How do I????

coachblt
coachblt Posts: 1,090
edited November 12 in Motivation and Support
For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

Thanks!
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  • dcat4563
    dcat4563 Posts: 33 Member
    some people suggest eating dark chocolate, since it is a healthy chocolate and can help curb the craving, but since it isn't as sweet it doesn't seem to make you want to gorge on it. I have found for myself that the more i give into those cravings the more I want to continue to eat them so i limit myself.
  • TiffanyW1014
    TiffanyW1014 Posts: 599 Member
    I eat the special K bar with choc drizzle.. 90 calories and I don't feel so bad... But I only eat 1 lol!!
  • Crystaleyed
    Crystaleyed Posts: 229 Member
    I know the feeling :( I'm a bit like that at the moment, not with chocolate tho' just food in general.
    I know this seems a bit weird but have you looked up chocolate companies and what they do?
    I found some stuff about chocolate out, through a conversation I had with my drama teacher. I'd start with 'why boycott ...' and then your favourite chocolate brand e.g. Mars, Cadbury etc. Some will be fine and ethical but some of the stuff some chocolate companies do put me off a lot of their products and it's stopped me eating as much chocolate, which cannot be a bad thing :D
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

    I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

    Thanks!

    Chocolate protein shake.
  • pig2twig1992
    pig2twig1992 Posts: 21
    low calorie hot chocolate! sometimes I put sugar free marshmallow in there to make it extra special :)
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

    I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

    Thanks!

    Don't buy any and don't eat any. The craving will go away.
  • jonesin_am
    jonesin_am Posts: 404 Member
    Nutella and a banana! That's my go to sweet treat :)
  • melmckay99
    melmckay99 Posts: 358
    Maybe it's your time of the month ? I always crave chocolate more around this time, lol

    all joking aside, I usually have some dark chocolate stashed away in my desk and I eat a couple squares a day. It's enough to satisfy the craving for me :)
  • pianolover2012
    pianolover2012 Posts: 168 Member
    I use sugar free hot choco. Does the trick while being filling also.
  • ksumme
    ksumme Posts: 283
    Every now and then I will eat a Clif Builder Bar - 20g of protein. They give me the 'candy bar' feel. They are higher in calories, but I usually only allow myself one after a very hard workout. (Or, if totally swamped during lunch at work - I have used it as a meal replacement a couple of times, but very rarely.)
  • crystalmshultz
    crystalmshultz Posts: 5
    For me I take 4 frozen bananas (throw them in the freezer after they are turning brown), 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter, and a tablespoon of cocoa, throw into the food processor and viola- an indulgent dessert that is semi good for you :)
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    Get GOOD chocolate. A really good dark chocolate with raspberry is my fav. Try different flavors or just add a dash of pb on your own. Plan in a small serving post-lunch and/or post-dinner. Enjoy it. Don't feel guilty.
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    The only solution for me is to keep it out of the house.

    For less disastrous options, I keep 40 calorie fudgsicles in the freezer and 90 calorie Fiber One brownies in the cabinet (sometimes, but then I eat them quickly).
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

    I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

    Thanks!

    Don't buy any and don't eat any. The craving will go away.

    Wow! That's amazing. Thanks! :drinker:

    I shouldn't eat it, I know, but I never buy it. It's always offered to me though. Free!!!!! and I like FREEEEEEEEE
  • Arleigh7
    Arleigh7 Posts: 150 Member
    One thing you can try is get solid Dark Chocolate of either 70% cacoa or higher. Dark Choclate is lower in sugar and has many very healthy things in it. Also darker choclate is strong and can be bitter so I don't find myself eating nearly as much as I do with Milk Chocolate. Good Luck!
  • pianolover2012
    pianolover2012 Posts: 168 Member
    Great idea! I shall try that one...
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    coffee!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

    I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

    Thanks!

    Don't buy any and don't eat any. The craving will go away.

    Wow! That's amazing. Thanks! :drinker:

    I shouldn't eat it, I know, but I never buy it. It's always offered to me though. Free!!!!! and I like FREEEEEEEEE

    Well...in that case...eat it...eats it all!!!!
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  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    Eat it...then work it off....

    or

    work out and then have a treat...

    or

    sew your mouth shut....
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Is it really necessary to stop eating something you love? I'm slowly learning that I can have some chocolate ice cream every day after my workouts and it even keeps me from having the crashing fatigue. Just keep it to moderate amounts. And yes, I also love that high cacao chocolate - really enjoying it at about 88%.
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    I like the sewing my mouth shut, but I'm afraid I'd lose my teaching position...so I'll have to look for an alternative solution.

    I don't love chocolate at all, that's what's weird to me. I'm a chips (Cheetos) kinda guy. I do work it off daily and then some, so I have that going for me...which is nice.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    Send it to:
    Count Cranky
    123 Crank Trail
    Crankpants USA
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Send it to:
    Count Cranky
    123 Crank Trail
    Crankpants USA

    you know how much I love you already right
  • Porshiana
    Porshiana Posts: 20 Member
    Protein. Trust me, try it. When you crave sweets, have protein instead. A couple boiled eggs, some milk, a chicken patty. Drink 16 ounces of water with it. Then wait 10 minute and you'll see it's become controllable.

    When our pancreas needs protein, the signals it sends are accidentally interpreted as needing sugar.
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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    coachblt wrote: »
    For some reason, I'm going through a chocolate snack phase. Kit Kat's, Butterfingers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Rolo's...things like that. I've never been much of a chocolate eater but it's gotten a hold of me lately.

    I'm not gaining weight but I'm not eating as healthy as I want to be either. Any suggestion on how to control or eliminate this craving?

    Thanks!

    Don't buy any and don't eat any. The craving will go away.

    Wow! That's amazing. Thanks! :drinker:

    I shouldn't eat it, I know, but I never buy it. It's always offered to me though. Free!!!!! and I like FREEEEEEEEE

    Smile and say 'no thank you'
  • SLLeask
    SLLeask Posts: 489 Member
    @Porshiana why are you digging up all the 4 and 5 year old threads??
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  • Porshiana
    Porshiana Posts: 20 Member
    They are actually the ones at the top. I didn't notice that they weren't new.

    I was a natural hypoglycemic as a child. Can't tell you how many times I passed out needing glucose. I went through a lot of therapy at U of M hospital. I was given a lot of information about, well, how to not pass out. And this was explained to me by that advanced team of doctors when I was about 14. I kept instant glucose on me. But I also kept jars of nuts or cheese to eat at the least sign.

    Through all of that, they eventually did some experimentally minor surgeries. My sugar is now stable, I haven't passed out in years. But when I was that way, protein was life.
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