Chocoholic

If you find a solution do share with me. ...I just try to keep certain calories towards end of the day for my chocolate. ...

I've found that small amounts of better quality dark chocolate work for me. A couple of things I like are 85% dark chocolate shaved over an almond milk latte with cinnamon, and cacao powder with orange extract and raspberries mixed into Greek yogurt. Cacao powder is great stuff, for ten calories you can turn anything into a chocolate flavored treat.

I'm trying to keep my carbs to 5% of my daily intake. It is possible, with planning, caution, and a little bit of glorious indulgence, to have a small piece of chocolate each day.

I know your feeling! I fit dark chocolate in my daily dairy. I love eating dark chocolate with almonds frozen yogurt and dark chocolate small candy bar pieces! i also eat chocolate protein shakes which cure my fix 2!

I use Vega Protein and Greens or Vegansmart Nutritional Shake Powders for banana/soy milk/protein powder/cocao shakes. Even in winter, I like them with frozen banana, and only sometimes add sweetener, depending on the ripeness of banana and sweetness of the protein powder. Since I love chocolaty stuff, I add 2 tablespoons Hershey's unsweetened cocao whether I'm using Vanilla or Chocolate protein powder. According to the label, the Hershey's cocao gives me 20% of my iron and 4 g fiber for 20 calories (2 servings). Presumably it gives antioxidants since it's not Dutch Process, but it is a bit bitter on its own. I also use it for hot cocao, with a bit of cinnamon and hint of cayenne added. If you use soy milk, a large hot cocoa gives plenty of protein and chocolatey goodness for not many calories, depending on sweeteners chosen.

A number of the Endangered Species chocolate bars are vegan, and satisfying even in small amounts. I also like the Zing Dark Chocolate Mint bars (vegan plus soy and gluten free, 10 g protein) for being pretty chocolatey, not just sweet. Their ingredient list is healthier than most bars, so they're my current favorite among bars.

I saw the protein powders I mentioned at CVS, the grocery store, and Amazon, so they're easy to find, and good for the shakes the other posts suggested. They're primarily pea protein, but the Naturade Vegansmart has some other less common proteins, like chia. They're the best vegan protein powders I've tried, especially for chocolate shakes.

I've been a "healthy weight" vegetarian for over thirty years, and vegan about five, and have never had trouble fitting chocolate into my diet.

I like chocolate. Just can't eat it as a meal. Watching calories is key to dropping the weight.