Anyone Tried to Suppress Their Appetite with Dark Chocolate?

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  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    @emmamcgarity
    I was trying to trigger the 'appetite suppression' but it seems to be a 'urban legend'. Trying to find the original article, so far no luck.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    @bigbandjohn
    Still got a quater of a bar left from my original experiment, will use it when I ge the urge :)
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    Styggian wrote: »
    @emmamcgarity
    I was trying to trigger the 'appetite suppression' but it seems to be a 'urban legend'. Trying to find the original article, so far no luck.

    I suspect it's one of those things that work for some people but not for others, like caffeine. A cup of coffee can manage my appetite for a couple of hours as long as it's not actual hunger, but some of my friends don't find it helps at all.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    @mph323
    Yes I agree, ty for input :)
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Dark chocolate has caffeine and caffeine is an appetite suppressant. That said if what you are after is appetite suppression to lower caloric consumption yuu oud probably be better off with a cup of coffee than a bar of dark chocolate.

    Now if your goal is actually to find a reason to eat dark chocolate because you want some dark chocolate then I guess this reason is as good as any. If you keep digging there will probably be other articles online saying dark chocolate improves cardiovascular health or helps your memory or something
  • tk2222
    tk2222 Posts: 199 Member
    I love dark chocolate and if I'm feeling really lazy about cooking, will replace a meal with a small bar - it feels decadent and indulgent (a whole chocolate bar!) but isn't really that many calories. I do love it and find it really satisfying, which perhaps is why it feels filling and kills my need for more food (this is usually while watching some mindless relaxing tv before bed or the like.)

    If you don't like it, whatever minor chemical effects a few squares will have can't possibly override the fact you subjectively don't find it a satisfying food...
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Dark chocolate is a source of Magnesium.

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  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    Aaron_K123
    I like how your mind works " to find a reason to eat dark chocolate because ...." will use this methodology in the future :)

    The original problem was that I was craving nuts, which I ate on top of my planned menu. I did find a solution, but then I craved other food the current craving is for raw oats.

    So reading an article on how dark chocolate can suppress the appetite, I tried but it did not work for me I still craved raw oats.

    However may have found a temporary solution, add a raw carrot to every meal, so can chew on the carrot as I walk out of the food preparation area seems to act as a distraction.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    tk2222
    Sounds like you fond a great system, 'meal replacement method' am sure am going to adapt this for my own needs. Thanks for your input
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    GaleHawkins
    Never thought about Magnesium before, interesting article, thanks for your input
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    I find things with a strong flavour and aftertaste help satisfy my cravings for very little calorie intake. So my go tos when I am saving calories for a meal or when I have eaten enough for the day can be any of the following: a pickle, a few olives, or a square of 90% dark chocolate.

    I have not ever tried it before a meal and probably wouldnt. For me the flavour lasting on my tastebuds after consumption is the part that satisfies my craving.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    youngmomtaz
    Am pickles fan too :), for me dark chocolate was a fail, but if it works for you, great tool to have in your 'anti-crave' arsenal.
    At the moment, chewing on a raw carrot after a meal gets me out of trouble :)
  • christianabigail28
    christianabigail28 Posts: 4 Member
    edited October 2018
    I wouldn’t rely on Dark Chocolate for suppressing appetite. Voluminous foods such as vegetables will be enough in making one feel full if you eat a lot of it per day. Overall, I think they’re great appetite suppressant in a long run.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    I'm still a little perplexed OP at how much effort you're having to put into figuring out a gimmick (like chewing on a raw carrot) to "get yourself out of trouble".

    It doesn't sound like your meals are satiating you if you are still needing something after you are done eating them? If carrots help stave off the cravings, why do you have to eat them AFTER the meal is over? Why not find a way to incorporate voluminous, satiating foods into the meal itself?

    Or, if you are craving nuts, why not just build a portion of nuts into your calorie alotment for the day?
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    christianabigail28 & WinoGelato

    Dark chocolate experiment failed, so I agree with you :)

    I don't think volume eating is going to help me, for this particular problem as it seems to be a specific craving for a food item and always once I finish my 'planned' meal.

    So now as a aid to stifle the craving I plan a carrot at the end of each meal, this seems to distract the 'craving' while I get out of the food area.

    You may wonder, why I don't integrate the current craving into my meal plan, at the moment it's raw oats,

    Thank you both for your input, hope I explained my situation clearly, if not let me know :)
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    Not as an appetite suppressant, but I've found a bit of dark chocolate to be somewhat effective in suppressing cravings for sweets.
  • Safari_Gal
    Safari_Gal Posts: 888 Member
    I love dark chocolate - but sweets stimulate my appetite / not the opposite. I’d probably want more.

    If looking for appetite suppressants- maybe try foods that are more filling that fit in your dietary preferences?
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I will admit, I do sometimes. I use 100% bakers chocolate and gnaw at it. I don't know if it is a bit of caffeine or the bitterness, or the texture, but I am done after one piece.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    edited October 2018
    MikePTY & mg07030

    That's what happens to me, when am hit by a 'food item' craving, it just wants more, like I have a 'spawn' type symbiote that tried to take over, I call it the 'Nibbler'. It promises it will be happy with one little piece but never is :)

    Thanks for your input
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    sardelsa
    Sounds like you have a good system, how big is the one piece ;-) Thanks for sharing
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I will admit, I do sometimes. I use 100% bakers chocolate and gnaw at it. I don't know if it is a bit of caffeine or the bitterness, or the texture, but I am done after one piece.

    It is something that I eat 3x daily since it fits in my macros.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    Glad it work for you. Thanks for your input.
  • DistortedVisionUK
    DistortedVisionUK Posts: 35 Member
    I recently discovered Cacao Nibs. Restricting to my porridge at the weekends as I'm concerned about the high saturated fat content.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    Just looked these up, interesting will give them a try, thanks for sharing :)
  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
    I think dark chocolate is supposed to help with cravings, but I use kiwi berries to stop my cravings. Chocolate never helped my desire for something else like something sweet after dinner.
  • competeagain2x
    competeagain2x Posts: 149 Member
    Dark chocolate was the title of a porn from the 80s
  • mutantspicy
    mutantspicy Posts: 624 Member
    edited October 2018
    For my money Red wine works better than chocolate or nuts or ice cream. The latter ones I can just eat and eat and eat. Red Wine I have a glass or two and I'm done eating for the night. We are all different. For me I desire the savory treats over the sweet ones perhaps that is why the wine curbs my cravings. IDK.
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    UltraVegAthlete

    By the feedback, it definitely works for some people, unfortunately for me it had zero effect.

    At the moment am chewing on raw carrots as I leave the table, don't think there is anything in the carrot that stops craving, it's just the act of chewing keeps me preoccupied till am in a 'safe zone', then I can control the craving.

    Thanks for the feedback, enjoy your kiwi berries :)
  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    competeagain2x

    Never heard of that genre of film ;-)

  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
    mutantspicy

    Great that you have found a 'stop eating' hack, am not a wine drinker, but I do like a beer now and again, been meaning to buy myself a Guinness, just to top up my iron nutrients :)

    Thanks for your input, enjoy your hack :)

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