It's So Much Easier to Not Buy than to Not Eat

Illona88

I have learned to just skip the isles in the middle of the supermarkets.
This is usually where all the prepackaged junk is.

The outer isles usually only have stuff like fresh fruit and veg, bread, oats, pasta etc.

I stick with these isles, because even just looking at the junk will make me want to buy it and if I buy it, I will usually eat it within the same day as well. This is my way of resisting temptation.

Chillyw

I've found that I stay the most consistent when I decide I will stay within my calorie goal and eat what I want but measure everything. If I can fit it in my weight loss calorie goal and I want it, I'll eat it. I've also reduced my cheat day to eating what I want but not above maintenance calories.

bizorra

I believe that if I crave it, I should eat it. My problem is if its in the house and I hit one of thsoe "I'm hungry and I don't know what to eat" moods... I have zero will power or self control and I will eat whatever junk my husband left behind (he has this annoying habit of eating 9/10ths of a bag of chips, leaving the rest in the cupboard... grrrrr... I eat them because they're there, not because I want them!)

Plus, its much nicer to take a walk to buy an ice cream cone than to just devour a bowl sitting in front of the TV.

So I've been good about just not buying them, and the husband is slowly getting on board with it

RunAlyndaRun

I'm with you. I don't buy. I have no self control. I even limit visits to my parents house. They always have tons of sweets and junk food.

I would say that you do have self control if you don't buy it:-) Good for you!

krisiepoo

I don't buy food that i would eat in one sitting. If I crave those foods, I WALK to the nearest store (ok, it's only 3 blocks away) and buy a single serving. It cures my craving and I don't binge.

Of course, I'm surely not perfect so I still have my days, but I'm sure trying!

RunAlyndaRun

I gave up Little Debbie's Snacks; I would eat the entire box in a day or two. No more Oreos at all. We buy Skinny Cow ice cream treats, sugar free Popsicles, and no sugar added Blue Bell ice cream.

I realized that since I'm the one doing the shopping for my family of four, I am the one responsible for what's in the house. My husband's eating habits have gotten better along with my own. My kids don't need to develop bad food habits either.

I DO occasionally pick up a single serving of whatever I'm craving at that moment. I just choose not to temp myself with an entire package of it.

orangesmartie

I'm the same, i don't buy it. If I do buy it, with the intention of 'just having a bit' now and again, I always fail. Things scream at me from the cupboard to be eaten. I have absolutely no self control when it comes to junk food.

Things i have stopped having in the house:
1) Ben & Jerry's ice cream
2) Walkers sensations crisps (150g bags)
3) Onion rings
4) Chocolate bars
5) Cheesecake
6) Cakes of any kind
7) Take aways (pizza mainly)

I order the multi deals on pizza with the intention of making it last 2 meals or something. It never does.

If i really desperately crave something and can't shake it, then i walk to Tesco and buy a small portion. Burn a few cals walking to the shop and get annoyed at spending money i don't have on crap. Its amazing how many times I have talked myself out of going.

rebecc6

We are all so different, it is hard to say for sure what works for one person will work for another. There are some foods that I cannot have around either. Although I can control and portion most of my food. For me, it also depends on who is around while I am eating.

My husband keeps a ton of junk in the house. I refuse to buy it, which has kept it to a minimum lately. This has really been a new struggle for me. I recently married, which means now I have to other food issues that I never had before. For example, having food in the house that I would not normally buy, and issues with kids and their eating habits.

I cannot go to a mexican restaurant where there is a limitless supply of chips and salsa (or worse, cheese dip)!