craving chocolate, whats up with that

[ck2006]

Question:

I am not found of chocolate and never have craved it before. I am craving it like mad right now and for the last 3 weeks! I have craved the usual before but NEVER chocolate, what is my body lacking that i am craving it???

 

[gymmum]

You're not preggas are you???????

 

[ck2006]

You're not preggas are you???????

not a chance, and never around my period have I ever craved chocolate. I don't like chocolate candy, bars or even easter chocolate but right now I would love some????

 

[musclemom]

Chocolate. Seriously. There is nothing that suffices. IMO, just go get VERY good, very rich chocolate and indulge, it will solve the problem the most quickly.

Temporarily upping your magnesium may help a little, too.

Remember that chocolate has a lot more than just sugar and fat, it has natural antioxidants and a lot of healthy stuff in it (my brain ain't working so good right now). Personally, I don't think of "real" chocolate so much as candy as ... food, really. I don't question the fact that I have cravings for tuna or broccoli and see no reason to question chocolate cravings, either.

 

[ck2006]

Chocolate. Seriously. There is nothing that suffices. IMO, just go get VERY good, very rich chocolate and indulge, it will solve the problem the most quickly.

Temporarily upping your magnesium may help a little, too.

Remember that chocolate has a lot more than just sugar and fat, it has natural antioxidants and a lot of healthy stuff in it (my brain ain't working so good right now). Personally, I don't think of "real" chocolate so much as candy as ... food, really. I don't question the fact that I have cravings for tuna or broccoli and see no reason to question chocolate cravings, either.

true true, but I can honestly say I have never craved tuna before, but oysters yes LOL. Got myself a chocolate protein bar, feeling much better,

gotta look up what foods have magnesium in them.

Thanks

 

[Gymgurl]

You and being preggo lol.....monthly all messed up? PMS? Depressed?

Great info MM

 

[jenscats5]

Interesting that you crave it & don't really care for it.......maybe your tastes are changing again - I've always heard they change ever 7 years and you can like something you've never liked before and vice versa.....

I wonder if the contest prep you've been doing may also affect stuff like that, cuz when I prepped for my last show my tastes changed re: certain things.....

 

[velvett]

Musclemom is right!

Chocolate is funny that way - top three reasons one could crave chocolate and not be a chocolate lover:

Magnesium
Monoamine (low serotonin levels)
Theobromine - stimulant similar to caffeine

Cool huh?

The Mayan's grew and harvested cocoa beans and made a bitter chocolate drink that was used for medicinal reasons - also a good aphrodisiac.

Cocoa might just be the first antidepressant - LOL!

 

[ck2006]

hmmm, I love my caffeine and I have cut down so maybe that is it. I know I am not depressed. could be a pms thing, but I just think it is weird and interesting.

Thanks girls

What foods have magnesium in them?

 

[velvett]

broccoli
spinach
beet root
almonds
oysters
peanut butter
lentils
chickpeas
salt