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What do you eat when you're craving chocolate?

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  • ltollagson
    ltollagson Posts: 11
    Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters
  • Munn0025
    Munn0025 Posts: 40 Member
    I always get Dark Chocolate.. over 65% cacao... its much healthier for u! And its so gooooood,,, my favorite is from whole foods 365 brand dark chocolate baking chunks 67% cacao... good luck!! also.. if u really want the extra calories.. let it motivate u to work out, so u gain the extra calories!
  • marshmallow8978
    marshmallow8978 Posts: 57 Member
    Hot chocolate
    Dark Choc chips
    Kisses

    If I want chocolate, that's what I want. I just find a way-
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Emerald cocoa roast almonds. Or chocolate, but I actually like those almonds so much more. 4g of sugar, too!

    omg- I can't just eat a handful or serving- I'll eat the whole container- these things are like fricking crack cocaine.

    I usually have ice cream at the end of the day- or thin mints -or whatever.

    It depends on what and when it is- I mostly can make everything fit into my day- but I log all my food in and then work around it- or take something out that I WAS going to eat and eat the chocolate instead.
  • Hungry_Annie
    Hungry_Annie Posts: 807 Member
    I LOVE Lindt dark chocolate sea salt flavor. I have a square or 2 most days, i think they are around 50 calories a square. If i want more, i have more.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    You're a 20 year old woman lifting and netting 1000-1200 calories a day? :( I think you can afford some chocolate, even on a rest day.

    And there it is
  • rieann84
    rieann84 Posts: 511 Member
    I like to buy this stuff called SimplyLite. I eat the dark chocolate, but I think they make milk & almond, too. It tastes good, and its low calorie for a serving. I'm too scared to binge on it, because the package more or less states: over consumption of this product will make you *kitten* your pants. Which is great, because I need that fear otherwise I'll eat 3 bars at a time.
  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
    I keep a bar of dark chocolate in my freezer and eat one square. I also keep Weight Watchers dark chocolate and raspberry popsicles in my freezer, only 90 calories and really good.

    I guess it depends on where you are calorie-wise in your day. A couple calories over isn't the end of the world ...
  • hkristine1
    hkristine1 Posts: 950 Member
    I am not a huge chocolate cravings person and have had the same hershey chocolate bar in my freezer for a year - I guess I should probably toss it since I really have no desire for it and it's probably gross by now... but when the rare occasion does hit, I have 2 standby options.

    If I have very few (or no) calories left, I go for a chocolate chip cookie (I don't really prefer chocolate bars, but baked goods? yes please!). I keep some chocolate chip cookies in my freezer at all times for these moments. They each have 60 calories. If I feel "guilty" about going over my calories, I do a little exercise to counter it (some gentle yoga or a walk around the neighborhood - nothing vigorous as I don't want it to seem like "punishment").

    If I have a larger amount of calories available, I will have a small bowl of vanilla icecream with a cut up banana and a bit of hershey's chocolate sauce... and if I'm feeling really CRAZY (ha!), I add some chopped nuts.

    These treats really seem to do the trick for me.
  • Me2FitMe
    Me2FitMe Posts: 1,285 Member
    If I want it-- I eat it!! Yummm... chocolate!!
  • Sharon5913
    Sharon5913 Posts: 134 Member
    Dark Chocolate Dove. I allow myself a bit each day... unless of course, I have been piggish in other ways. :blushing:
  • freckledjezebel
    freckledjezebel Posts: 65 Member
    I keep a bar of Ghirardelli 70% dark chocolate in the kitchen and have a square or two when a craving hits. Two squares is only 100 calories and honestly, I'm usually satisfied with nibbling on one and making it last.

    Then again, I don't usually crave chocolate or sweets very often so this method works for me. Salty foods are my weakness, I don't even keep chips in the house cause I have NO control.
  • PinUp2014
    PinUp2014 Posts: 79 Member
    Blasphemy!! Lol... there is ALWAYS room for chocolate. Honestly, like other poster have said, you can fit a piece or two (or 10) into your day. No need to binge and have 3 snickers bars. Dark chocolate kisses are awesome by the way. In the end, going over your macros a little won't derail your progress. If anything, being flexible will allow a healthy relationship with food, and give you the tools and confidence you need to maintain your goals over the long term.

    :heart:
    Finally, someone that understands.

    Yes, there is no substitute for chocolate. I've learned that when I crave something, the longer I deny myself the more I want it and I binge.

    Have a piece or two of Dove then go for a walk.
  • Jenjenthejetplane1
    Jenjenthejetplane1 Posts: 130 Member
    looks to me like youve got 940cals left for the day.
    can you shift anything to make it fit?

    how did you determine 1270cals/day was right for you?

    No idea...lol
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I eat it.

    Right now it is Lindt dark chocolate squares with sea salt. One piece 55 calories. I make sure I save enough calories for the day so I can have a piece of chocolate every day. I have been doing this for almost 2 years now and it is something I look forward to every day.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    I just eat chocolate...


    Now I want chocolate! And op it's your fault! No wait... I always want chocolate...
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member

    FWIW, 50-70 calories for a piece of dark chocolate is not going to derail progress at all

    fify :flowerforyou:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I used to be on a big kick of eating semisweet chocolate chips, single ones...like 5-8 of them. It usually worked, and if I had the calories I'd sometimes add a couple of single nuts or even a tsp of marshmallow crème to make it more candy-ish.

    Lately my husband and I have been getting Ghirardelli dark chocolate bars from Target and enjoying one square each day. At 57-63 calories per square we can usually always fit that in easily. We'll get the super dark cacao or something fun like cabernet, hazelnut, sea salt, etc.

    I find that I can pace myself better with dark or semisweet than milk chocolate.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I usually have Skinny Cow chocolates - it's, I think, 120 calories for an entire bar and they're really good. Kills a craving in no time.

    ^^ Love these when I'm short on calories!
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Chocolate flavoured tea or a square of dark chocolate. In the grand scheme of things, a small amount isn't going to hurt.

    This!^

    Yogi Mayan Cocoa Spice tea.....yummy with milk & a bit of sugar

    Ghiradelli squares....individually wrapped

    Weight Watchers chocolate mousse bar.....60 calories
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Try BOLTHOUSE CHOCOLATE protein plus drink. It kicks my chocolate cravings every time....Its in the fridge/juice section with any major retailers.

    wha?! No...this is the yummy yet evil drink that made me have to skip lunch at around 400 calories for the bottle.
  • Najay
    Najay Posts: 273 Member
    Fiber one Chocolate brownies. 90 calories. Your welcome, LOL!
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I normally just have some chocolate. I can fit a bit of chocolate into my calories if I want
  • Shauna2626
    Shauna2626 Posts: 196 Member
    Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut Fruit & Grain bars taste deliciously indulgent for only 120 calories.
    Small Dove dark chocolates are also good.
    You could also try some low calorie hot chocolate.
  • 1HappyRedhead
    1HappyRedhead Posts: 413 Member
    Blasphemy!! Lol... there is ALWAYS room for chocolate. Honestly, like other poster have said, you can fit a piece or two (or 10) into your day. No need to binge and have 3 snickers bars. Dark chocolate kisses are awesome by the way. In the end, going over your macros a little won't derail your progress. If anything, being flexible will allow a healthy relationship with food, and give you the tools and confidence you need to maintain your goals over the long term.


    Exactly!! :heart:
  • crcaru03
    crcaru03 Posts: 1 Member
    I read somewhere once to go for a walk when i crave chocolate :) I was walking a lot!!!! 90% of the time after my quick short walk i didn't crave the chocolate anymore. During that 10% of still craving chocolate i would have 1 small piece of dark chocolate. It was a great excuse to walk, and it made me more aware of my cravings and helped me control them over time. I am going to do 10 squats now instead of walking everytime I crave chocolate :)
  • thejocool
    thejocool Posts: 46
    Well said ! :)
    Blasphemy!! Lol... there is ALWAYS room for chocolate. Honestly, like other poster have said, you can fit a piece or two (or 10) into your day. No need to binge and have 3 snickers bars. Dark chocolate kisses are awesome by the way. In the end, going over your macros a little won't derail your progress. If anything, being flexible will allow a healthy relationship with food, and give you the tools and confidence you need to maintain your goals over the long term.
  • LassoOfTruth
    LassoOfTruth Posts: 735 Member
    I feel like this is a trick question.

    Answer: Chocolate?
  • 1HappyRedhead
    1HappyRedhead Posts: 413 Member
    Cocoa Puffs! :wink:
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    looks to me like youve got 940cals left for the day.
    can you shift anything to make it fit?

    how did you determine 1270cals/day was right for you?

    No idea...lol

    well damn.

    go here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

    figure out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure).

    multiply that number by .8, and eat that.

    exercise calories are built in, and you will enjoy healthy, steady loss. :drinker:
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