Anyone got any strategies for pursuing healthy food choices when your hand creeps to the chocolate?

[WiltshireWonder]

I woke up with the resolution to eat well - healthy foods, good portion sizes etc. Instead, I ate every piece of junk I could get my hands on.

Anyone got any strategies for pursuing healthy food choices when your hand creeps to the chocolate? I know it's all about self-control but I had NONE today.

(Please note: I have a pretty good attitude towards food, I eat well generally, I don't have a problem. I just ate like a pig today).

 

[pubrunner]

Anyone got any strategies for pursuing healthy food choices when your hand creeps to the chocolate?

There's an easy answer to this - reach for the healthy chocolate . . . . . . . that which has a cocoa content of above 75%.

I have a single piece of 85% cocoa chocolate at the start of every day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/chocolate-10-health-reasons-you-should-eat-more-of-it/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-dark-chocolate-good-for-you-thank-your-microbes/

 

[StephenR]

Do a long run to earn said chocolate?

 

[Truth]

Or.......
Just eat the chocolate and don't worry about it.
Everything in moderation

 

[amasidlover]

Have other enjoyable snacks available? I've been aiming for about 20% protein in my diet so I aim to keep snacks in that are high protein e.g. roasted pulses/broadbeans, houmous, seeds, nuts - however apart from the pulses/beans they're all quite high calorie/fat, so if your reason for staying away from chocolate is that then these won't help.

 

[WiltshireWonder]

Or.......
Just eat the chocolate and don't worry about it.
Everything in moderation

TOTALLY!!! It's just the 'moderation' that I struggle with.

 

[Steve]

Go for a run, then you will have earned it...