Chocolate

I want chocolate. How to fight it? I just drank 1/2 liter of water. It did not work. I ate tuna salad (219 cal) and I still need something sweet. I went in a gym for 90 minnutes. I still think of chocolate. Ughhh...

If you want it that bad, your body probably needs a bit of something sweet. Don't kill yourself, just have some chocolate and make sure it stays within your calorie limit for the day, a bite or two won't kill you. And if nothing, just get some cocoa and make hot chocolate. doesn't have as many calories as a bar of it, and it might satisfy your craving.

ivaslah, look into dark chocolate...it's actually supposed to have some healthy attributes in small quantities.

I don't have much chocolate anymore...I'm 43 and don't crave it, ever! But, I also allow myself somewhere @ 4 or so dark choco chips/day (that's 20 calories). Believe it or not, that does me.

I keep them @ for baking cookies for my son.

Try that special K chocolate cereal thing. Never had it but it looks like it might help. Otherwise, just have the chocolate. If you want it that bad then you deserve it. Just make sure it's within your daily cal. intake.

I've heard: put one square of (dark) chocolate on your tongue and meditate.  Maximize the experience and make it about satisfaction vs plain old consumption.  Nestle Crunch Dark hearts are my current fave, and 5 have 180 calories, but one only has 36.  Although I know a whole cup of grape tomatoes has like 27, I just eat one heart every day and I let it melt in my mouth while breathing slowly/calmly/deeply - it works!  Don't worry, I feel your pain - I love food like a crazy stalker!   Good luck!

if you REALLY want chocolate. then just eat it!. =].

or, if you want chocolate, like just the taste and the sweetness, then have hot chocolate. it contains less calories. :)

When I want chocolate I usually have some chocolate pudding or a chocolate rice cake - 60 calories and totally satisfies the craving!

If I want chocolate, I have a single hershey kiss. it melts in my mouth and satisfies my craving, and it's not a diet killer. i like the idea of a couple chocolate chips though.. that's pretty clever! :-)

Don't fight it.  Have some chocolate.  But don't have chocolate cake or cookies.  Get the Hershe's bars that are divided sop you can break off a piece and have a controlle amount (Hershey's Kisses are fine too), then just have the one piece and rather than chewing it up and swallowing it right away, make sure to savor it, let it slowly melt in your mouth and you'll get much more enjoyment out of it - for only 30 to 50 calories.

 

Anyway, that's what I do.  I have about 2 or 3 pieces of the Japanese Meiji brand of chocolate bar every day and it hasn't hurt my efforts at all.

 

Chocolate is supposed to have health benefits in sensible amounts, so enjoy a little! 

Buy some sugar free chocolate jell-o or pudding?

When I really really crave chocolate I have my south beach chocolate protein bar...at least I'm getting SOME nutrition while satisifying my chocolate craving. It helps me hehe :)

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ever tried chocolate vitamuffins? theyre soo tasty and good for you too! theyre 100 calories and one of them contains 50% of your days worth of vitamins.

definitely satisfies my chocolate craving :)

satisfy the craving, with the healthier option.

dark chocolate bar with almonds or something, I find dark chocolate satisfys the craving more than milk chocolate does.


I have decided from now on to satisfy my cravings right away (healthiest option possible though) because if I dont I find I will eat everything else which usually ends up being 400-500 cals sometimes, so why not just satisfy the craving and only have about 240?

I'm a chocoholic so I just keep York Peppermint Patties around. The 12 oz bag allows you to have 3 patties for 140 calories, only 3 g of fat . If you only eat 1, thats only like 47 cal. I eat 3 a day. Works for me! Good luck!

skinny cow chocolate ice cream sandwiches....yummy and chocolaty, very satisfying!!

Just go for the chocolate! I eat some dark chocolate almost everyday and have still managed to lose 8 lbs. You can eat it and still lose if you do not eat too much of it. I know from experience and could not live without chocolate. :)

I have a bag of Hershey's sugar free dark chocolate. It's yummy and when I crave chocolate I just eat a piece. Usually I break the piece into 4ths and let them melt in my mouth. It works for me.... just don't overload on sugar free chocolate; instant laxative!! Lol but a piece here and there won't hurt you. Especially dark, it's actually good to eat a serving a day. Great antioxidants in it.

 

Btw, I'm a chocoholic.... lol

Dark chocolate hersheys kisses... eaten slowly one at a time - three feels like a real chocolate treat and it's less than 100 calories.

If you're craving a particular food, don't torture yourself eating stuff that you DON'T want - most often people just end up eating far too much trying to get past the craving and then having the 'bad food' at well in the end! Better to just eat a controlled amount of it to begin with and save the extra calories...

Kashi makes a great granola bar that has dark chocolate in it and it satisfies my chocolate attacks. A reese peanut butter cup has 25 cals in each i think. The little ones.

DON'T FIGHT IT!!!! Hersheys makes 60 calorie chocolate sticks. I had one today and it was great for my craving!

Another vote for not fighting it.  Buy a really good chocolate, something that you will enjoy having several times.  Take out their recommended serving size, and put the rest away.  (this is the trick, keep the rest of it out of your sight.)  Now sit back, and slowly savor every bit of it.  No watching tv, reading a book or the computer, talking with someone, just enjoy the chocolate.  You deserve 5 minutes to yourself, with your chocolate.

I've lost 90# so far, and still have chocolate just about every day.  A little bit won't hurt your diet, but if you keep fighting it, you are more likely to binge.

I like to have a snack size bar of Hershey's special dark chocolate with my allotment of almonds. (mixed together) I think tiny indulgences that you savor and enjoy only PROMOTE weight loss, and help you to feel NOT deprived. I also keep it within my calorie limits. It's better than scarfing down a half bag of Dorito's...and way more delicious! It also reminds you that YOU are in control and not the food. If you avoid everything tempting or decadent...you will be a really anxious dieter.

I think one just has to keep it all in perspective !