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ejllewellyn85
ejllewellyn85 Posts: 18 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hola, just another silly query really, & hopefully despite the rambling nature of this post someone may be able to make some sense of it!

Where do you draw the line or distinguish between "little & often" versus "excessive"? I guess it's subjective so I'm just being curious as to what anyone else thinks, or does themselves?

Having cleaned up my diet & stopped being such a slob, looking back over my food & exercise diary, chocolate (specifically homemade cookies) tends to be the one recurrent "naughtiness". I only make one batch every 2-3 weeks, use max 2/3 the amount of chocolate the recipe suggests & give many away, but I dunno if this is "ok" (for lack of a better word) or if I should cut it out completely?

I don't eat any other sweets, crisps or puddings, it's literally just chocolate.

I'm losing between 2-4 lbs a week on average at the moment so it's not having a negative impact on my weight, & as I make said cookies myself I know there are no unnecessary added ingredients... Which brings us back to the little & often -V- excessive question.

Any input, advice or your own experiences, much appreciated!

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    edited April 2016
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    Chocolate is a great idea. :)
    Losing an average of two pounds a week is the maximum recommended for most cases.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    There are people who have some chocolate every day. They make sure their goals are still met.
  • 6pkdreamer
    6pkdreamer Posts: 180 Member
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    If you can control the eating of them under any duress OK. Maybe move to higher quality ingredients if possible such as darker chocolate with higher cocoa content, reduce sugar (try 2/3 to 1/2 or so) and introduce wholemeal flour say 50% or introduce oat bran or almond meal.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
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    we keep a candy jar next to our record player for ... "guests" ha. It has a combo of mini twix, snickers, kit kats, dresses, jolly ranchers, high chews ect. 5 mini kit kats are 220 calories. Its a satisfying amount that i sometimes need to make room for.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
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    I'd say as long as your goals are being met and you're achieving the results you want, there's no such thing as too much chocolate.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    As long as it fits in your calories, that you're not hungry, and you're hitting your macro and nutrient goals, eat as much as you want.
  • tessr760
    tessr760 Posts: 21 Member
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    as long as you feel good and it's not negatively affecting your health, I would say it's fine. if you want a lower calorie substitute I like to buy walden farms zero calorie chocolate syrup and freeze it into squares for a little snack on special occasions
  • ejllewellyn85
    ejllewellyn85 Posts: 18 Member
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    Thank you ladies & gentlemen! I shall give your suggestions & comments some consideration :-)
  • seasonsdreams
    seasonsdreams Posts: 25 Member
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    Chocolate? Yes please!
  • pdxwine
    pdxwine Posts: 389 Member
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    I have chocolate everyday. A small amount, that fits in to the daily calorie count, works for me.

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