How to stop going over my calorie goal?

You can change your goal to lose more slowly and get more calories. You don't have much to lose so this might be fine.
You can work out more at home or at a gym. Maybe try to do a 30 minute workout more days a week. You can walk more. There are lots of free ways to increase your activity.
You can eat lower calorie snacks that fit your goal better. If you are not getting enough protein, fats or vegetables/fruits then choosing snacks that also meet those needs might be more satisfying than biscuits or chocolate anyway.
See what works for you.

steveko89 wrote: »

Trying to out-exercise a snacking/chocolate/biscuit habit can be a big uphill battle. As others have stated, users and methods to "measure" calorie burn from exercise is often in-accurate (includes the MFP database).

As far as hitting my calorie number, I find that pre-logging as much food as I can and staying as diligent as I can about the type of foods I have available for snacking helps tremendously. At some point you just have to keep yourself accountable. No one is ever going to be perfect but make an effort not to have two miss-steps in a row and continuously improve the time between those inevitable less-than-ideal food choices.

This sounds like the exact same thing im going through.
Ive been on it for 6-7 weeks and have lost 6lbs but there were a couple of weeks where i went over calories and couldnt stop eating, due to this i nearly fell off the wagon but realised i was sick of stop/starting a diet so i carried on with what i was doing before, exercising everyday and logging foods, i didnt want to give up cus of all the hard work it took me to lose this weight- this week im aiming to lose 1lb so that will be half a stone- my target is 14lbs but anythin more than that will be amazing.
U can do it just b positive and try and keep busy so u dont snack on these foods or dont buy them good luck

I agree with a lot of other people on here but if you know you’re going to want to snack, save some room for snacking. I usually have a snack after dinner and make sure I’ve got calories for it, I prelog almost all of my food at the beginning of the week to keep me on track and might add a couple things here and there if I have the calories for it. It might seem excessive but it’s what works for me. I also keep like a 5lb bag of baby carrots in the fridge and I’ll eat a couple of those if I’m snacks.

I agree with other posters that it's important to identify whether you're going over your goal because your overall intake is unnecessarily low or if it's because you're bored, tired, hormonal, etc, because the solution is going to be different depending on what the root cause is.

That being said, I'm another vote for pre-logging as an accountability tool. I pre-log my day, meals and snacks both, before I begin eating. This helps me stick to my caloric goal but also to meet my macros - having enough protein and fat in your diet helps with satiety.

Besides, I'm usually pretty tired when I get home from work and knowing in advance what I'm going to snack on prevents me from browsing through the fridge and cupboards and grabbing whatever looks most appealing - which is good, because when I'm tired what looks most appealing is something easy like potato chips or sweet like cookies. Pre-logging allows me to fit foods like that into my day while still ensuring that I have proper nutrition from my other foods.

For me, a lot of it boils down to routine and habit. I don't mindlessly snack anymore because I spent years breaking those habits and replacing them with new and healthier ones. It takes time, patience, and the ability to forgive yourself.