What’s your best weird/secret/unexpected trick to avoid temptation?

Don't have temptations in the house.

Sleep. I don't eat when I'm asleep.

successgal1 wrote: »

Don't have temptations in the house.

I second this, I do not keep any of the foods that I know get me in trouble in the house. It is making it much easier.

I log before eating. If I see that it will wreck havoc to my day then I know it isn't the right choice at that time.

I typically log things ahead of time. That said if there's something I want to save for later that I know I'm going to have trouble not eating I've been known to just keep it in my car. My want for say, a good doughnut, is not nearly as strong as my desire not go out to the car and get it.

Making my laziness work for me. Whenever I want something I tend to overeat, I walk to the shop and get a single serving package. If I want more, I will have to walk back to the shop for another single serving. At some point, usually after the first serving, something magical happens in my brain where laziness convinces me that I don't really want that, and the craving diminishes.

Brushing my teeth doesn't work for me, sadly I would just drink water and wait out the fluoride then have that thing anyway. I have a rebel demon in my head that usually wins. "You made it so I won't enjoy that? Well I'll show you how I will keep thinking about it until I can enjoy it". I can't tell it "no" because that only strengthens my desire, but I can tell it "later", or "work for it". Sometimes by the time "later" comes I've already forgotten about it, and sometimes I'm just too lazy to work for it.

I make sure to include treats in controlled ways everyday. It takes away the forbidden aspect of those foods and makes them less special.