Craving and Giving In

Yep. I get them all the time. So I plan little snacks and treats so I don't freak out and eat all the chocolate in the house all at once. Here are my tricks:

Package "servings" of your favorite treats into little baggies with the calorie count boldly written on the outside so you can see it. (ex: 51 Reese's Pieces-170 calories, 3 Oreos-160 calories, half a Hershey bar-110 calories) When you need a treat, grab a baggie. No fear of going nuts and eating the whole box cuz when the bag is empty, that's it. To eat more you'd have to get a new snack baggie, and seeing the calorie number on the outside can remind you of how much you already ate and make you think again. Nestle Tollhouse ready-to-bake white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie dough is only 90 calories a cookie. I make just two or three at a time, hot gooey cookies right out of the oven. Is there anything better?? And once they're gone, they're gone. Too much hassle to reheat the oven up all over again and bake more, so I make those two or three really count!

I keep frozen strawberries and grapes in the freezer, it's easy to blend up an emergency smoothie with a banana or some juice when I need something sweet and cold, and has way fewer cals than ice cream.

Also pudding cups in the fridge are a really easy, quick chocolate fix. I prefer the sugar free ones, as they're only 70 calories a piece.