How do you resist temptation?

Once I am in a fast food place my stomach wins over my head every time. I now limit how much money I carry so I have enough for an emergency but cant snack on stuff. It's good for my bank balance as well

What's helped me avoid the fast food urge, is to not be starving when I'm out running errands, driving by there, etc. Make sure I've had a meal recently or a snack if I'm due for a meal soon, if I'm starving - I'll stop, if I'm not ravenous I have much more willpower.

I don't resist it. What I do do is ask myself will this get me to my goal. I control myself, not my urges. So I chose what I want to do. Their is no law saying I can't have what I want. When I make the right choice, and you always know what the right choice is in yor heart, I take pride in making it. Each time you make the right choice it gets easier. In time it becomes a habit. It takes 29 days of conscience choice to create a new habit. You already have the self control, free youself to use it.

It's really helped me to learn (and add as a meal) stuff I might be tempted by when I go out. I have learned for example that at McDonalds I can have a seared mini chicken snack wrap (no mayo) with a small skim cappuccino, and that's about right calorie intake as a *whole meal* not a snack. I am a sucker for sausage rolls too - so i know i can have a cocktail sausage roll and a skinny capp and thats a meal too. Ohhh and I found a nice place that does kids size chicken kebabs with hummus omnomnom so these things save me from scarfing down a whole plate of butter chicken with rice! BUT i have to plan it a bit. That being said if I know I'm going to be going out for a birthday dinner or something i don't track it, just try to track everything every day and most importantly ONE meal or ONE BAD DAY is not going to ruin all your efforts (I just took a week off my plan!) but it's when you do it every day that you slip back to eating the whole bag or whatever. Jump back on, don't beat yourself up and just make sure you're not falling down the rabbit hole every day. Consistency is the key - consistent bad = fat consistent good = the results you want - noone's perfect all the time and nor should you be coz then you'll feel deprived and wont stick with it! best of luck and feel free to add me if you want to!

Give in, but give in less.

Instead of 3-4 cookies - eat one.

Instead of regular soda, drink diet.

Instead of 4 slices of pizza eat 1-2 or wheat based crust.

This works for me.

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Struggle similarly. Find it helps to have a measured bag of mixed nuts with me so when I see something tempting I have something good to eat which is part of my food budget.

Honestly the best way I avoid these bad-in-the-moment choices is to meticulously plan ahead for my food each day. I also always have low cal snacks in my car (even low cal/sodium canned items- which I get so made fun of for but I don't care, it works for me!!) If I know I'm going to a restaurant, I decide exactly what I'll eat before I get there, pre-log it, and I tell the person I'm going with, I'm usually too embarrassed to change my mind after telling someone all my good intentions. Doesn't always work, but when I mess up I just try to figure out exactly why I broke and try to do better the next time. Also I plan on some bad foods, I'll plan to eat a burger but I'll make sure to do extra cardio and make my other meals lighter for the day. I love chocolate and found Cadbury royal dark chocolate, its rich and delicious and fulfills my chocolate cravings but don't ever want to binge on the stuff.
Most importantly, if you go off track, just get back on!!! Tomorrow is a new day and every single one of us has done it!! The people who succeed are the ones who don't kill themselves over it but just get back to work and keep trying!

At least for me (actually about 15 minutes ago), it's just easier to say no for now to whatever it is I want. Then actually try on the jeans in the mirror : ) Hope that might help!

It's tough! If I absolutely have to have something I will go but try to order healthier or if I'm craving something specific then I order as small as possible. For example, I occasionally get serious cravings for McD's fries. My husband and I try to limit our fast food so it is not something I am eating all the time. But if I do get that craving and we go, I try to order a value size fry. They're still bad for me but they are the smallest you can order and therefore less calories. That's my easy temptation to deal with. I think my toughest is pizza but today, hubby and I tried making mini pizzas using a pita and it was fantastic! I measured out the serving of sauce, the serving of cheese and even added a few pieces of fresh spinach and some spices.

Another trick I do is if I do want something that is high calorie or hubby wants something that is high calorie we try to make it at home. It's always less calories but usually does the job of taking care of a particular craving.

This is one that everyone knows but never go grocery shopping hungry! That's terrible in so many ways. Not only is it bad because you'll buy more out of sheer hungry, but you may make more bad choices and you'll pass all those fast food places along the way to the store. On the grocery store note, we always have a list and rarely deviate from said list and we also use a smaller cart (unless we are buying something larger like cat food or cat litter).

Last but not least, just in general, if I feel myself wanting to munch I will either a) munch on something healthier (veggies, fruits or a tiny handful of nuts) and/or b) find something else to do to keep myself occupied!

Reading other people's success stories also helps to keep me motivated.

As other's have said, it gets easier over time but it is definitely tough at the start. Just do the best you can! Not everyday will be a great day but just make sure to track your food, even on a bad day. The more honest you can be with yourself the easier it will be to make better choices, resist temptation, see where you may need to make changes and what you can do to continue moving forward.

Carry healthy snacks and eat regularly so you aren't hungry. I know my weak spot is missing lunch and working late and being famished and then eating junk on the way home( my commute is 1.5 hours or so. I also find it helpful to keep my carbs less than 200. Note I am not a low carber but a moderate one.

If I am desperate to eat I try to eat something healthy first and say to myself well if you are truely hungry after that then you can have. x. Most delaying tactics work as the cravings often pass quickly.

Good luck

Sometimes I'll throw an apple or banana in my purse or leave it in my car when I go shopping. At least I have a chance of resisting that way because I have a substitute choice handy. Not foolproof but it gives me a chance of resisting temptation.

I have appreciated reading everyone's responses as well! I agree with a lot of the previous people posting- that I try to really plan everything I'm going to eat, usually the night before or that morning first thing. If I do that and have healthy food with me, it's easier. I still am tempted though, but every single time I go to eat now I remind myself that I want to be thin and wear the cute clothes I want and feel confident. I have struggled off and on for a few years, but I am finally truly committed. What made a difference this time was realizing what my problems were. For example, I cut out way too much sugar and fat at first, so now I try to start my day with homemade fruit smoothie. That completely changed my sugar/carb cravings. Stuff like that makes such a difference. Mainly though, I have a couple of specific events coming up (rodeo-big deal in Texas-, summer, etc.) and I keep imagining myself in a cute dress or whatever.

What I do is log the food before I eat it and ask myself if I'm ok with making that decision. If not, I reduce the portion size and see if I'm ok with those figures. Sometimes I'll end up eating half of what a regular portion size and end up equally satisfied.

I'll portion out the size I agreed with myself and keep the remainder away to avoid the temptation. But really, I make an agreement with myself and I follow it. This allows for my indulgences to be planned and controlled rather than an impulse and regret.