Chocolate addiction!

this has been getting me all week.. samoas, oreos, and valentine chocolates... ughhh

In my opinion, if you have a vice ... don't completely cut it out. Either make room for it or find alternative ways to eat it and still feel satisfied.

I have some low calorie cookies I get so that I can still feel like I am eating dessert while my bf eats a row of oreos. Chocolate covered banana's (home-made, dark chocolate) etc. Find recipes that will help satisfy them or wont make you feel so guilty.

If you have a food processor, make your own ice cream.

If you try to eliminate it, you will more than likely fail.

Eat dark chocolate. Drink chocolate flavoured tea. Or eat chocolate so that it stays within your calorie limit. If you keep buying chocolate bars from the vending machine, take some chocolate with you before you leave, a healthier version so you get the chocolate taste but not all the extra stuff from the chocolate bar.

Ok so i find it extremely hard to stay away from chocolate. I mean i could not go a day with out having chocolate and some days i would even have two bars.

My boyfriend decided to set me a goal of not eating chocolate for 3 months, he didnt think i could do it. That was it the competitive side of me came out and i thought im gunna give this my best shot. It was sooooo hard and i thought about chocolate everyday, nearly all day. I mean i cut out everything chocolate, no chocolate drinks, even if something had chocolate chips in it i wouldnt eat it! I saw a massive difference in my body after these three months and this gave me the motivations to cut my chocolate down. I DID IT! :-)

I still eat chocolate now but its definetly not as frequent.

Some people might say that i shouldnt have given it up totally but to me that was the only way as i had no will power towards chocolate at all and just cutting down was not going to be possible (definetly addicted to it). So give it a go maybe set a go for a month and you will soon see that you can go without it if you need to.

Good luck! x

I have the same problem! I have noticed that I can still have it here and there and still lose weight. You just wont lose as fast as you may want to. Just make sure you arent going crazy and still within your calorie count. I have had many a lunch where I finish and get TWO Hershey bars out of the vending machine for "desert". Yep, Im on the hard stuff. I keep telling myself that I am making LIFESTYLE changes though, not just dieting. If you love chocolate, you will never be able to stick to a diet that does not allow you to have it. Just plan ahead and make it work into your count. And if you over do it, either cut back on your next meal, or chaulk it up to a slip-up and move on. Bottom line, if you love it that much, you have to include it into your plan to stay with it in my opinion. I think that is why so many people fail when trying to lose weight. They eliminate what they love instead of just controlling it better. Good luck!

Find the chocolate that you really love, and eat that in moderation. Simply schedule it into your diary every day. This will help teach you self control.

First, I suggest logging the chocolate that you eat - you might be surprised how many calories from chocolate you actually consume! I know I was when I first started here and it really gave me a reality check - I could eat as healthy as I wanted and exercise, but if I was still consuming so much high-calorie chocolate, then I would never lose weight.

Second, as most posters have suggested, find some healthier chocolate alternatives. I used to eat peanut m&ms like they were going out of style until I realized how many calories I would consume of them. Now, I try to opt for fruit and dark chocolate combinations or only eat a little bit of milk chocolate. I also equate chocolate to exercise - example: if I eat this Kit Kat bar, how long would I need to exercise to burn it off? Is it worth it? (Usually yes lol)

I think this is a GREAT idea. Log all the chocolate that you eat religiously, the shock of the sugar and fat content alone might dissuade your craving. As cheesy as it sounds, change your relationship with it. Make it something special and rewarding versus snack-y. Perhaps save it for a treat for yourself if you've accomplished a goal in the day. Eat slowly, enjoy, savor. Cutting it out entirely will probably not work and be supper unsatisfying.

ALSO, look up the ingredients in a mainstream chocolate candy and the process of making it. That alone might put you off it.

I can't stop eating chocolate!! Its the sole food that destroys my diet! I try to not have any in the house but then I end up eating spoonfuls of nutella all night or resort to making a mini chocolate mug cake. If i have change when at work i can't say no to the vending machine for a chocolate bar (

Try drinking mate or tea.

The "feel-good" chemical in chocolate is theobromine. The same chemical is found in yerba mate and tea. Mate has more theobromine, and you use more of it to make a cup, but it also has more caffeine.

It might reduce your cravings.

Try Vitatops. The chocolate ones are actually really fudgy but only 100 calories and fiber so they fill you up. Plus, try to slowly cut back on the sugar elsewhere (in salad dressings and other processed foods). The less sugar you eat, the less you crave.