravings away.

    Not chocolate, but what always keeps me happy is Strawberries with Nutella. It's my treat when I've been good and have calories to spare.
  • sk_pirate
    sk_pirate Posts: 282 Member
    I could eat a vat of chocolate if allowed. Love the stuff.

    I don't believe in depriving yourself, so if it's a true craving, and you like dark chocolate, have a few squares and savour them, see how you feel after :)
  • AlysaN
    AlysaN Posts: 11
    I crave really dark chocolate. Like the 84% intense dark chocolate. I buy the Ghiradelli squares and have one when I've craving. Just one does it for me since they're so dark and rich.
  • rhogr000
    rhogr000 Posts: 126
    Why AM I craving CHOCOLATE
    I want some NOW lol.
    Oh well.....I will eat my pineapples with blueberries and almonds...........
    However tomorrow for my snack at work I will have to figure something
    out with a tiny bit of chocolate in it!

    This is one of the mistakes that would-be healthy people make; they deprive themselves. If you want a piece of chocolate, then have a piece of chocolate (notice I said "piece" and not "whole candy bar"). If you want a candy bar, buy one and have half now, and half before bed; there's nothing wrong with that.

    If you continue to deprive yourself you'll eventually crack and binge and it won't be pleasant or fun. However, if you allow yourself to have a "forbidden" food once or twice a day, then you'll be able to sustain this new lifestyle.

    I'll give you my personal anecdote: I buy a large bag of "Fun Size" candy bars every week at the grocery store and I usually have one with lunch and one with dinner. They last the whole week and I never feel deprived.
  • bongochick45
    bongochick45 Posts: 130 Member
    I just had a piece of dove dark chocolate with sea salt caramel. It's like 39 calories, and totally satifies my cravings. I don't believe in deprevation. It's not sustainable and it leads to binges. If you're craving it, go for it. Just don't over do it. Everything in moderation.
  • sfhudgens
    sfhudgens Posts: 123 Member
    Why AM I craving CHOCOLATE
    I want some NOW lol.
    Oh well.....I will eat my pineapples with blueberries and almonds...........
    However tomorrow for my snack at work I will have to figure something
    out with a tiny bit of chocolate in it!

    This is one of the mistakes that would-be healthy people make; they deprive themselves. If you want a piece of chocolate, then have a piece of chocolate (notice I said "piece" and not "whole candy bar"). If you want a candy bar, buy one and have half now, and half before bed; there's nothing wrong with that.

    If you continue to deprive yourself you'll eventually crack and binge and it won't be pleasant or fun. However, if you allow yourself to have a "forbidden" food once or twice a day, then you'll be able to sustain this new lifestyle.

    I'll give you my personal anecdote: I buy a large bag of "Fun Size" candy bars every week at the grocery store and I usually have one with lunch and one with dinner. They last the whole week and I never feel deprived.
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    LOL I am not depriving myself. I just don't have access to any and I want some :) I didn't want it this morning so thats why I packed what I did :) I just know that tomorrow I will be packing something different. And now I want some nutella and strawberries...So that may be my snack tomorrow!
    Thanks guys :)
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    I eat a full chocolate bar nearly everyday. Yum Yum
  • hazeljordan1974
    hazeljordan1974 Posts: 107 Member
    I love chocolate too! For me I keep the following in, low cal options that satisfy me:-
    Mini milk - 30 kcals
    2 x jaffa cakes - 92 kcals (if you go for Sainsbury's basic jaffa cakes - 88 kcal for 2)
    Tesco chocolate mousse - 80 kcal
    Mini animals (22g bag) - 95 kcal
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    100 cal cookie packs.............
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    get the little chocolate squares that come individually wrapped from godiva or ghirardelli. somehting with a g. they're at the market.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Valrhona! One square more than does it for me.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    homemade trail mix:

    dark chocolate chips, almonds, and a few tiny marshmellows :)
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Eat the chocolate. It's good for you.

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  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    I eat a full chocolate bar nearly everyday. Yum Yum

    me too - 3 musketeers while I am taking a bath. Some people have a glass of wine to unwind...me - it is my chocolate bar. 67 pounds down - doesn't seem to have caused me a problem.
  • mjhmjhmjh
    mjhmjhmjh Posts: 55 Member
    Once I start eating chocolate I can't stop!
    I totally avoid it! But it has so many issues with palm oil, animal testing and child labour it is pretty easy to stop eating it!
  • likeschocolate
    likeschocolate Posts: 368 Member
    Yes.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
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    I get a bag of these (70% though, 85% is too damn dry for me) when the store has them stocked. 3 squares = 90 cals and a nice bit of chocolate. I have tried 85% with a thin spread of Nutella and that cuts the dry taste to make it tolerable.
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    I will Never ever give up chocolate. One piece will satisfy my craving except around ''THAT" time of the month. Then I new a whole handfull!!
  • Tubatubatoaslimmerme
    Tubatubatoaslimmerme Posts: 43
    Chocolate Gimme :)
  • p1otty
    p1otty Posts: 2
    My wife and I buy the 73% cacao chocolate bars from Trader Joe's. They IMO have the perfect balance of cacao and sweetness, plus 2 squares are only 90 calories...
  • carrieo888
    carrieo888 Posts: 233 Member
    Carb cravings often indicate a need for protein. I won't deprive myself of a nice square of dark chocolate, but it is also good to figure out the underlying need.
  • Leather_N_Lace
    Leather_N_Lace Posts: 518 Member
    To curb my chocolate cravings, I make "candy" out of my chocolate powdered protein shakes. Mix 2 scoops with 1/4 cup of organic coconut oil and spread on wax paper laid out on cookie sheet. Sprinkle crushed up raw, unsalted almonds and unsweetened coconut:) Put in freezer for 5 minutes and then break apart like peanut brittle. So good and healthy for you!
  • MainahGirl
    MainahGirl Posts: 282 Member
    When I'm craving chocolate, I like to have a tablespoon of mini semi sweet chocolate chips. You can have a bunch of them at 70 calories and slowly fullfill your craving. :)
  • FezzesRCool
    FezzesRCool Posts: 36
    Chocolate is one of the things I have mostly cut out too mainly because most things I find with chocolate tend to have a high enough calorie count to make a meal and I don't want it wasted.

    But, what I do is use Viactiv as my multivitamin. 20 calories and lots of vitamins and minerals in one chocolate chew a day. Looking forward to that each morning helps me behave. :)
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
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    I get a bag of these (70% though, 85% is too damn dry for me) when the store has them stocked. 3 squares = 90 cals and a nice bit of chocolate. I have tried 85% with a thin spread of Nutella and that cuts the dry taste to make it tolerable.

    Mmmmmm yummy!!!!!
  • sk_pirate
    sk_pirate Posts: 282 Member
    Eat the chocolate. It's good for you.

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  • CherylP67
    CherylP67 Posts: 772 Member
    I have a big bar of good quality 72% dark chocolate. If I have a choc craving, I eat a square with a banana or a few cherries. The fruit keeps me from eating it too fast and makes the square last much longer, which ensures my satisfaction.
  • luvriden
    luvriden Posts: 52
    Love chocolate, even my horse is chocolate colored LOL... My breakfast every day is a Think Thin Brownie Crunch bar with juice. At night my snack is Special K pastry crisps chocolaty delight. I can't give up my chocolate or I really go on an eating binge and then still eat my chocolate. So I cut right to the chase and eat my chocolate and not eat the other stuff. Oh, I do eat lots of fruits and veggies for my lunch and dinner and other snacks too. I also make sure I burn enough extra calories to eat my chocolate :-)
  • ShaylaWaruk
    ShaylaWaruk Posts: 12
    I too love chocolate; milk or dark, love it!!! I really try and hold off as much as I can, but like some said, they don't deprive themselves either.

    I am also really thinking, and have known this for sometime now, but I work out a bit during the week. I get to the gym and do boot camp every Monday evening. So, we work out and hard, why sabotage ourselves with eating the junk we want!? I wish I knew the answer to that!
  • sfhudgens
    sfhudgens Posts: 123 Member
    New thing I tried today was Nuttella with whipped cream 25 calories mixed together and celery sticks :)
    but now I want ice cream so i am debating on ice cream lol an extra 180 calories......is it worth it :) cause I can go run tonight and run it off and make it....

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