Chocoholic Diet

Who said you that you can’t have your cake and eat it?  Well here is a diet that will let you have your chocolate cake and still lose weight!  Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?

The diet is based on a principle of low-fat and reduced calories, that loses weight but still leaves enough space for chocolate treats.  Just as importantly the diet helps in reviewing the need for the chocolate and encourages an attitude change towards chocolate eating habits. 

The aim is to help the chocolate addict, who uses it too relieve stress or cater with emotional upsets, to become a healthier eater who enjoys the occasional chocolate treat.

If chocolate has been your downfall and prevented you from losing weight on previous diets, then this is for you.  Similarly, it doesn’t have to be restricted to chocolate, the diet will work equally well for other addictions such as ice-cream, sweets, cream cakes, or any of the other fattening foods that we can form a dependency on.

The term ‘chocaholic’ is often used as light hearted term for simply liking chocolate, but it can be a lot deeper than that.  The large quantity of refined sugar in chocolate, sweets and many other modern day foods, creates an immediate sugar rush to the body and the blood glucose level is given a massive boost.  The body’s response to this is to produce insulin which it uses in an attempt to correct the imbalance in the blood-glucose.  The insulin in turn will generate a feeling of hunger which leads to more eating.  Breaking this cycle is a major element of the Chocolate Diet.

This ‘chocaholic’ effect can be increased even further by caffeine, theobromine and tyrosine, all off which are used in the manufacture of chocolate.  These too can affect the imbalance of blood glucose and can lead to a craving for more chocolate.

Apart from being addictive, chocolate is in itself fattening.  It contains high sugar content and is high in fat. Overall chocolate can be seen as an addictive substance that leads to weight increase.

So we have two problems to deal with; the loss of weight and the real craving for chocolate.  This is where the chocolate diet comes into its own.

This first thing to decide upon is what sort of chocoholic are you.  There are six types of addicts and six diet plans to match.

All of the diets are based around wholesome and filling foods which are high in carbohydrate, such as baked potatoes, fruit, vegetables and salads.  These are eaten in conjunction with lean protein foods such as low-fat diary products, skinless chicken and lean red meat.

So where’s the chocolate?

Sadly there is no chocolate allowed in the first week.  This gives the body a chance to cleanse itself whilst your determination is at its greatest.  However after this initial period, a calorie allowance is made to accommodate a limited amount of chocolate. 

By its nature, this is not a fast weight loss diet, but it should result in a gradual and healthier weight loss.  Just as importantly it should also result in a long term change of eating habits.

The full details of this diet can be found in the Chocoholic Diet Book by Sally Ann Voak (Blake Paperbacks)

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