Anyone have success with the 3 day rule for junk food?

I eat no junk food. Same proteins,carbs,and fats. It's all just food. Yes some choices are better than others but it is still just food.

The first three days after quitting smoking are tough because the nicotine is leaving your system. It would not work the same way for food because of the lack of chemical addiction present. It sounds like what you are describing is a behavioral issue (habit), which as a former smoker I can attest takes much more work to overcome. The desire for nicotine was nothing compared to trying to figure out what to do with myself when I no longer had to smoke after every meal, on breaks, in the car, etc.

My best advice is to take it one day at a time and focus on the new behavior that you want to adopt, rather than trying to stop the one you do not. Start with a calorie deficit - don't worry about the food, just get yourself into a deficit. Do that for awhile, and when you are comfortable, make another change towards you goal - adding in exercise, eating a certain number of servings of vegetables each day, etc. You will get to a place where you'll find that you're not eating sweets as much because you simply won't have room for them (or as much of them) and still be able to meet all your other goals.

All I can say on this is I am having a harder time cutting back on sugar than I did with quitting smoking (32 days and still going strong except for the new peanut butter cup habit to go with the anything chocolate habit) Whether addiction or habit, take it one day at a time and realize the first week is the toughest. Congratulate yourself when you get through one day and don't beat yourself up if you don't. But above all - don't accept "excuses" from yourself for why you didn't make it. Which is why it took me two years to drop 17 pounds, even though my excuse to start smoking again (twice!) was because I was gaining weight!

The problem with trying to able the three day rule to food is that it isn't a chemical addiction. Addiction to food is a mental thing. Sure, there are some similarities to a chemical addiction. Many people turn to food to deal with their emotional pain just like the chemical addict turns to a drug of choice to medicate the pain. In both cases, the person must change the unhealthy attitude.

So never heard of this rule but HERE is my previous diet.
Id wake up and have a pain au chocolate, and maybe a can of diet coke, id snack all day on cheese and crisps.
My addiction was chocolate. You know those share bags? Id eat one of those as a snack. Then maybe fish fingers and chips for lunch, a mid afternoon snack of 10 duck spring rolls and then maybe some biscuits. Then a whole pizza in the evening,(sometimes with chips)

So yeah not really healthy, and far too many calories.
Now im on day 11 of no chocolate, no crisps, no diet coke, no chips. Ive cooked chicken and veg for most dinners, drinking a LOT more water, eaten loads of salad and switched to wholegrain bread.

I feel great! And honestly if I can stop eating chocolate anyone can! I used to get so so cranky if i went one day without chocolate. Good luck

It's the 3 day hump. And I think with diet something similar to the 3 day hump could be the case when starting a plan with a calorific deficit, however that is achieved. Adjusting to 1500 calories of pizza and chips and ice cream from a former diet of 3000 calories of pizza and chips and and ice cream would probably require an adjustment period.

I don't eat junk food because that does not make me feel full. I like the taste of a xy burger and a pizza but I get hungry soon after eating them. I eat mom-made cake but only a little amount. Okay I eat chocolate but very tiny pieces a day.

I've ate 'junk food' pretty much everyday I've been on here. Some days I eat too many sweet treats & other days I try to balance them out & I've managed to lose around 150 pounds in two years.

The secret is finding a way of life that YOU can live with. I have all sorts of tricks. I'm just munching on a very delicious very filling chocolate protein bar, AFTER my steak and pasta, which I ate slowly, then cleared up the dishes after before sitting down with my treat. I could keep going, and I'm on a tiny deficit, but I'm just about satisfied enough now to get over the little bit of hunger I have left.

Lots of protein, fat and complex carbs, colorful veg, and a couple of treats a day to look forward too, and I can get through until the next feast, blowout or party!

Yes, I'm only about a pound of fat away from my sports weight for the summer, but I have to do these things year round, because I could eat and drink wine ALL day. It's a hobby!

I have days, weeks and holiday seasons to eat without logging for freedom and fun, but when my skinny jeans get tight I get back to logging again.

Quitting alcohol and cigarettes are way different than not having a cookie, and shouldn't be compared.
As for cutting back on sweets, I have at least one daily and make them fit into my allotment.

For me personally, once a bad habit is kicked for 30 days, it's gone for good.

Buy a small amount of your fave snack. Buy a food scale. Measure a reasonable amount (amount that fits your calorie allotment and still allows for meals) put it in ziplock bags or containers portioned out. Eat one of those portions every day and still lose weight. No need to 'cheat' no need to never eat the thing you love again. Just eat less of it.