Why can't I...

GIVE IT AWAY.. when I have company they bring all kind of JUNK in the house. When they leave either they take it with them or I pack everything up and give it to a friend.
If nothing else..take it to the local food bank.. that might sound goofy..but I HAVE DONE THAT to save myself from eating things I can not handle.
I would sooner give it away then toss it or WORSE..EAT THAT STUFF.. my will-power is NONE .
Just dont give up. I have given in to junk also.. we all have..thats why we are here...to gain support..
HANG IN THERE GIRLFRIEND...
:flowerforyou:

You are more powerful than the food. Truly, you are.

Here's a crazy exercise I made myself do once. I bought a pint of ice cream, then spooned it down the disposal.

It was the most therapeutic $5 I've ever spent. It proved to me that lightning wouldn't strike me (or some other catastrophe from "food wasting") if I exerted power over food.

I think the reason that I was overweight for so long is because I sucked at "no." and "no thanks". I wanted to please everybody at whatever cost to myself.

I would have a serious talk w/ your husband regarding this. Maybe decide to have a dessert once a week, or something like that. Dessert is a treat, not a necessary ending to a meal.

And once again, YOU are more powerful than the food.:flowerforyou:

I struggle with the exact same thing... one thing that works for me is to find something to do when a craving like that hits. anything to get my mind occupied, whether it's laundry, sweeping the floor, go online to MFP, take out the trash (i'm a stay at home mom, so it's usually some type of housework). when i finish what i'm doing, the craving is usually gone. if i'm still thinking about the food, i might allow myself a little just to stop the craving.
don't be so hard on yourself though. changing your habits is not easy! just know that there are a lot of people here in the same boat, and we're here to give each other support!
chin up!

I LOVE to bake. I'm always baking buttery pastries and chocolate cakes and what not...

Every now and then I'll eat what I bake, but other times I give it to people (especially my skinny roommate hehe) and I take it to study groups.

I used to think that I had to eat what I baked, and if I was going to lose weight I had to stop cooking, but really, I've started baking healthy for me, and not so healthy as well.
I've made MANY friends and shed some pounds.

I used to have a real problem with this too. I recently beat it. I still fall off the wagon now and again, but not overindulgence like I used to.

My boss would buy all kinds of crap: Pop Tarts, chocolate, granola bars, etc., and put it in front of MY office, because he knew I'd eat it!

One day, I just looked at that pile of crap, thought about how I felt physically after eating sugary snacks all day, and I would say to myself, "I've eaten that stuff already, I know what it tastes like, it is yummy, but I'm not really missing anything."

I would trick myself into thinking that I could have something if I wanted it, but that I didn't really want it. I started bringing things like yogurt, fruit, mixed nuts, and dried fruit to the office, and every time I had to pass the junk table, if I so much as thought about grabbing something, I'd either make myself a cup of green tea or eat a handful of one of my healthy snacks.

It took a lot of time to condition myself that way.

I also have my healthy cheat: sugar-free, net carb free, dark chocolate. Trader Joes sells it. It is really good (I LOVE dark chocolate), it has antioxidants in it, and it really helps curb my craving for candy.