I hope there is a cure!

Read up on "all or nothing thinking", a common handicap for those of us working on extreme weight loss.

Here's my blog on "halting a binge session" which might help. Do you have insight on why you want to snack all day? Are you hungry? Bored? Is it an ingrained habit? Is it an emotional cover? Knowing why will give you ideas on how you can redirect the impulse.

I also have a desk job and have wanted to snack a lot lately, too. I'm heading it off the pass by snacking on dry popcorn, which seems to have the volume I crave.

Besides eating healthy, will you be working on tracking your intake by way of MFP? If so, just get used to tracking for the first couple weeks to get insight on how much you are really eating.

I tend to think that my focus on sugar just builds upon itself. I eat some, then I crave more and eat more. Then... I associate that with feeling good and I'm in the horrible cycle until I break that chain. I've been off sugar now for a while - and I can definitely say - those foods are less interesting to me than they were prior to low-carb. I know people are cautious with the words "sugar addiction" together - but for me that is the reality. In my life sugar is an evil substance and it is virtually everywhere in almost any processed food in some form.

While I'm at my desk I drink a LOT of tea and coffee (both black). It keeps me hydrated and I think the hot water takes longer to drink and helps me to feel fuller, so I can distinguish better between actual hunger pangs and thirst or just boredom.

Some people recommend keeping snacks at their desk which are compatible with their diet (fruits, nuts etc.)

With regard to the snacks being passed around your office, think of yourself as having two choices - either you turn it down altogether, or you work whatever you take into your day. If you can afford to have a huge piece of cake then have it. If you can afford to have half of a slice have that. If you can't afford to have any then say no.

Don't beat yourself up if you fall weak sometimes, but realize that if you keep doing the same things you're going to get the same results.

Try to move away from being "motivated" to change your habits. Motivation fades and when it's not there for whatever reason things fall apart. Work toward being determined - cultivate a commitment to what you're doing, so that even when you REALLY don't feel like doing it, you do it anyway because that's just what you do.

Make what you're doing sustainable in the long run. It may take more time, but it's so much easier to maintain habits that aren't really drastic, and you're less likely to feel guilty and binge to punish yourself.

Wishing you success!!

The problem I've found working in an office is that people are INCESSANT. Sure, it's someone's birthday, but there's a birthday almost EVERY DAY where I work. If it's not a birthday, it's a baby shower or a farewell party. There is so much pressure to eat that stupid cake it makes me sick. You have to stick to your guns and don't worry about eating to be polite. No means no. It's hard, and you'll feel like a grinch, but they'll get the point eventually.

And set yourself up for success. Pre-log, fit some snacks in, and don't have anything at your desk that hasn't been accounted for. If you have 2 cookies in your allowance, only take 2 cookies in with you and leave the rest home.