Many people have reported losing weight eating healthy chocolate. It's an amazing concept to people who have always been told that chocolate was bad for them and would make them fat. So how does it work?*

Natural Hunger Suppressant

Chocolate is a natural hunger suppressant. For this reason, we encourage you to eat it shortly before meals or when you usually raid the pantry. Eating healthy chocolate helps with the tendency to overeat. If you find yourself regularly wanting more because you're mentally used to eating more, try breaking your chocolate in smaller pieces and letting it melt in your mouth instead of chewing. For many people, prolonging the consumption of their healthy chocolate leaves them feeling more satisfied.

Increased Water Consumption

Some people say eating healthy chocolate makes them thirsty. Others say they just like to drink something with their chocolate. Either way, we encourage you to drink water when you eat your chocolate. This practice has two major benefits. First, most people are in a constant state of dehydration. Drinking more water helps your body cleanse itself. Second, drinking water makes you more full. If you're full, you don't eat as much.

Less Deprivation

The hardest part of many diets is that their creators think people should live without sweet foods. Healthy chocolate isn't candy, but it sure tastes like it and we will tell you to eat it three times a day. It's hard to feel deprived when you're eating chocolate every time you turn around. You are much more likely to stay on this meal plan since you're still "allowed" a treat.

Reduce Sugar Spikes

Healthy chocolate is made with crystallized cane juice. Unlike refined sugar, this sweetener is less likely to spike your blood sugar and send you crashing down later. For many people, eating healthy chocolate throughout the day helps stabilize their blood sugars. Avoiding the roller coaster with your sugars helps your body avoid the need to store fat for later energy needs.

Mood Enhancement

Chocolate is a natural mood enhancer. Eating it makes people feel better. Not only do we treat our bodies better when we feel good, but having fewer bad chemicals floating around our bodies keep them from storing unnecessary fat.

Better Sleep

Many people have found that eating healthy chocolate helps them sleep better. Your body needs to rest in order to purge itself of many of the bad chemicals that build up during the day. A more restful nights sleep helps this process to be more effective. Once again, fewer bad chemicals means our bodies don't store as much unnecessary fat.

Increased Energy

Chocolate does not naturally contain caffeine. Instead, it contains theobromine, a weaker stimulant. While less likely to make you jittery than caffeine, the theobromine found in healthy chocolate will give you more energy. If you feel like being more active, you are much more likely to get up and do something that will help with weight loss.

*Nothing mentioned here or elsewhere on the site is meant as medical advice or to diagnose, prevent or cure disease. Always consult your doctor when making medical decisions. Healthy chocolate is intended to supplement, not replace, a healthy diet and life style.