help I want CHOCOLATE....

Go to the store - look at labels. Buy something yummy and allow yourself a portion of it EVERY day! That way you always know you get your treat - I do mine after dinner. Just make sure your treat fits into the calorie plan. This is REAL life afterall

Denying yourself just leads to this. Have a small bit. Then stop. Repeat tomorrow.

Ah i have the same problem. I guess all we choco addicts can do is fight to stop the production of chocolate. Which in turn would cause us to die so....ah shoot!

I guess just dont buy chocolate :ohwell:

Throw them in the trash. That's what I would do because I have zero willpower. I've done it with a pan of brownies before!!!

we've had an entire chocolate cake in the fridge since friday morning, that was bought for a colleague's leaving do, and I forgot to take it to work, it's going to work tomorrow untouched anyway - there is no WAY hubby or I will give into it! he's recently joined mfp too

I say go to a chocolate or candy store where you can buy them by the piece and just pick out one or two pieces. That way you get your fix and are not left with a bunch of chocolate at home you have to resist

Have a piece in the morning so you're not thinking about it all day. Aim for 50 kcal, but don't worry if you double it.

Then, at the end of the day, if you have calories over, reward yourself with some for a job well done.

I had to specify NO CHOCOLATE for Mother's Day, even though my son wanted me to have some.

I have purchased the skinny cow crisp candy bar, (110 calories) , and also their skinny cow dreamy clusters (with rice crispies and chocolate as baby clusters), 120 calories per packet. I purchase 1 packet and 1 candy bar of each, (Walgreens has on sale 69 cents this week), and then, before I let the craving get too bad, it can be my snack. That way I am not feeling deprived, can work it in, and when the packet or bar is gone, it is out of the house. I found that this way I don't feel I am being denied, and can feel good about it. They also taste GREAT!!! :blushing: :bigsmile:

there is no reason at all why you can't incorporate some chocolate into your food diary, but if you think you'll eat the whole box if you have one, dont buy a full box of chocolate!

how about
- buying chocolate each day in very small amounts
- getting chocolate in other formats - like a mug of hot chocolate
- force yourself to log everything you eat before you eat it, and see if you still want to eat the whole box
- eating an entire box one day, and recorded EXACTLY how you feel after you've eaten it - both emotional and physically, and again how that makes you feel the next day - stick that in a wallet or on the fridge as a reminder

Definately agree with all of the above!! I always have a cup of hot chocolate if I'm craving chocolate. Also, I 'suck' chunks of chocolate instead of just chewing! Lasts longer and tastes better. I then mentally feel like I've had loads because it's taken me so long to eat just 2 chunks!!!! Never thought a year ago I could stop at just 2 chunks of cadbury's!!! And you can always use the old age trick - down a glass of water before or after to fill you up more. I always use this one - makes me feel really bloated - I can never eat another thing!!!

And don't forget, a little of something naughty won't kill you! And you won't double in size the next morning when you get out of bed either! There's no point denying yourself something if it's going to make you miserable - what do we all do when we're miserable?????? REACH FOR THE CHOCOLATE!!!!

Stay positive!

Lynn x