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A year and a half ago I started a blog where I talk about chocolate in all its various forms. At the same time I made some important life changes to help my health. The result was that I'm eating more chocolate than ever but I've still lost over 30 pounds of unwanted weight, improved my cholesterol levels, evened out my blood pressure, and found more balance in my emotional life. I want to share with you how chocolate factored into all of this. Here's the blunt truth: Consuming more calories than you burn is what causes weight gain. It really does not matter where the calories come from in terms of your body burning them or storing them as fat. If you ate more calories than you burn off in the form of carrots, you'd gain weight. However the type of food you eat can have a huge impact on how much of that food you eat. Yes you can eat too many calories in the form of chocolate but the odds are that that is reflection of other things going on in your life as well as...

Can I eat chocolate and still lose weight? For years, the myth has been spread that chocolate is a diet buster and absolutely has to be removed from your diet to lose weight. Whether you’re a chocoholic or just indulge from time to time, you should know that today’s research into chocolate is now connecting its consumption to lower weight. While moderation is still key, eating dark chocolate on a daily basis is more likely to result in weight loss than weight gain. Those conducting the studies still don’t have conclusive answers for “why” chocolate helps, but here are three theories that might explain. People Have a Sweet Tooth People tend to crave sugar, especially when they are used to eating it. Sugar is empty calories. It has no nutritional value, but does supply your body with energy. The human body will crave sugar beyond its energy needs and begin to store the excess calories as fat. It has been theorized that dark chocolate can satisfy the body’s desire for sweets witho...