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Are you a chocolate addict looking to lose weight? Then your diet is here! The Chocolate Diet’s theory is that chocolate lovers have greater difficulty losing weight and need a specialized plan.

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Diet TV Eating Out Guide:

Dunkin' Donuts (162):

bagel sandwich, bacon, egg, cheese; bagel sandwich, egg, cheese; bagel sandwich, ham, ...full list

McDonalds (159):

bacon egg & cheese biscuit; bacon egg & cheese mcgriddle; big breakfast; deluxe break ...full list

Subway (129):

breakfast sandwich, bacon & egg; breakfast sandwich, cheese & egg; breakfast sandwich ...full list

Starbucks (94):

banana loaf cake; brownie, espresso; crumble coffee cake; oatmeal raisin cookie; lemo ...full list

Arby's (87):

bacon & egg croissant; bacon biscuit; ham biscuit; ham & cheese croissant; sausage & ...full list

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Cascadian Farm (10):

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What can I eat:

Alcohol
Beans
Berries
Bread
Coffee
Condiments
Dairy
Deli
Eggs
Fats
Fish
Fruit

Ham
Lemon
Meat
Milk and Yoghurt
Nuts
Oils
Pasta
Potatoes
Poultry
Rice
Seasoning
Shellfish
Soy
Spices
SweetsChocolate only after the first week
Vegetables
Water
Whole Grains

What can I snack on:

BrowniesAllowed after the first week
CheeseLow fat cottage cheese
ChocolateChocolate candy
CrackersFiber rich crackers such as bran crackers
FruitAll fruit
MuffinsSuch as muffins made with whole grains
Nuts & SeedsA variety of nuts and peanut butter
VegetablesVery low calorie vegetables, such as broccoli, celery, cucumbers, peppers and radishes
YogurtLow calorie yogurt

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Nutritionist review:

This diet focuses on helping those who suffer from chocolate addiction. The Chocolate Diet uses calorie restrictions, various psychological strategies and exercise to help curb chocolate cravings, and in turn, lose weight.

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The Chocolate Diet

Are you a chocolate addict looking to lose weight? Then your diet is here! The Chocolate Diet’s theory is that chocolate lovers have greater difficulty losing weight and need a specialized plan. The Chocolate Diet realizes that eliminating chocolate forever is not the answer, and that making people feel guilty about loving chocolate won’t help them lose weight - it can actually backfire and help pile on the pounds. Thus, The Chocolate Diet promises that you do not have to live a life devoid of enjoying the sensual taste and aphrodisiac effects of chocolate. However, the diet begins with a one-week elimination of chocolate, so you will have to wait a bit to resume your enjoyment.

What makes the Chocolate Diet different?

This is a diet designed for chocoholics to lose weight and beat their chocolate addiction. Unlike many other diets that make you quit certain foods cold-turkey, this one does allow chocolate in moderate amounts after the first week. Chocolate is not viewed as the enemy, but rather as a craving that can be handled, if eaten in small amounts.

What Is the Chocolate Diet?

The Chocolate Diet is a calorie controlled plan that helps you lose weight, while overcoming your chocolate addiction. In order to do so, you need to know the type of chocoholic you are so you can follow a specially designed plan.

The following is a list of the six types of chocoholics. A questionnaire is given so you can determine where you fall. If you are more then one type of chocoholic, than follow the plan that best suits your lifestyle.

The Secret Binger: Eats chocolate secretly and hides it in unlikely places.
The Romantic: Uses chocolate to replace physical and emotional affection.
The Comfort Eater: Eats chocolate when stressed, tired or facing problems. This is the most common type.
The Weekend Indulger: Uses weekends as an excuse to stock up on chocolate.
The Sugar Addict: Hooked on chocolates and other carbohydrates. Grabs chocolate bars as a quick fix when tired or hungry.
The Premenstrual Craver: Women who stuff chocolate in their mouths at random times a few days each month.

For each plan, The Chocolate Diet emphasizes drinking skim milk daily, plenty of water, and herbal teas in place of coffee. An unlimited amount of low calorie veggies, such as broccoli, leeks and tomatoes, are also allowed for everyone. Dieters on each plan are given psychological exercises that help their specific type to overcome chocolate addiction. Each type has their own designated meal plan which contains around 1000 calories per day for week one and 1200-1300 calories per week starting in week two. Men can have 300 additional calories per day.

All dieters must eliminate chocolate during the first week. An allotted amount of chocolate is allowed for each type of chocoholic beginning in week 2. There is a helpful table of calorie amounts for various chocolate items to make sure that you can keep within your chocolate allowance.

On The Chocolate Diet all meal plans are supposed to provide filling foods that keep your blood sugar level high, so you are never hungry. Sticking to three meals and several snacks each day is part of the required plan. Snacks are encouraged for all dieters, with alcohol available as one of the daily choices.

The Chocolate Diet provides dessert recipes that are useful once you can add chocolate back during the second week. No recipes for other meals are given. The plan urges you to use a food diary in order to help you keep track of what you are eating, and even provides one for you to fill out.

Once your target weight is reached, there is one maintenance plan that can be used for all six types of chocoholics. Women are allotted 1500 calories per day and men are allowed 2000 calories per day. If you are still losing weight after two weeks on this maintenance plan, you should increase your calories by 100 each week until your weight levels off.

What are the weight loss expectations?

No weight loss expectations are provided.

Is exercise promoted?

Exercise recommendations depend on the type of chocolate addict you are. Here are the suggestions for each of the six different types:

The Secret Binger: Walk briskly for 20 minutes daily. Engage in a relaxing exercise, such as swimming or yoga once a week.
The Romantic: Swim or do yoga several times per week.
The Comfort Eater: Swim, skate, dance or do yoga.
The Weekend Indulger: Take up a sport, such as golf or tennis, and do it consistently, especially on the weekend.
The Sugar Addict: Walk briskly for 20 minutes daily. Yoga and meditation are also recommended.
The Premenstrual Craver: Walk briskly 20 minutes a day. Deep breathing exercises should be performed daily each morning. Swimming, yoga or a dance class is also recommended 1-2 times per week.

Are supplements recommended?

Three main supplements are recommended for several types of chocoholics. A multivitamin should be taken by the Secret Bingers and Sugar Addicts. Vitamin B-6 and Evening Primrose Oil is suggested for Premenstrual Cravers and Sugar Addicts.

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