Me & Chocolate

Chocolate and I are very close companions. You'll find many other females in the world like myself. Now, I'm a never say never kind of girl, but I do believe that I won't be giving up chocolate or anything else that I enjoy in my quest to lose weight and improve my wellness. I have the awesome understanding that over-indulging in certain things is counter-productive, but I am a woman who enjoys good food, and chocolate is GOOD. My favorite chocolate treats are those that are baked, but I know I have to put a limit on these to get where I'm trying to go. So you'll notice in my food journal that I'm still eating chocolate, but I'm trying to stick with dark chocolate rather than the baked stuff. I also find that there's something about dark chocolate (at least 70%) that gives me a little appetite suppression. I think it has something to do with the bitterness. The darker you go, the better, it's all the rage in the health food world, but the 80% + doesn't taste so great. I've always said chocolate was a vegetable (it comes from beans), so glad the health world finally decided to see it my way. ;)

Now, not to tempt you or anything, but one of my Pinterest boards is called Chocoholic First Class, just click the link if you're interested:

 

ETA: I also have a Pinterest board called The Disciplined Diva's Treats which has a lot of low cal and/or portion controlled chocolate treats. I've made some of them and haven't found myself disappointed!