How to stop eating chocolate

Chocoholic? There are many people who cannot imagine a whole day without a piece of this delicious sin and, the truth is that it is something that can easily be controlled if we understand why our body asks us for that sweet peak that cocoa gives us. In addition to purely personal reasons (that we love chocolate) there are also other physiological causes that make our body demand a piece of this food from us to satisfy its nutritional needs. In this article we are going to give you some tips so that you know how to stop eating chocolate and thus bet on a healthy life, without excess calories or sugars.

Steps to follow:

1. Why is it so difficult to give up chocolate? Because it is addictive, that easy. In addition, it is rich in tryptophan, a substance that promotes the release of serotonin and anandamide, hormones that produce an intense sensation of pleasure and well-being. According to a study carried out by the BBC2, it was observed that when a person ate chocolate, the intensity and duration of the heart rate and brain activity increased, making it an organic stimulant.

Chocolate is very rich in sugars and is therefore doubly addictive. We must not forget that when we eat high portions of sugar, our body generates more insulin to try to remove the excess glucose that we have contributed to the blood and this causes us to experience “peaks” of insulin. After these, our glucose drops sharply and, therefore, we will feel tired and fatigued, so the body will generate the desire to eat something sweet again.

2. Many times, we want to eat chocolate for a simple fact: we are hungry. So, we succumb to the desire to eat what we like the most and, also, what is easier to eat (you take a piece and that”s it). For this reason, it is essential that you carry out a healthy and balanced diet full of nutrients and foods that satisfy your appetite; In addition, it is essential that you distribute your meals in 5 servings a day to avoid this feeling of hunger that will cause you to attack the refrigerator.

In addition to this, we give you other tricks to satisfy your appetite more:

• Chew food a lot
• Eat in 20 minutes as it is the time it takes for the stomach to send satiety signals to the brain
• Never stop having a snack: even a yogurt or a piece of fruit. Here we tell you how to make healthy snacks
• Foods rich in fiber as they provide great satiety and also reduce the speed of absorbing glucose from food

3. Another reason why your body asks you to eat chocolate may be because itis because it lacks sugar, that is, you do not take enough glucose and your body demands it to be more energetic and vital. But the sugar that your body demands should not be simple like those of chocolate or other carbohydrates (pastries, cakes, cookies, etc.), but the most appropriate thing is that they are of healthier and more nutritious origin, such as sugar. coming from other foods such as complex carbohydrates that do not raise blood glucose as quickly but are more progressive; therefore, you release energy more gradually throughout the day.

• Therefore, if you want to lead a healthy life and stop eating chocolate,you should NOT give up carbohydrates (unlike what many weight loss diets indicate) but you should take them during the first hours of the day (breakfast and lunch).

4. If you have huge anissa from eating chocolate, here we recommend that you learn to substitute this food for another that is healthierand that you also like a lot; In this way, every time you go to the kitchen for a piece of chocolate, change your course and choose that other piece that you will also love but that will bring you greater benefits.

For example, if in the middle of the afternoon you feel hungry, try having a skimmed yogurt with fresh fruits, a fruit salad with orange juice or a handful of dried fruits. These foods will help you satisfy your sweet tooth, reduce your appetite and also provide you with interesting nutrients and little fat.

5. Another factor that can cause your body to need extra glucose is that you have made a meal with too many salty foods or with an excess of animal proteinsince both foods can cause small drops in blood sugar and, therefore, feel that the body needs glucose to recover. This may make you want to eat a sweet dessert or a piece of chocolate after your meal “to compensate.”

• To prevent this from happening, it will be enough for you to avoid making meals with too much fat or fried (salty foods) or with a lot of animal protein and, failing that, add some whole grains (such as rice, for example) or vegetables to your recipes that will compensate the recipe. In this way, after the meal you will not feel like sweet and you will be able to resist the temptation of chocolate.

6. In addition to all this, to be able to stop eating chocolate it is also essential that you stop buyingthis food because, thus, you will not be able to fall into the temptation of eating it just by entering your kitchen. Changing the shopping list and filling it with healthy foods is the first step to start eating better and reducing the presence of unnecessary fats in our diet. If you do not have chocolate at home, you will considerably reduce its intake and, little by little, you will meet your goal.

7. Many times, we confuse thirst with hungerbecause our body demands something of us but we do not know how to interpret very well what it is trying to communicate to us. So, another piece of advice we can give you is that when you feel like eating sweet, drink a large glass of water in order to assess whether that was what your body needed.

8. Many people have a craving for something sweet just before going to sleep. This may be because they eat too early, something healthy to allow digestions to proceed properly but can end up producing a feeling of hunger that can be satisfied with a piece of chocolate. To prevent this from happening, nothing better than brushing your teeth after dinner in order to incorporate the minty flavor of the toothpaste and avoid the temptation to eat.

• In this article we will tell you how to stop eating sweets in general in case your problem is not only with chocolate but with all products such as cookies, pastries, etc.
• This article is merely informative, here we do not have the power to prescribe any medical treatment or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.