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  • #1

    Chocolate

    Dear fellow-dieters!!!
    I do want to share with you a discovery I have made today!
    It may be not a news for you, than sorry for taking your time....
    But I have discovered that you CAN eat CHOCOLATE on Atkins!!!!
    And I really mean chocolate.. Though, it should be dark preferably 85% or 99% cocoa!

    I've bough today 2 blocks of 99% chocolate...and I found out from the nutrition information: 100 gr of dark 99% cocoa chocolate contains only 8grs. of Carbohydrates!!! It means that a whole block (normally 50 gramms) contains only - 4gramms of Carbohydrates!!!!

    DO you know what that mean???
    Cocoa is an increadibly nice for your health.. there were numerous studies proving that it helps to reduce possibility of some top illnesses to occure!

    Moreover..It can actually influence your mood throght the hormone of happiness - endorphines!

    I am a big fan of chocolate and coffee.. And in th egrey, rainy day, when life doesn not seem to be good at all - have a nice cup of fresh (not instant) coffee...with few bits of extra dark chocolate...and you will see..    there is something more..
    Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn




    I am 5 ft 8 in, 21 y.o.

    Starting weight 182lb    - on 20 Aug 2009
    1st mini goal 160lb - met on 18 Oct 2009
    2nd mini goal 150lb - met on 10 Feb 2010
    3rd mini goal 140lb
    Final goal 132lb
    Tags: chocolate
  • #2
    Re: Chocolate

    Maybe when you OWL it is legal.
    And pure cocoa would should be acceptable according to the rules
    BUT
    Chocolate - though I have reintroduced it did make me fat. I respect its potential and power.
    Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

    May Challenges 2010
    Push-ups: 450/800
    Abs: 850/1900
    Squats: 650/1200
    Lunges: 500/1000
    Strength: 490/1200
    Running: 50/100 km


    2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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    • #3
      Re: Chocolate

      Make sure you check the actual ingredients in any bar - as far as I know there is no 'sugar rung' on OWL

      You can buy cocoa mass with no sweetener from specialist chocolatiers and make your own chocolate once you are at the nuts/seeds rung of OWL though
      Last edited by Elizellen; November 22, 2009, 02:52 PM.
      Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
      Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



      Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





      F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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      • #4
        Re: Chocolate

        Like those who posted, I'm very wary of the power of chocolate. When I was doing South Beach I used to make a creme of ricotta and cocoa and splenda... was nice as long as I could manage to have just one serving, which was rare indeed. I usually overdid it and wound up feeling bad and gaining weight.
        Suzanne
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        • #5
          Re: Chocolate

          Big chocaholic here. I've slipped up by over-indulging in diabetic (sugar free) chocolate before now... and seen my weight creep up.

          I agree that chocolate is one of the wonders of the world, but treat it with care!
          Before and after:






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          • #6
            Re: Chocolate

            From what I've read, it is the 100% cocoa powder that has the most antioxidant properties. (http://www.naturalnews.com/006754.html100% ) Cocoa powder is ground up chocolate beans. The bars are processed by mixing cocoa powder with fat, emulsifyers and sweeteners. That is why it is more or less meaningless just looking at the carb count of these products and why it is deceiving by looking at the cocoa %. For example, yesterday in a store I saw a bar of chocolate that contained 85% cocoa----but it had enough emulsifyers and sweeteners to total up to 28 grams of carbs.

            Also if you use cocoa powder, avoid the "dutch processed cocoa" because it contains less antioxidants than the regular cocoa.
            ~Megs~
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            • #7
              Re: Chocolate

              You know... I was so glad to find some chocolate I could eat... that I droped all cautiosness and ate half a bloc... (4 gr of carbs) ... But thats not the worst I had a terrible stomach pain afterwards.. I tryed again 2 days later..and pain came back, although the ammount this time was very small..only 2 peases...
              My chocolate though does not contain any sweeteners..seem to be pure cocoa powder...
              But still prety nice on taste ..slightly salty..
              But yeah..I am writing back to make sure nobody will make my mistake.. Take care with chocolate!
              I have never before experienced any stomach pain at all!

              doesn't mean though that sometimes.. just to treat yourself we can't have it
              Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn




              I am 5 ft 8 in, 21 y.o.

              Starting weight 182lb              - on 20 Aug 2009
              1st mini goal 160lb - met on 18 Oct 2009
              2nd mini goal 150lb - met on 10 Feb 2010
              3rd mini goal 140lb
              Final goal 132lb

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              • #8
                Re: Chocolate

                >> had a terrible stomach pain afterwards.>>

                Probably the sugar alcohols.

                It's a powerful lesson, from what I hear tell.
                J.

                "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                • #9
                  Re: Chocolate

                  I am sorry you experienced that, Annyshka

                  BTW I noticed that you are about 20 pounds from your goal weight but are still on induction.

                  Have you thought about when you are going to move to the main weightloss phase of Atkins and discover your CCLL as well as any foods which affect you adversely (apart from chocolate )?
                  Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
                  Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



                  Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





                  F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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                  • #10
                    Re: Chocolate

                    Well... As I know Induction is the most productive way of weight loss... and I would rather stick to it untill I will gain my goal...
                    I was overweight for so long... that I feel if I wount deal with it now..I will never be able to do it...
                    I know it may sound funny... I don't have that much to loose as many here..BUT BELEIVE ME..I am in top 10 of the most obsessed....
                    But terll me..do you have any problems with your liver and stomach on this diet?
                    It seems I do...
                    Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn




                    I am 5 ft 8 in, 21 y.o.

                    Starting weight 182lb                    - on 20 Aug 2009
                    1st mini goal 160lb - met on 18 Oct 2009
                    2nd mini goal 150lb - met on 10 Feb 2010
                    3rd mini goal 140lb
                    Final goal 132lb

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                    • #11
                      Re: Chocolate

                      Originally posted by Annyshka View Post
                      Well... As I know Induction is the most productive way of weight loss... and I would rather stick to it untill I will gain my goal...
                      Bad idea. Did you read Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (2002)?

                      From Chapter 18, "The Wrong Way to Do Atkins":

                      "Misconception: You can just continue to do Induction until you lose all of your weight.
                      Reality: You will lose weight more quickly if you continue doing Induction, but you won't learn how to keep the weight off permanently if you don't move through the four phases. More important, you will miss out on the benefits of the phytochemicals present in health-promoting carbohydrate foods."

                      So if you want to reach goal and then very likely gain your weight back, doing Induction until goal is the way to go. Otherwise you should move to OWL.

                      I was overweight for so long... that I feel if I wount deal with it now..I will never be able to do it...
                      You do realize that you'll continue to lose weight in OWL, right?

                      But terll me..do you have any problems with your liver and stomach on this diet?
                      As I told you in another thread, you should see your physician.
                      "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

                      -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                      • #12
                        Re: Chocolate

                        >>As I know Induction is the most productive way of weight loss... and I would rather stick to it untill I will gain my goal...>>

                        That's not how Atkins works though.
                        J.

                        "Your life will never change until you change your choices."

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                        • #13
                          Re: Chocolate

                          I have no problem with liver or stomack. If I did I would be at my doctor's like yesterday.
                          Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"

                          May Challenges 2010
                          Push-ups: 450/800
                          Abs: 850/1900
                          Squats: 650/1200
                          Lunges: 500/1000
                          Strength: 490/1200
                          Running: 50/100 km


                          2 Years on Atkins.................. President Challenge Medals earned

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