Chocolate once in awhile??

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misskenzie63
misskenzie63 Posts: 30
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Is it okay to eat some chocolate or any type of sweets while on a diet trying to lose weight. I've done good & haven't touched any bad foods. Today I went for a 2 hr walk & I really craved some dark chocolate Hershey's. It says 180 cal for 5 squares. It won't throw me back somehow with my progress right? Not trying to sound dumb I just don't want to set myelf up for failure if I eat this or don't give myself sweets once in awhile. (: thanks!
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  • NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner
    NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner Posts: 1,018 Member
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    I have a bit of chocolate every day. If it's in your calorie allowance... Eat it. Savour it and stop worrying x
  • MelissaMJG
    MelissaMJG Posts: 6 Member
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    I eat some kind of sweet everyday, sometimes chocolate or poptarts or whatever. As long as it fits into your calories.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
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    No foods should be off limits. Its absolutely fine to eat chocolate or sweets of they fit in your allowance. Oy will not throw you back at all other than its 180 calories of your allowance. Eat what you like as treats but keep track of the calories. Take your time. some people put it in the fridge beforehand to make it last. Imo if you like hersheys thats cool. but lots of other people prefer a higher quality dark chcolate to get their kick.

    Id you use seach and look under chocolate then that should ive you loads of suggestions of different brands or lower calorie alternatives you might wnat to look at.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
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    I have chocolate several times a week. I feel like allowing myself to enjoy things I like in moderation is going to give me a better chance of long term success than trying to deprive myself of them. I also do allow myself something sweet every day. Even cheesecake and ice cream. Just track it like everything else.
  • SToast
    SToast Posts: 255 Member
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    Chocolate is every day for me :smiley:
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
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    misskenzie63 wrote: »
    Is it okay to eat some chocolate or any type of sweets while on a diet trying to lose weight. I've done good & haven't touched any bad foods. Today I went for a 2 hr walk & I really craved some dark chocolate Hershey's. It says 180 cal for 5 squares. It won't throw me back somehow with my progress right? Not trying to sound dumb I just don't want to set myelf up for failure if I eat this or don't give myself sweets once in awhile. (: thanks!

    You can eat chocolate every day and still lose weight, just fit it into your calorie goals. Nothing wrong with chocolate :)
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
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    SToast wrote: »
    Chocolate is every day for me :smiley:
    Me too!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    I lost 55 pounds eating ice cream most nights and a candy bar once a week. Make it fit into your goals and you should be fine.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,151 Member
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    SToast wrote: »
    Chocolate is every day for me :smiley:



    Same here. Dove bar, two or four pieces. If it's the bag and they are individually wrapped, then two per day (usually around 7 pm).
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,627 Member
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    i have chocolate, sweets, junk food and eat out all the time LOL

    im having frozen custard today. which will put me way over but im dealing with my father in the hospital and i lost a total of 4 pounds in the past week, so i am not even worried about it LOLOLOL
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
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    I have had ice cream, or chocolate pretty much every day.
  • JessieLMay
    JessieLMay Posts: 146 Member
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    I get my sweets in daily. I just fit it in my calories. Even if it doesnt fit exactly, I don't sweat it. If I could never have sweets, or even just have them once in awhile, then I would rather be fat lol.
  • JeopardyRight
    JeopardyRight Posts: 331 Member
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    I have something sweet every day. Hasnt stopped my loss.
  • dwarfiegodsmack
    dwarfiegodsmack Posts: 317 Member
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    I have chocolate and ice cream every day :tongue:
  • eileensofianmushinfine
    eileensofianmushinfine Posts: 303 Member
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    for me, it's a no-go for now. Chocolate and chocolate bars are a trigger food -- and I would never be able to stop at just 1 serving. Therefore, I don't keep any of it in the house. I do get some chocolate in my protein shake and my protein bars.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Every day here too. Typically one square, so about 50 calories worth.
  • annaheyoolay
    annaheyoolay Posts: 100 Member
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    I eat at least one 63 calorie square of dark chocolate every day, two or three if I have the extra calories.
  • lynndot1
    lynndot1 Posts: 114 Member
    edited April 2015
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    Chocolate calories are dangerous. If it has chocolate in it you need to add another digit to adjust for the bad calories, so it's really 1800 for those squares. You've been warned.

    But if it's organic chocolate you can take away a digit, because organic food is always healthier. So it would be 18 instead. Makes sense, right? I hope I've cleared that up for you.

    Sarcasm
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    I just had a chocolate gelato pop. I know I'll weigh more in the morning only because I wake up much earlier than I did today. But I'm still in a deficit.
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
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    I eat something sweet every day. Sometimes chocolate! I just make sure it fits in my calories.

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