How it is possible to lose weight by eating chocolate

Eating chocolate slims down because small doses of chocolate in the body promote metabolism, keeping it faster and helping to decrease the amount of fat in the body.

In addition, some antioxidants present in dark chocolate interfere with the production of a hormone called leptin, which regulates satiety helping to lose weight. Learn more about leptin at: How to control leptin and lose weight for good.

The properties that are in chocolate and help to lose weight are present in chocolate cocoa, so the ideal is to eat dark or semi-bitter chocolate.

How to lose weight by eating chocolate

To lose weight even with chocolate it is important to eat a balanced diet without exaggeration, to practice regular physical activity and to eat only 1 square of dark or semi-dark chocolate a day, especially after breakfast or lunch.

Chocolate has health benefits due to its high content of antioxidant substances that protect cells, but as chocolate also has a lot of calories and fats, it is necessary not to exceed the recommended amounts.

Chocolate diet menu

The following table shows an example of a 3-day chocolate diet menu.

Meal	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Breakfast	1 glass of skim milk + 1 col. of cocoa powder dessert + 3 whole toast with margarine	1 low-fat yogurt + 30g oat cereal + 1 kiwi	1 glass of skimmed milk with coffee + 1 whole grain bread with ricotta
Morning snack	1 mashed banana with 1 spoonful of rolled oats	1 apple + 2 chestnuts	1 glass of green kale juice with pineapple
Lunch dinner	Wholegrain pasta with tuna, eggplant, cucumber and sauce and tomato + 25 g of dark chocolate	2 chicken steaks acebolado + 3 col. brown rice soup + 2 col. of bean soup + raw salad + 25 g of dark chocolate	1 piece of cooked fish + 2 small potatoes + boiled vegetables + 25 g of chocolate
Afternoon snack	1 low-fat yogurt + 1 col. flaxseed + 1 wholemeal bread with cheese	Pink beet juice with orange + 1 small tapioca with margarine	1 low-fat yogurt + 1 col. oatmeal + 2 slices of papaya

The ideal is to use chocolate as a dessert for a main meal that contains salad, as the fibers of the vegetables cause the sugar to be absorbed slowly in the intestine, decreasing the increase in blood glucose.

In addition to taking care of food, it is also important to practice physical activity at least 3 times a week, as exercise helps to increase metabolism and fat burning.