Addicted to chocolate - help!!

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  • yayak13
    yayak13 Posts: 4
    I can relate to you...A friend gave me some chocolates last week and said just have one a day......is she kidding?
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    Have you tried dark chocolate? When I have chocolate cravings, I find that I am satisfied with a smaller amount of dark chocolate than I would be with milk chocolate. Also, I use chocolate/peanut butter protein powder with almond milk for a high protein, low cal chocolate fix.

    It's a toughie for sure!
  • jvbrooks
    jvbrooks Posts: 82 Member
    Sounds like carbohydrate addiction!
  • Tessyloowhoo
    Tessyloowhoo Posts: 504
    Hot chocolate oatmeal:

    1 package plain oatmeal (100cal)
    1 package Nestle fat free hot cocoa (20cal)
    1 tbsp baking cocoa (10cal)
    sweetner to taste

    Mix add water and microwave and you have hot, filling, chocolatey oatmeal for 130 calories...
    Your welcome
    Bye
  • amymarie2534
    amymarie2534 Posts: 12 Member
    I'm totally in the same boat. I could eat it until I barf.

    Although I haven't found "the cure", I've been having this everyday for breakfast and it's helping. It's still no chocolate bar, but it's better than no chocolate at all. (AND I finally started losing weight after eating this for 2 weeks!)

    http://www.sensualappealblog.com/chocolate-pb-chia-pudding/

    I use honey instead of stevia though.
  • samedame
    samedame Posts: 36
    Get yourself some dark chocolate cocoa, it is a very strong chocolate, and it is only 10 calories for one tablespoon. Mix it with some stevia, and eat it plain, just don't inhale! Or, use black beans to make black bean brownies. NO JOKE it is good and nutritious. The intense chocolate will get the fix. OR you can get small squares of dark chocolate and eat one for dessert. Chocolate by itself is NOT fattening, nor is it bad for you. In fact, it is quite healthy. Change up the sugars and the oils, and you are done. Works for me, good luck.
  • gowrirao81
    gowrirao81 Posts: 139 Member
    Try a chocolate flavoured protein bar instead (if that fits in your eating philosophy) ... there are numerous decent ones in the market that will better fit into your macros than a plain old chocolate bar. The other option is to just buy 80% chocolate (almost impossible to binge-eat a block of this) and eat just a few squares everyday. I get my chocolate fix in some form or other every day and I make sure it is guilt-free.
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    Get yourself some dark chocolate cocoa, it is a very strong chocolate, and it is only 10 calories for one tablespoon. Mix it with some stevia, and eat it plain, just don't inhale! Or, use black beans to make black bean brownies. NO JOKE it is good and nutritious. The intense chocolate will get the fix. OR you can get small squares of dark chocolate and eat one for dessert. Chocolate by itself is NOT fattening, nor is it bad for you. In fact, it is quite healthy. Change up the sugars and the oils, and you are done. Works for me, good luck.

    It has been many years, but when I was on a very tight budget I used to get my chocolate fix by mixing 100% cocoa powder, granulated sugar, and water. Whether I added hot water and milk to the very thick paste and drank it or ate it as it was depended on how bad the craving was, but I think it still worked out to a lot less calories than a chocolate bar even with me using sugar.
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    I don't sweat it... I have a liking for chocolate. I eat a 240 calorie 3 Musketeers bar most days. Some days I have two. As long as I stay under my calorie goal, or just meet it, I am happy. :smile: I do not believe in total deprivation as I think over time, for a lot of people, they end up overindulging. Therefore a daily treat (for me) is the way to go. :smile:
  • jillll1
    jillll1 Posts: 13 Member
    I haven't had any sugar in over 3 months. But...every once in a while I want a chocolate fix. I make hot cocoa with 8 ounces of unsweetened almond milk (Almond Breeze - Almond Milk (Vanilla/unsweetened - 30 Calories)/ 1 tablespoon unsweetened Hershey cocoa powder (10 calories) and a tablespoon of xylitol (10 calories for 4 grams). So....for 50 calories it's a very chocolatey, filling treat that doesn't mess with my blood sugar. Good luck :smile:
  • ashandstuff
    ashandstuff Posts: 442 Member
    Chocolate is my ultimate weakness.

    I can’t go more than a few days in between getting a chocolate fix. I tried giving it up for two weeks once and I was SO GRUMPY.

    Turns out, I do better giving myself room in my calorie budget for deserts (aka chocolate and sweets) rather than going without completely. Otherwise I’d just binge on chocolate ice-cream and bars.

    Better I eat a little bit of it every other day rather than an entire carton of ice-cream once a week!

    ;]

    But yeah, I get you. It’s all going to come down to self-discipline.
  • joyincincy
    joyincincy Posts: 228 Member
    I have something chocolate almost every night but the type that does not have a high sugar base . I have found this to actually help my cravings, once I eat my dessert int the evenings then I am satisfied and done eating for the day. Try googling banana chocolate mug cake. Try a few versions that don't require the use of a sweetner beyond honey and see if that does the trick for you. Super good and super easy to make.
  • DrunkenFaeGirl
    DrunkenFaeGirl Posts: 107
    I LOVE chocolate. I never thought that I'd be able to essentially give it up but I've somehow come to only have it once or twice a month and am happy still.
  • Lyn1424
    Lyn1424 Posts: 16 Member
    I too am an addict. Sigh!
    Skinny cow has an awesome chocolate line. My fav is the caramel squares. 130 cals for 3.
  • blueboxgeek
    blueboxgeek Posts: 574 Member
    Thanks so much everyone for the advice, hints and tips. I'll definitely be trying some of this stuff x
  • astartig
    astartig Posts: 549 Member
    I have a chocolate addiction too. I end up eating a fair amount of it regularly still. but I take dark chocolate bars or milk chocolate with a high percentage of chocolate for milk (lower carbs is my goal) and break it up in to 8 pieces and wrap the pieces in saran wrap adn put them in a candy dish. it's easier for me to not to go for another one when they're individually wrapped. having the carb cut off at a certain point I also know i can't go past on my sugar allotment and that helps me refrain as well.

    I've also just discovered hail merry treats that are almond flour coconut oil and chocolate basically. low carb, kind of savory chocolate and fit in the keto diet pretty well. (I have a higher carb allowance than many give themselves, the keto stix say I can so why would I argue? :)
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    I have eaten a ton of chocolate in my life. For the last three weeks I have had very little of it. Amazingly, it is not bothering me that much. I try not to eat it, since if I do I won't be able to have much else all day if I want to stay within my calorie limit.
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    I definitely can't live without chocolate. While I'm sure this isn't the healthiest thing, I like to end my day with a regular size Hershey bar, and probably do it at LEAST 4 days a week. Not king size, not snack size, just regular 210 calorie size. I find that it feels like a substantial amount of chocolate while not being all that "expensive" in the calorie department. I also find that I'm less likely to reach for other junk during the day if I know that I have my Hershey bar to account for and look foward to. :)

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