I tried to do something like this a few weeks ago (around Valentine's day) when my fiance's mom included a bag of Hershey's kisses in the package she sent our card in. I told myself, "Just have 100 calories of chocolate, and that will sastisfy your craving" ...

between my fiance and I, I think we ate the entire bag save for like 10 kisses. I don't think my willpower was up to it at this point. I'm working on it though. For a post-lunch sweet treat I had 3 Starbusts which equals about 60 cals.

For me it's just a matter of not having access to the rest of the small portions after I've had a taste

I think I am coming to the same conclusion about my Cherry Coke addiction.  Just something I don't want to give up, and I can fit it into my calories without much problem.  Why not have a little something to enjoy during the day, and by giving myself this treat, I won't crave the other bad stuff as much!! 

I love my chocolate.  I decided that if I was going to "spend" my calories on chocolate, it better be the best chocolate there is.  The extra richness is more satisfying so a small piece now and then makes me happier than an entire Hershey's bar. 

I allow myself 75 discretionary calories a day, and have decided that it's ok to save them up for no more than 3 days to have a special treat once in a while.  That means that I can have a 200 calorie, 1/2 cup serving of Ben & Jerry's Go Lightly ice cream - as I said, if I can only have a little, it better be good!

Chocolate?  My chocolate is salt!  My Cherry Coke is salt!
Luckily i have very very low blood pressure and salt is okay for me, say my docs, and indeed i don't think i could live without my salt.  I have a collection of salts from all over the world and i truly enjoy each and every one.  I'm afraid that someday my blood pressure will go up and i'll have to change, but for now, i'm a salt freak and that's all there is to it. 

Actually, Trader Joe's has tiny ice cream bars.  Mine has mango cream, or raspberry vanilla.  The mango cream is 80 calories, and the raspberry vanilla is about 90.  After I switched to those, I have not missed larger servings ^_^.  The bars don't have sticks, you just push them through the top of the packaging.

They need to make smaller servings of canned soups.  I hate wasting food, but I don't always feel like eating the same thing all the time, and sometimes the soup in the fridge goes to waste.  I wouldn't even care if by unit they were more expensive, since in the long run I would be saving money from not throwing a lot of it away.

Sorry to double post, I just remembered that Safeway carries small ice creams with a stick in the lid to eat them, and they are about 100 calories, if memory serves me...

Mmmm. I had decided some time ago that 85% cacao chocolate does the trick for me. It is such a strong chocolate taste that I only ever eat one piece. It seems to satisfy me. I do not eat it every day, but only when I have that craving.  I find I can fit that piece or even two into my daily calorie count quite easily.

Weight watchers use to sell their "quart" of icecream in precut and individual packaged slices..this was just perfect . I cant find it in the stores anymore, but it was easier to just take a slice from the box without being tempted to eat the whole quart or cheating on how large a SCOOP you were removing..I dont know if they make it this way anymore..but I would also be willing to pay more to have help with the portion control..they should bring it back...

Chocolate... If you're on diet, but u still eat it, even though the calories is low but the sugars will make u fat right?

About eight years ago I went to from size sixteen16 to 10.   I found that when I all the right foods and exercised every day, both areobics and strength training, I did not crave the my beloved chocolate. I had gotten away from my healthy habits just long enough for Bob (my big ol' butt) to come back.  I eat even healthier than before and find again that I don't crave all those goodies. 

Exercise will get rid of food craving? Wow, I will definitely try!

Exercise definitely with reduce food cravings! The more I exercise, the more healthier I want to eat. Your body needs those nutrients when you're losing them through exercise, so you'll start to crave what your body needs.

conn1e-- if something's packaging says it has a certain number of calories, it has (about) that number of calories. The calories can come from sugar, fat, or protein. 100 calories of sugar will not make you any fatter than 100 calories of fat or 100 calories of protein. That said, eating a balanced diet is important and most of us can't balance proper nutrition with *too* many sugary or fatty treats.

It's incorrect to villainize a certain food group as the "cause" of fatness.

I get small packages of nuts from Trader Joe's.  They are a little over an ounce.  I wish they were a little smaller, but they are still the smallest I have found.

I found Nestle Dibs. they are little chocolatey covered ice cream treats the size of a bonbon. They do the trick when I want something sweet.

The serving size is 12 dibs being 180 calories...but honestly 2 or 3 is enough to satisfy.

The 60-pack of bite-sized DIBS comes in  – Chocolate, ROLO and  Vanilla

I have tried being good several times in the past, and what seems to be working the best is definitely to go ahead and eat a piece of chocolate - knowing ahead of time that I can only eat one.  If I plan it that way, then that's what I do.  And then I can have it every single day, and one hershey kiss is only about 22 calories.  This way I haven't broke down after days of chocolate depravation, to find that I've eaten 400 cal. in choc.

Hmm.. But packaging is bad for the enviroment... And repacking one big chocolate into smaller chocolates would require more material..

Whatever works I say. I agree with conn1e. Good/bad food distinction is part of the problem with weight gains/loss. However, overall nutrition needs to be a guide.

Feeling deprived is demotivating. And I somehow think being over-the-top about any so-called moral issue (including environmental issues) just contributes to low self worth and is demotivating. 

Hehe.. I didn't mean to come off as Miss Morality here:p

That was just my first, that's all.

Anyway - I guess it is a good idea with the mini packages - because I'd have to move my lazy bum to get to the store every time I wanted something sweet... = Extra calories burnt:)

ben and jerry's makes really tiny icecreams :)

I also love chocolate! I eat  only 1/3 of the serving a day!

So, I've been having a lot of trouble with my weight loss.  I just love food.  It is delicious.  I like eating healthy foods and bad foods.  So I try to mostly eat the good ones.  I find that if I just stay away from the bad foods, I don't eat them.

One year I was seriously addicted to french fries.  I ate them every day for every meal (seriously).  Finally, when I knew I had to do something about the addiction, I just gave up french fries for lent.  I'm not going to lie to you, it was really really hard.  But after not eating them from three weeks, I stopped craving them altogether. Now I rarely eat them.

So, my advice is: if you know you have a weakness for a particular food, stay away from it.  Don't buy it and keep it in the pantry, because if you do, you'll eat it.  Let it be a treat once a month or so if you really have to, but you'll realize after a few weeks of not having it, that you don't miss it.

I also agree with other posts, if you eat well and exercise regularly, the cravings don't really happen.

I love to eat Chewy Dipps bars. I know they're not the best or healthiest granola bar out there, but because the entire bar is coated with a thin layer of chocolate, I feel like I'm eating a snickers bar or a chocolate bar of that size! This works for me because it's only like 140 calories and it totally satifies my cravings.

This is great.  I found a tiny size package of So Delicious ice cream.  I can now eat a yummy soy ice cream sandwich for 80 calories.  My husband eats them, too, now and is actually losing weight by accident.  It's been great for both of us.  I know some people really holier than thou and get caught up in the whole, "You're lazy and have no self discipline.  Why don't you just buy it and portion it out yourself in ziplocs?" mentality.    I just think those people don't understand disordered eating.  These individually and smaller preportioned foods have been wonderful for my husband and I. 

I try to stay away from chocolate, ice cream, cakes.. but after a month yesterday I really had a craving.  I tried so hard to ignore it but after about 2 hours of shopping it would not go away.  So I stopped at a gas station and bought one of those Lindor Truffle Balls... oh my god was it good!  It was only 79 calories and I was able to easily fit it into my calorie count for the day.  It really did they trick and now I am not craving.  I still want to limit my intake but I do not think it is awful to indulge once in awhile.  I do know I CAN'T keep things like this in the house, or they are gone, so it is good that I have to go a store to get it, otherwise I know I would be tempted more often.

I love my chocolate! LOVE IT! Who says that chocolate lovers on a diet have to give up chocolate? I mean come on seriously. That is just wrong and ridiculous!!! You can incorporate chocolate, just limit yourself. There is nothing wrong with moderation. Besides, chocolate is good for you, dark especially, high in antioxidants.

Original Post by: conn1e

Chocolate... If you're on diet, but u still eat it, even though the calories is low but the sugars will make u fat right?

You really need a doctor. You do not need to be on a diet and a goal of 95 pounds is insane. Please seek help!