How do I break up with chocolate?

You don't need to break it off clean. Just focus on your goals for a while but keep chocolate as a booty call.

What I used to do when I was counting calories was keep a bag of unsweetened chocolate chips (they are plenty sweet on their own) in my freezer. When the craving hit, I would eat a measured tablespoon. Eat a few at a time. It helps! 2 tbsp are only 60 calories and aren't going to kill you ... or you could even keep a big hershey bar and break off a serving... I think it's 3 squares for like 100-200 calories or so.

Counting calories is about moderation. Having a little everyday will not harm your results unless you go overboard. I've found with me personally, the longer I stay away from something, the more I want to binge on it... vs. allowing it into my diet every now and then keeps those cravings at bay.

You break up with it the same way tou break up with people: you stop all contact with it, you don't let it into your house, you eat other foods in a desperate but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to fill the void, and then you move on over time.

And once a year or so you hook up with it and vow never to do it again. Every. Year.

I had to stop buying it because I had no self-control. I went 5-months with no chocolate while I slowly changed how I ate and gained a moderate amount of self-control. This past Monday I bough some, and I'm limiting myself to 2 squares a day, which is about 57 calories. 4 days in and it's going great. It might not work for everyone, but it's worth a try so you don't have to stop eating it forever.

All chocolate or just some kinds? I can drizzle chocolate syrup on my coffee, but don't bring M&M's into the house because I will eat them all.

senecarr wrote: »

evelyngomez_xo wrote: »

Thank you all for the suggestions! I'm going to try them all and see what works best for me!

Unfortunately this now means she's eating 5 bars a days of dark caocao...

Why would you want to break up with something so tasty, and good for you, and helps keep you skinny?

I will not give up chocolate. However, I do eat it in different forms. Fiber One 90 calorie chocolate bar, chocolate protein shake with bananas & strawberries. Hershey kisses or nuggets are nice since they are small quantities. And getting off the chocolate subject, sometimes it works if you kick in something different but still sweet. Honey drizzled on toast for drizzle on lightly salted rice cake (which to me taste like Honey Smack cereal). Apple butter on bread or saltines.

Try having little chocolate and something else that is sweet. See if it kicks that craving of wanting more chocolate.

Find a kind of treat that you really, really enjoy and work on incorporating that into your days.

I'm slowly working my way through a tremendous chocolate stash and it's making me realize some of the stuff I would buy is just okay and not worth spending calories on. This means I won't bother buying it again and will instead buy things that are delicious and not just things to satisfy the craving.

For me, dove and hershey dark chocolates work nicely if I want chocolate but don't have many calories left for a treat. I think the dove ones are 35 calories, and I can always work that in.

You don't necessarily have to cut it out completely. I sometimes will for a couple weeks to "reset" my sweet tooth if I've been over-indulging, but otherwise I always work in a treat at the end of the day

~Lyssa

Delete it from your phone, block it on social media, and don't answer its drunk dials.

Okay if you two break up....I didn't know how to tell you that chocolate and I have been going out for a little while.
In fact chocolate stopped by earlier today.

Don't do it by email!

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Hey if you don't eat it, you will end up on a binge with it! I eat/cheat with ice cream. But I stay order my calories every day. Lots of exercise too! You can do it!!