Secret Eater

nope... wish i did though

Make your food diary on here public and then post everything you put in your mouth. That way you may hide it from other people location-wise, but the MFP public will see it and know about it.

Also, think of it this way, your body knows you're eating it regardless of if other people do. All you are doing is hurting yourself by doing it.

That's not good No real tips, other than willpower! You just have to not do it! There is no real secret to losing weight/ giving up the foods you love/ exercising more... it's just willpower, willpower and more willpower. Take some healthy snacks to work with you and don't let yourself eat anything else.

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I went through the same thing for years, that is a disordered eating habit that should be discussed with a professional therapist. The support and advice you get from us here can be very helpful, but ultimately you need to work through the emotional reasons why you engage in those behaviors.

I think that temptation can be so hard. I would just not buy my weakness foods when I first started. Regular soda was so bad for me so I just wouldn't have it in my house. Any candy was also bad for me so I just stopped buying it but the vending machine called my name for the first 3 months or so at work. I would have healthy choices that I could have instead of the crap.
Why not log the food you are craving so you can see the impact on your daily goals before you eat it. Then make a decision whether you still want to eat it. I will have a 3 musketeers every once in a while because I just want a candybar. I jsut have to make up for it somewhere else in my day.

make sure u are eating enough and drink plenty of water,if u are hungery u crave sweet sfuff ,,its kind of like stopping smoking find something else to take ur mind of it and keep u busy i used to take a chocolate bar to bed every night and ate it wither i wanted it or not now i take a bottle of water and a book if i get to the point were i must have something sweet i have an ice pop they last for ages and are very low in calories hope this helps

Been there done it for most of my life. It is possible to stop, but you have to work at it.

be honest with yourself about why you do it. it's a hard comulsion to break and i';m willing otbet there is at least one outsdie factor that pushs you to that point. figure out what makes you tick and find a way to correct it. sounds simple, but for me this was one of the hardest things I have ever done.

In the meantime, while you work on that, try these tips. They helped me a lot while I learned to deal with my underlying issues.

1) get rid of all the treats. donate unopened food to a food bank, give the rest to friends that are not stugglign with weight or let it hit the garbage. Better to waste some food then to make yourself sick. don't keep them in your house/office/car and you will be less likely to cheat.
2) make it a rule that in order to have a treat that you have to walk to the store to get it. For me that is a half our roundtrip with a baby. Is it really worth it? Usually not. But that way at least youa re forcing some exercise in ven if you do decide to go get it.
3) If you do make the trek to the store, only buy a single serving. Meaning you don't buy the entire box of popsicles, you buy 1 from the cooler. More expensive in the long run? Absolutely. Consier it another incentive not to make the purchase.
4) when you get that urge to eat in secret. stop. breathe. drink a glass of water and walk around your house. tell yourself that you are worth more than what you are about to do. heck, tell yourself anything you have to to make yourself stop and think befor eyou eat. For me it was and is the phrase "nothing tastes as good as thin feels". (not that I'm even remotely thin but I'm working on it!)

Hope this helps. Feel free to pm me or add me as a friend if you ever need support. We are all in this together.

Every time you go to eat in the bathroom there are poop particles floating around and possibly landing on your food. Maybe that will help curb yor desires of eating in the bathroom. Also, log every single thing you put in your mouth. Over time, you will see a pattern.

I used to do that all the time. I'd go the the bakery and get slices of cake. There is no magic cure. It's like an alcoholic that's trying not to drink. You have to realize how powerful your mind can be and fight it.

This is a real problem. It is not just a matter of willpower, although personal will plays a role in almost every decision every one of us makes every day.

I am NOT a psychologist or otherwise qualified to psychoanalyze people. But I can tell you my story. What you described sounds like an eating compulsion. For me the worst part of it was not the CONSUMPTION, it was the SECRET. I hid what I ate (even as a kid) because I knew i would be admonished for it. I'd eat as much as I could without getting caught. What is working for me is trying to systematically eliminate the shame around what I am eating. True, some of that comes from controlling portion sizes (my biggest enemy), but some comes from deciding that *I* am the person who cares most about what I eat. If other people judge me-- screw them. Their issues may not be food related, but they have issues. If they judge me it may be helping them feel better about their own weaknesses, but it has absolutely nothing to do with me.

I could go on and on about this. Feel free to message me if you'd like to chat.

Make your food diary on here public and then post everything you put in your mouth. That way you may hide it from other people location-wise, but the MFP public will see it and know about it.

Also, think of it this way, your body knows you're eating it regardless of if other people do. All you are doing is hurting yourself by doing it.

I secret eat too.
I opened my diary, switched my ticker to my weight instead of pounds to go.
I don't have a solution. I try to keep enough calories for that eating. Some days I can make it, some days I just can't put down the fork.

Lots of people have already given some gr8 tips - the only thing I can add is "who are you hiding your eating habits from?" - If it's people at work then you might want to tell them that you have embarked on a weight loss program because you want to get fit and healthy and that you would really be grateful for their support. Plan a treat into your daily calorie allowance then eat it out in the open and if anyone asks, you can say thank you (as hopefully they are showing an interest in keeping you on track, not judging you), yes, this is x calories which I've factored into my daily goal. If it's your fiance - confide in him and again ask for his support. The real shame is if you are wolfing treats down in the toilet, you are not really enjoying or tasting the food properly and on a weight loss plan you really need to enjoy every calorie! Good Luck

I hate to shoot holes in a lot of the suggestions. I know that other people will get stuff and keep it in the house.
I just used to wait at night, and still do. Then every once i a wile devour the fridge.
**except with willpower most nights I can do it, way better than pre MFP.

Ice cream, cookies, chips, fruit, cheese, bread, veggies, yogurt, pudding, that will all be in one sitting. Its painful to not eat. At least most of my stuff will be binging on healthier stuff. carrot stick binge isn't so bad.
Although I do not eat on the toilet.
If you look though my diary, you will see "quick add" calories, those are embarrassing food binges.

Walking to get food doesn't even work. I run 5k and end up by a few stores. I will go just get something and eat it then. Go home, and have dinner, like its nothing. There is an Italian ice place on the way too. Sometimes I'll go there, but not often.
To be controversial, I looked at some of the anorexia stuff. That may help. They do recommend not eating alone, or in front of a mirror. Brushing teeth, lots of water.

Tracking everything has one advantage. It does take time to enter in the data. That less time to be stuffing my face.
I'm currently considering taking pictures of everything I eat, that will slow me down further.