HELP! No self control :(

I totally understand the temptations. When you are living with others who are not concerned about their eating habits it is hard. I have to agree Walk out of the kitchen.

You have to want this bad enough to walk away from the bad stuff. When that happens walking away is easy.

One word: prioritize.

And just WALK OUT OF THE KITCHEN. If you don't bring food into your room there will be no food when you're there.

Excellent answer! I have to WALK OUT OF THE KITCHEN often. Sometimes, I realize I'm just exhausted and want to eat to maintain energy, so I go take a nap. Or I go for a walk. Both of those keep the calories away...and sometimes I need one and sometimes the other.

I think trying to find healthier snacks is important if you are a person who really needs to snack. Hopefully you can minimize that habit over time, but replacing chips with crackers or crunchy fruit, like a cucumber or something might be a good start. I keep low calorie things like fruits and cherry tomatoes, pickles (although these have a lot of salt) around and that helps me fill my desire to snack but for relatively few calories. I also snack on things like turkey and grilled chicken. The protein fills me up and again, there are relatively few calories.

Also, try a piece of hard candy or chewing gum when you want something sweet, or frozen fruit is a great snack that fulfills the sweet and cold treat craving. It's not ice cream, but it will keep you mouth busy for very few calories.

But, like the other posters said, will power is important. You just have to want to get healthy and lose weight more than you want to be overweight. If you want it badly enough, hopefully that can help you make better choices. A cheat day is also helpful since you know you can look forward to one day or one meal a week when you're not depriving yourself. And when you do slip up and cheat, don't use it is a slippery slope for a week of bad eating. Get back on the wagon the next meal, or the next day, and move forward.

I wish you the best of luck. Many of us have been where you are, and we've pushed through, so you can too!

I haven't read the other responses so I apologize if this has already been said.

Two things come to my mind when reading your post. One is that maybe something like gum would help a little. I discovered it helped me when I was doing some baking a few months ago. It is the only thing I could think of to keep me from tasting my recipes as I cooked. It might help you.

Another thought is that I wonder if something is going on with you that it making it harder for you to ignore the foods you don't need to be eating. I have found that if I eat a lot of fiber and cut back drastically on refined, simple carbs, it is usually easier for me to ignore cakes and candies and cookies. It is important that I ignore them because often if I take the first bite, it is all over. But if I focus on high fiber and whole grains, AND try to eat my carbs at meals opposite my proteins and fats, it is easier to turn my back on sweets.

Oh! Two other ideas! I found that pickles will often get me through a tough spot. I can eat a couple of sweet pickle spears, or a couple of dill pickle spears, and sometimes it will hold off my salt or sweet cravings.

And the other thing is to not let yourself go too long between meals/snacks. If you plan your meals and snacks, and space them every 2 to 3 hours, it might make you feel a little more in control.

One other thing: chug a glass of water until you feel full... once again, it won't last long, but sometimes it will buy you enough time to regain your focus.

Know why your giving into the temptation. Its not hunger. As many say on here, you have to want it BAD enough to make the change. I think many of us, including myself have all been in your shoes. It took me 2 years to get out. I still have my days, but nothing like I was. Now as I have and am still losing the weight, I allow myself the sweets I love (only chocolate...hahha) but in moderation.

I have cookies in my house and other stuff...it doesn't phase me to have them. I have them for my kids, but they too don't eat them everyday.

You need discipline and NO ONE but yourself can give that to you. Ask yourself as you go for the extra plate of food or the sweets, why are you doing it? Are you bored, angry, upset, ect....you probably aren't hungry. Are you drinking water...drink a cup before each meal to help fill you up. Log your meals and only allow yourself that amount, don't go back for seconds and thirds.

Step away from the temptation, it'll take time.

You must love yourself and that's it....plain and simple. To love yourself you must make the difficult change and discipline yourself and know it will take time.

There you go, the cold hard true!

Good Luck and hope you start today...loving yourself to know your worth a healthier change!

Low calorie snacks! I'm a person who gets very munchy especially late at night. It's nice to grab fruit/veggies/100 calorie snacks and know that I'm not ruining my entire day.

CHEW GUM! A good, delicious snack that leaves me satisfied is also Veggie Straws. If you like crunch and salt, these are the way to go. The portion size is also 38 straws. If you take your time and eat them one at a time, it will feel like a ton.

Also, I used to have issues with fast food. The issue was that I would eat it mindlessly. Constantly. I put a note to myself in my car to call a friend while I drove anywhere. This kept me from going through a drive thru. I had to be hard on myself and I had to sometimes fight with myself, but in the end it worked.

Now, I am eating so much healthier, the thought of a drive thru is not appetizing. I've read up on fast food and all the awful stuff they do and how terrible the food is.

Do some research on the effects of larger portions and be hungry for a week while you get used to smaller portions. Go to the gym so you will feel bad about undoing the work.

These are all things that worked for me.