Why is it SO HARD to just NOT put that in my mouth?

Also, if you are a snacker be sure to save calories for it and plan those snacks into your day.

I heard this saying "eat only until 80% full." When you sit down for a meal don't eat until you are full. Eat a little and in half an hour or 45 minutes you won't be hungry anymore. You can eat those calories you didn't have at lunch or dinner for an afternoon or evening snack.

I do this so that when that craving strikes I can have that snack and I don't go over my calories.

I can't think of anything to say that won't get me in trouble

My mind went to a very naughty place when I read the title.

I don't know. I did that for years and years - popping one thing after another into my mouth. I felt that I was out of control, but that wasn't true. Every single time, I made the choice to pop something else into my mouth. I was hungry for something; that much was true. But it wasn't food. I'm finally getting around to not distracting myself with the food so that I can get to the bottom of whatever else it is that I need but am not getting.

On a good day I just power through those impulses and turn my attention to something else. My goal is to eat my 4 meals per day plus a bedtime snack and NOTHING else. I don't care if I feel hungry at 1:00 and lunch isn't until 2:00. I wait. I've made this choice, and I'm not interested in anything else that whiny fat kid inside of me has to say. (sigh ....... and on a bad day you can probably guess what happens, but the bad days are much fewer and further between than they used to be)

I get that a lot.

What's the point of putting it in your mouth if you aren't going to finish it off?

Just make sure you enjoy it if you're gonna put it in your mouth.

oh my! tee hee :laugh:

Okay--this response is also directed at reaffirming for myself what I have learned over the last couple of months--maybe it will help you too. If not, just ignore.... I think......It is so hard because of lots of reasons. For me, I'm a junk/sugar addict. There is only one solution for me now--manage the environment. I don't buy it. Kids don't need it either--they need to form the healthy habits now so they don't struggle later in life. I now buy only the "treat(s)" that I can have one small bit of and stop. If it's a trigger food, I don't buy it. Pizza? Nope--can't do it. AT ALL. It is a trigger food and a gateway food--I will not stop eating it and then I will not stop eating other junk. So --I don't buy it anymore. Doritos? Same deal. Reeses? Same! All it takes is an extra 100 calories a day to put on 10 lbs a year and 100 lbs in 10 years--to become morbidly obese by the time one is 30-something. So all those one little things add up--and it ain't pretty--my lower upside down light bulb looking half is testimony to that--blechh!! I gained 52 lbs in 2 years time by eating just one little thing extra--all the time. Now a size 16 (recently down to a 14) in what was a size 4-- 5 ' 3'' and 170 lbs (now 158)--not pretty and it hurts. Don't let that be you- I am learning to manage the environment so that I, and not food, can manage me. I save the treats and the extra calories for something that is deliciously worth it--I have them --but sparingly--and only select ones--because they are a wonderful part of life, but I make it completely worth it and I savor that moment. And then, I am done. Hope that helps someone. A lot of that came from what I learned from David Kirchoff's Weight Loss Boss book (WW CEO); I don't do their point system, but some of the other concepts are great. He also has a great blog as well--manmeetscale. You can do this!

I'm a sugar *kitten*.

I've also maintained my weight/size for almost 3 years now.

Edited out my dirty comment about spitting/swallowing.

I was defiantly being perverted when i read the title...,just gunna keep my thoughts in my head.

i can so relate....not sure why its so hard...but i think reaching for the protein instead may help?