QUESTION FOR THE GIRLIES

Star1ing_Dar1ing
Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
OF COURSE WE ALL GET TO THAT POINT DURING THE MONTH WHEN FLORENCE COMES TO VISIT ..

I IMAGINE WE'RE ALL THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO CRAVINGS FOR CHOCoLATES AND PUDDINGS ..

DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS OR ANY SUBSTITUTE FOODS INSTEAD OF THE SAT-FAT CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM OR FUDGE CAKE ????

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  • craft338
    craft338 Posts: 870 Member
    i get the chocolate smoothies from weight watchers (100 calories per packet, plus what ever kind of milk you use), stick them in the freezer for like 20 minutes, and it's ALMOST like ice cream. :) it's a pretty large serving for under 200 calories depending on what kind of milk you use. so if you feel like you need to sit in front of the TV and eat a large bowl of something chocolate, this helps :)
  • charlottevaun
    charlottevaun Posts: 3
    Low sugar baking days <3
  • Star1ing_Dar1ing
    Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
    i get the chocolate smoothies from weight watchers (100 calories per packet, plus what ever kind of milk you use), stick them in the freezer for like 20 minutes, and it's ALMOST like ice cream. :) it's a pretty large serving for under 200 calories depending on what kind of milk you use. so if you feel like you need to sit in front of the TV and eat a large bowl of something chocolate, this helps :)

    Grrrreat idea ...

    I must sound crazy to admit this but i have actually eaten hot chocolate poweder of a spoon I have been tata desperate for chocolate hahah !!
  • Star1ing_Dar1ing
    Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
    Low sugar baking days <3

    yaaaaaay !! : )
  • minkakross
    minkakross Posts: 687 Member
    not to highjack your thread but, I don't crave sugar aka chocolate but I do crave salt snacks any ideas for me?
  • phinners
    phinners Posts: 524 Member
    I can;t say I've ever noticed any cravings when Aunt Flo comes to stay, but damn I do get so weepy!
  • edleim
    edleim Posts: 81 Member
    For the chocoholics (Like me) I recommend getting a nice piece of chocolate or a really well made chocolate chip cookie. I live in NY so maybe this is easier for me. To me I would rather have a small portion of the real thing. Neither of these option would be more than 200 calories.

    Salty. I always end up buying an Amy's Macoroni and Cheese TV dinner. Love it, so comforting and satisfying.

    My supermarket sells individual delicious cookies, I buy two small chocolate chip and an Amy's and the total is 600 calories.
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
    This is soo yummy! Get a packet of chocolate oatmeal (runs about 130 calories) and add a tbls of pb (about 90 calories)
    The pb makes it all creamy and I swear it tastes like those chocolate no bake cookies..SOOO good..now I gotta go make some lol
  • eshyay
    eshyay Posts: 18
    I'm not that mad for chocolate (although I do have a huge sweet tooth)... But I used to go for Skinny Cow ice cream lollies, they have a chocolate one (I prefer the fruity ones). If memory serves (it's been a long time) they're under 100 cals each and they are delicious.

    My period is a huge non-event (always was, but now I have Mirena it is literally just nothing) but when I really fancy something sweet I have a cup of peppermint tea with either sweeteners or a little bit of sugar in. Tastes like you're having something naughty but you're not really as long as you don't overdo it.

    As for savoury snacks - veggie sticks with a low-fat dressing to dip in?
  • mfkfoster
    mfkfoster Posts: 331 Member
    I personally love either a piece of Godiva milk chocolate truffle, about 50 calories or a Vitatops Vitamuffin in Deep Chocolate, it's fantastic and has about 100 calories, and 9 grams of fiber!
    As for salty which I crave as well. I bake my own sweet potato chips.
  • Star1ing_Dar1ing
    Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
    This is soo yummy! Get a packet of chocolate oatmeal (runs about 130 calories) and add a tbls of pb (about 90 calories)
    The pb makes it all creamy and I swear it tastes like those chocolate no bake cookies..SOOO good..now I gotta go make some lol

    mmmmmmm , sounds beaud'iful :smile:
  • Vick_MN
    Vick_MN Posts: 34
    Weight Watchers Giant Fudge Bars are WONDERFUL! and only about 100 calories. Takes care of my chocolate craving as well as my ice cream craving.
  • That_Girl
    That_Girl Posts: 1,324 Member
    WHY ARE YOU YELLING!? :noway: :tongue: :flowerforyou:

    A pack of M&Ms. Not bad in calories or sodium.

    Other than that, I curb my cravings. Losing weight is soooo much more awesome than PMS. I fight the beyotch!
  • ChelseaRW
    ChelseaRW Posts: 366 Member
    Fudgesicles! 100 calorie ones...perfect chocolatey creaminess!
  • mottmartha
    mottmartha Posts: 4
    I totally know what you mean. I just went through that! I went through weight watchers, which was a waste (for some it works, me, it didn't) however, i did take away a recipe that i always use when I get a sweet tooth craving. Take one box of angel food cake mix (the kind where you just add water) and a can of pineapple chunks in juice (not syrup, syrup has more sugar and calories). Anyways, mix the cake mix and pineapples and bake according to the box. You can seriously eat that whole thing for less than a bar of chocolate!

    OR, if you are seriously craving chocolate and nothing sweet will do, fiber one makes those chocolate and oats bar. Its satisies the chocolate cravings and the fiber is a plus when it comes to cramps and bloating.

    *best wishes*
  • MSDRIZZ
    MSDRIZZ Posts: 246
    OF COURSE WE ALL GET TO THAT POINT DURING THE MONTH WHEN FLORENCE COMES TO VISIT ..

    I IMAGINE WE'RE ALL THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO CRAVINGS FOR CHOCoLATES AND PUDDINGS ..

    DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS OR ANY SUBSTITUTE FOODS INSTEAD OF THE SAT-FAT CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM OR FUDGE CAKE ????

    XX

    Deep chocolate Vita muffins!
  • asj0901
    asj0901 Posts: 141
    I eat a tablespoon of nutella (like a lollipop) Its 100 calories but it hits the spot everytime. Rich, Chocolatey, Creamy.... YUM

    And if I am having a super craving I will take four or five mini pretzles and dip them in my spoon of nutella. Now were talking Rich, Chocolatey, Creamy.... and Salty Crunchy!
  • jadesign19
    jadesign19 Posts: 512 Member
    I tried this and my kids loved it. And I am the worst chocoholic ever especially during "the time". I got a box of fudge brownie mix (I'm going to try the sugar free one and let y'all know). Instead of oil and eggs I replaced it with canned pumpkin. Bake according to directions. My kids said it tastes like marshmellow chocolates. I just like the chocolate and it fills me up. One brownie had about 136 cal.
  • valentine4
    valentine4 Posts: 233 Member
    I do be like a demon coming up to auntie flo visiting! I like a meringue nest with youghurt poured over it and a choclate flake sprinkled over it, all washed down with d.coke it is so sweet your teeth will rattle! plus its seriously filling
  • juldga
    juldga Posts: 119
    not to highjack your thread but, I don't crave sugar aka chocolate but I do crave salt snacks any ideas for me?

    beef jerky and 100 calorie popcorn
  • suziehomemaker
    suziehomemaker Posts: 116
    i just treat myslef and make some chocolate pudding w low/non fat milk....i can eat the 1/2 cup serving and be totally fine...
  • HMKan
    HMKan Posts: 472 Member
    Those Jello Sugar Free Pudding snacks are very satisfying. That or there's an ice cream called Arctic Zero that is around 150 calories FOR THE ENTIRE PINT depending on the flavor. They have a chocolate mint one that tastes like a fudgesicle. Their website lists where they distribute to.
  • himynameisjess
    himynameisjess Posts: 22 Member
    Jello makes Mousse temptations and they're only 60 calories and come in the standard jello pudding size. It usually fulfills my snack/chocolate craving and it's lo-cal!
  • curleesam
    curleesam Posts: 462 Member
    LOW CALORIE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE RECIPE - very easy to make

    These are absolutely yummy and I cut mine into little bitesize pieces so they are only 50calories each. If you make them in the size this recipe suggests they are 191calories which for a piece of chocolate cake is really not bad!

    Ingredients
    85g dark chocolate , 70% cocoa solids, chopped into small pieces
    85g plain flour
    25g cocoa powder
    ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
    100g golden caster sugar
    50g light muscovado sugar
    ½ tsp coffee granules
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    2 tbsp buttermilk
    1 egg
    100g mayonnaise (I used Hellman's)


    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Pour enough water into a small pan to one-third fill it. Bring to the boil, then remove the pan from the heat. Put the chopped chocolate into a large bowl that will fit snugly over the pan without touching the water. Sit the pan over the water (still off the heat) and leave the chocolate to melt slowly for a few mins, stirring occasionally until it has melted evenly. Remove the bowl from the pan, then let the chocolate cool slightly.

    Meanwhile, lightly oil and base-line a 19cm square cake tin that is 5cm deep. Combine the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda. Using a wooden spoon, stir both the sugars into the cooled chocolate with the coffee, vanilla and buttermilk. Stir in 1 tbsp warm water. Break and beat in the egg, then stir in the mayonnaise just until smooth and glossy. Sift over the flour and cocoa mix, then gently fold in with a spatula without overmixing.

    Pour the mixture into the tin, then gently and evenly spread it into the corners. Bake for 30 mins. When a skewer is inserted into the middle, it should come out with just a few moist crumbs sticking to it. If cooked too long, the mix will dry out; not long enough and it can sink. Leave in the tin until completely cold, then loosen the sides with a round-bladed knife. Turn out onto a board, peel off the lining paper and cut into 12 squares.

    PER BROWNIE
    191 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 16g, salt 0.28 g
  • foreverjade
    foreverjade Posts: 213 Member
    Cadbury Thins
    Thinsations - Chocolate covered fudge bar or something like that
    Chocolate Shakelogy
    Kudos 100 cal bars.
  • JenBrown0210
    JenBrown0210 Posts: 985 Member
    not to highjack your thread but, I don't crave sugar aka chocolate but I do crave salt snacks any ideas for me?
    . When I want something salty I eat vegie straws. 38 sticks for 140 calories. They are just salty enough and crunchy. They are made from potatoe and vegetable puree.
  • ttmac96
    ttmac96 Posts: 22
    GAH! All this talk of chocolate! It's almost that time for me and there's a giant Hersey's Kiss right behind me DH got me for Valentine's Day sitting on the shelf! I just had a carrot trynna be good! lol
  • achojnacki
    achojnacki Posts: 66 Member
    Dark chocolate brownie mix made with apple sauce. or black beans? You can search both on google.

    Or just let yourself have some real chocolate. I try to budget a couple m and ms or a piece of dark chocolate into my meal plan each day.
  • ♥Violette♥4Ever♥
    ♥Violette♥4Ever♥ Posts: 457 Member
    i get the chocolate smoothies from weight watchers (100 calories per packet, plus what ever kind of milk you use), stick them in the freezer for like 20 minutes, and it's ALMOST like ice cream. :) it's a pretty large serving for under 200 calories depending on what kind of milk you use. so if you feel like you need to sit in front of the TV and eat a large bowl of something chocolate, this helps :)

    I agree. The Weight Watchers Smart Ones desserts are great for that.
  • HeatherShrinking
    HeatherShrinking Posts: 776 Member
    WHY ARE YOU YELLING!? :noway: :tongue: :flowerforyou:

    lol! I was wondering the same thing

    2 teaspoons of Nutella on a banana. Doesn't sound like a ton of Nutella, but it covers the entire banana and is super yummy. (Each teaspoon of Nutella is 33 calories)
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