Chocolate

[Mochagirl]

Can someone remind me what it is about chocolate that sways boy? I'm getting some major cravings (af is here) need someone to talk some sense into me before I eat some. I know there's one woman on ig who claims chocolate is acidifying and she ate a dish of chocolate ice cream every night for her successful sway. I know that's a trial of one and so meaningless, but someone please tell me exactly WHY we can't eat it?? I know this diet is meticulously researched by our own great atomic, so I'm sure the answer is simple and I've just forgotten.

[DoulaMama]

HA! Someone tell that to my mother who ate chocolate on a daily basis while dieting....she would skip lunch and eat a chocolate bar! 2 girls later......she was thin, ate small amounts of protein, has low testosterone....I don't think that the chocolate made any difference! LOL Although, again, that's one person....I'd eat the chocolate

[Mochagirl]

My calories are super low today (750), and I've eaten all my meals. I need something to add calories quickly, and there is a full fat chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar in my freezer calling my name....

[DoulaMama]

Go for it! I mean really....how nutritious can that be???!

[Mochagirl]

It's just that I noticed chocolate (particularly dark chocolate, my favourite) is on the boy diet, so there must be a reason for that. Does it build up testosterone or something?

[Mochagirl]

Yep - I just Googled it. Chocolate is linked with increased testosterone levels. Boooo!!!!

[TTC5]

And dark choc is full of antioxidants, BUT I ate LOTS of dairy milk chocolate (not dark) or white and I had 4 girls hehe

[DoulaMama]

Milk chocolate is not that great for you. I would say if it's not dark chocolate....and really.....how much testosterone could you get built up from one ice cream bar???!

[Mochagirl]

I know, but it's a dark chocolate covered ice cream bar, so I'll be sterssed about it, and stressing = more testosterone. I guess if I'm going to cheat with chocolate it should at least be milk chocolate. I can't stand white chocolate, so I won't be eating that.

I just realised I have enough room in my sodium and protein budget for the day to have some (boring) yogurt. Actually, maybe I should go out and buy something really decadent like a doughnut!

[DoulaMama]

I know, but it's a dark chocolate covered ice cream bar, so I'll be sterssed about it, and stressing = more testosterone. I guess if I'm going to cheat with chocolate it should at least be milk chocolate. I can't stand white chocolate, so I won't be eating that.

I just realised I have enough room in my sodium and protein budget for the day to have some (boring) yogurt. Actually, maybe I should go out and buy something really decadent like a doughnut!

Boo to it being dark chocolate and yes....get the donut so I can live vicariously through you!!