Cravings/Binging

Get the junk out of the house. Eat more protein during the day. Carbs make me crazy for more carbs. Keep a small salad or cut veggies in the frig to grab while your cooking. I always have popcorn on hand if I need a something to pick at.

1. Yes you can stop, you have control over your behaviour.

2. Have some pre cut veggies ready for when you get home if you want to snack on something.

3. Stop buying junk food. Sure, maybe your other family member don't have a weight problem, but it's not like that stuff is good for them anyway. If they want a snack that bad they can go out and get one.

I cannot stop eating everything in site in the time I get home from work and when I cook dinner. Yesterday it was cookie after cookie after cookie and then 3 handfuls of chips. Oh and a handful of turkey jerky. I couldn't stop. I have lost 35 lbs but have been stuck for 2 solid months and the binging when I get home is out of control. How do I stop? Easy to say not to buy the stuff but I have others in my household who are fine to eat that stuff and have no reason not to really. I drink water all day long. I eat healthy snacks at work but as soon as I get home I can't stop myself. Maybe shock therapy! We do have a taser - I'm sure my kids would volunteer to shock me. Needing some intervention and/or motivation.

Instead of grabbing that crap, grab something nutritious that doesn't have so many calories. One of my favorites is Fiber One cereal. The caramel one is especially satisfying to cure a craving for sweetness and it also provides crunch if you're craving crunch. A cup has 180 calories, so it isn't something you want to eat by the pound, but it has 9 grams of fiber per cup. Instead of eating it by the handful, eat each piece separately. The fiber content will fill you up. For less calories, try something like a banana. They're filling. You may also be craving protein. If that's the case, try a hard boiled egg. About the same calories (80) as a banana.

If you're trying not to eat period, then I'd suggest getting away from the kitchen. Go for a walk when you get home, even if only for 20 minutes. And log each and every cookie or handful of potato chips as you eat them. Seeing the numbers and what it does to your caloric budget might be enough of a deterrent.

I can't let it into the house unless I can accept that fact that I might eat it. For example i buy a box of sugar free popsicles once or twice a month, they last 2 days. Sure half the box is only 150 calories and I eat them all day but I seriously eat them all day. If it were a 150 calorie cookie I might not touch a second one but no control means I just don't buy it unless I really seriously want to eat it.

Another deterrent that I accidentally discovered is to weigh and separate junk food into portions. For instance, an ounce of potato or tortilla chips is approximately 150 calories depending on the brand. I took the initiative to separate a bunch of 1 oz portions into zip lock bags. I found out that after seeing how small of a portion 1 oz was, I didn't want to waste 150 calories on them. They just sat in my pantry while I searched for something more nutritious and more satisfying instead.

Yes, you can stop. No, it's not going to be easy.

Start creating habits and replacing some;

make a habit to drink 1-2 cups of water BEFORE eating (meals, snacks)

Start replacing the food with exercise and hobbies; other things to do that give you pleasure/ happiness.

Also, buy a lot of gum...it helps when you want to binge. Listen to music, do yoga. Call someone...

I'm also living in a house with sweets and its really hard, Just aim to have 4/7 good days per week... and progress from that... you can do this!

Is it possible you can eat more often?

Maybe have 4 oz. of chicken and a greek yogurt before leaving work, so you're not starving. I try to never let myself get hungry but I have to carry food that I preped at home with me.

I used to do this exact thing too. I try not to keep junk food in the house for this reason but I'd still find something to binge on (toast or anything high carb). My best strategy for beating this is to have a very large healthy snack (carrots, cucumber and healthy dips) in the hour before I leave work. If I get home from work and I'm starving I have no self control. Also helps if you can distract yourself by keeping busy. Clean, go for a walk, call a friend, hang out with a friend, listen to music...

I find I eat when i'm stressed or tired.....I then try to figure out the reason I want that entire bag of chips or those three chocolate bars. Sometimes I can stave it off.....others, not so much.

I have accepted that 4 p.m., a time that a lot of people experience a midafternoon crash, is my hungriest time in the 24 hour clock, and have adjusted my daily caloric intake so that I can eat then. Earlier dinner is better, you don't eat and go to bed.