Anyone Tried to Suppress Their Appetite with Dark Chocolate?

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  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    sardelsa
    Sounds like you have a good system, how big is the one piece ;-) Thanks for sharing
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,160 Member
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    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
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    Glad it work for you. Thanks for your input.
  • DistortedVisionUK
    DistortedVisionUK Posts: 35 Member
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    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
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    Just looked these up, interesting will give them a try, thanks for sharing :)
  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
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    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
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    Dark chocolate was the title of a porn from the 80s
  • mutantspicy
    mutantspicy Posts: 624 Member
    edited October 2018
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    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
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    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
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    competeagain2x

    Never heard of that genre of film ;-)

  • Styggian
    Styggian Posts: 465 Member
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    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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