Starting out; binge snacking

First of all, make sure you are allowing enough calories to not be famished.

Read these, MFP calculates your calories for you, but you need to know how to input the correct data to be given the right number of calories:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

OP: This article has *real* advice about binge-eating. It's not solely about willpower or substitutions.

http://www.livingthenourishedlife.com/2013/07/how-to-prevent-binge-eating

OP: This article has *real* advice about binge-eating. It's not solely about willpower or substitutions.

http://www.livingthenourishedlife.com/2013/07/how-to-prevent-binge-eating

That article was full of very good advice. For me the key has been not to "deprive" myself of so-called "bad" food. I simply come up with a healthier version of them. I just had a greek yogurt and light cream cheese cupcake that had 87 calories and it was completely satisfying. I don't consider it a "substitution" since it is not eating a carrot when I want a brownie. I agree that willpower is not the key, I think it is being creative in your cooking so you can satisfy pretty much every craving with little or no guilt.