why chocolate

lol...I felt the same way last night. I wanted to eat an entire box of cookies but I made myself a bag of popcorn and mixed in 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. It was sooo yummy and it took my sweet tooth away without going over my calories for the day :-)

Ok here is for all you chocolate lovers.... as long as you eat chocolate that has a content of cocoa of 70% or higher in it.. then its healthy for you as a snack. Basically dark chocolate.

mmm popcorn and chocolate chips and marshmallows.... I might have to try this!

as for the OP... YES I DO! and I have to make something immediately orrr. I spend the next week eating over my calories to try to compensate for the craving,... a few extra bites of noodles, or a little more sauce, or just two or three chips.. etc

If I just make the dessert (HOT GOOEY evil sickening brownies are my down fall) and be done with it I find that I stick to eating healthier for longer amoutns of time.


i have felt a craving coming on for a few days now and so I think saturday will be my cheat day. I can hold off until then If I know I can have it if I wait!

Chocolate triggers the release of seratonin (Dark mostly, but milk chocolate to a lesser extent). The same chemical released after orgasm interestingly enough.

Chocolate Almonds usually does the trick for me


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I fight chocolate addiction, too. 1,5 week down, 18,5 weeks to go for my 20 week challenge! Never had so many weeks without chocolate before. Feel free to add me as a friend and good luck fighting the habit.

eat it! in moderation of course. Can't let yourself go crazy. I HAVE to have a treat everyday. I have some super dark 70% chocolate- usually a square is so rich it does the job. If not that I love the russell stover sugar free toffee squares and mint patties- those are full of fat though. Whatever I eat though I just leave room for it in my calories ;o) so plan it in and don't go overboard! Also if it's pllanned ou'll have something to look forward to at least...

I just had one of those new skinny cow heavenly crisp candy bars, they are only 110 calories and are pretty yummy! totally hit the spot but I can go for a few weeks without craving chocolate but when I do I love the dove mini pieces of dark chocolate. It's all in moderation just find a good way to do it.

I read somewhere that chocolate triggers the same response in women as orgasms. I remember once getting a huge chocolate high after drinking Ovaltine and being actually scared that I was addicted to chocolate. When I went on here I decided to cut it out to see what would happen (which ultimately led to me cutting out all refined sugars, since that was the only one I really craved anyway). For the first month or so I got the worst cravings every afternoon but I stayed strong. After three months' abstinence I can honestly say that I do not crave it any more.

I know that I could not stay on my diet without going cold turkey, but I also know that this is not the right path for everyone. Part of being on this site is learning about your body and habits and experimenting with what is right for you individually. As of yesterday I am 1.5 lbs away from my official final destination, but I feel now like I'm more or less there and the number is just to keep a goal in front of me. I have not consciously put any sugar into my body for just over three months and I have more energy than ever, seem to need less sleep, and my mood is awesome!

One epiphany inspired by this site was that I may have been craving it because I was not getting enough fat in my diet, and so the craving for chocolate was my body's way of finding a substitute. Most people probably don't have this problem, but you might want to look to see if this is a concern for you.