Success People: How did you overcome food temptations?

I replaced the sugar in my tea with Splenda. 1.5 month later I decided to use sugar to sprinkle on two pancakes, could barely use half a teaspoon i found it unbearably sweet! If you can't go cold turkey, wean yourself off, eventually you won't want it anymore.

I'm the same way! I replaced the sugar in my tea with Splenda and now I use powdered Stevia....it's just like Splenda, but comes from a plant. You won't use a full packet in a tea either. After getting off sugar, it makes me feel really ill if I eat too much....like a chocolate bar.....but I used to be able to eat like 3 bars in a day with no problems!!!!!

When I'm tempted with something I ask myself will that "whatever it is" help me to get where I want to be? The answer is usually NO! simple as that it helps me make the right decision. Not saying I never have something that I shouldn't but most of the time I can resist! Good luck!

I keep a fat picture of me so I don't forget what I'm trying to accomplish.

For me I try to write out my grocery list before I go there. Make sure I have eaten and full when I get to the store that way I'm not tempted by junk because I'm too full for anything to sound good. Plus with a pre-determined list of good foods for me I avoid the bad isles(brownie, cookie isle and the candy isle). Then I get what I need and is good for me. I then come home with all foods I CAN have and at snack time I eat what's good for me that I can put in my snack spots OR I don't eat since it's not there for me to have. I do have 2 pieces of chocolate but it's dark chocolate every night. I also buy healthy choice's frozen dark swirl greek yogurt YUM! Great alternatives to the bad stuff that will cause me to gain more. I hope that helps.

Remove temptation. Easy.

When you are in the store, hovering over that item you want but thinking you shouldn't have it - check the label. Be aware of how many calories it is. And make a decision. Most times, you'll put it back.

This is what I do. I was at the store yesterday and eyeballing a can of Wolf Brand Chili...when I checked the label, the calorie content (340 for 1 cup! And I was gonna eat the whole can!) completely turned me off of it.

However, I do agree with other posters, that you should indulge in small, small quantities. I have ice cream most days, but I buy little 110 calorie ice cream bars instead of a gallon of Blue Bell.

3) tell yourself its not forever, just for now.

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*ETA: ops, I see now there was an explanation in further posts....

Stop thinking food is a reward or that it's a pleasure thing. Food has no emotions. It's fuel.

This is one of the simple ones for me, but it really helps. Brush your teeth right after meals. I used to nibble on stuff and have an extra drink after dinner. Now I try to brush my teeth right after eating and then I don't want to eat or drink anything other than water. Good luck!

Don't buy the 'bad' foods! I know that I cannot handle having too many goodies around, so I buy a little of each temptation to spread throughout the week. Just realize that whatever you buy, you will eat. It is much easier to resist temptation in the store than late at night when you are watching a movie and having the munchies. substitue things for other things, always toward the healthier direction. For example, switch a pb&j for pb &banana. Have freeze dried apples/fruit instead of candy, have popcorn chips instead of potatoe chips, etc. ALL of these things have helped me!
And do NOT forget to have some chocolate on hand! But make it plain chocolate. You crave chocolate, not the candy bar. So I keep a little bin of hershey's hugs around So when I crave, I eat one. and then I can avoid binging on other horrible things!