OMG !!! Why am I craving chocolate SO MUCH ?!!

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Everyone has given you great advice. If you don't want empty sugary calories, try a chocolate brownie or double chocolate chunk quest bar, at least then you're getting a decent amount of protein and fibre, and they are delicious and relatively low calorie. I also get little 200g tubs of chocolate protein pudding with 30g protein. Quest bars and the puddings are super delicious chocolatey goodness, plus they're filling too :+1:
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    This thread made me eat 21g 72% chocolate with cranberries

    I would like to thank you for reminding me I had that in the house :)
  • cutec527
    cutec527 Posts: 18 Member
    i'm not really a heavy chocolate lover but when the craving hits i make myself a box of sugar-free jello pudding and sometimes fluff it with a tiny bit of coolwhip... also my diabetic husband and i LOVE the russel stovers sugarfree candies after eating one of those i feel like i've indulged myself :smiley:
  • cdn_beaver
    cdn_beaver Posts: 130 Member
    Your body could be needing magnesium which would explain craving it (besides the tasting good part!). Try eating more healthy foods that are high in magnesium or supplement.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    cdn_beaver wrote: »
    Your body could be needing magnesium which would explain craving it (besides the tasting good part!). Try eating more healthy foods that are high in magnesium or supplement.

    That's what they reckon, but i take 3 350g magnesium capsules nearly every night and still have demonic chocolate cravings :cry:
  • cdn_beaver
    cdn_beaver Posts: 130 Member
    Do you drink a lot of water? Magnesium is one of the electrolytes that gets flushed out with sweat and higher water intake. Have you tried taking your supplements broken up into three times a day instead of all at night?
  • pr3pared
    pr3pared Posts: 2 Member
    Maybe because diets make the body crave fat foods at an hormonal level, some (Lyle McDonald) say having planned cheat meals and refeeds MAY help with that. (source http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/calorie-partitioning-part-2.html), if moderated chocolate consumption doesn't help.
  • allyourbases
    allyourbases Posts: 20 Member
    OMG! My boyfriend is black too!
  • thejocool
    thejocool Posts: 46
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    Is it possible that you are magnesium deficient? Chocolate is high in magnesium, and there is some evidence that people who are craving chocolate aren't getting enough magnesium.

    I have my own evidence which is totally anecdotal, but involves my whole family making PMS jokes at my chocolate-hating brother's expense. He started craving chocolate really badly when we moved from an area with very high magnesium content in the tap water to an area with very soft water. He started taking a supplement and the cravings stopped.

    Maybe you could check back at your log and see if you need to add some magnesium-rich foods?

    Thank you so much for this info I will for sure check into this info !
    For everyone who told me to it the chocolate note that, I'm eating it , I know you have to treat yourself in order to be successful I noticed that the last 2 weeks were really intense. I've been logging now for 360 consecutive days and know my stuff... I know to eat little in order not to go crazy but lately it's been out of control And wanted to know if physically I would have something going wrong all of a sudden... And for peeps that gave me as an advice to eat the dark chocolate ... I don't like it ! I tried it many times, in many brands and think it just taste horrible... LOL ! But that is me... ;)
    Thanks for all your nice advice it's really appreciated !

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