Not sure what it is.....

It's probably because:

1. You don't have goals set for yourself so you have nothing to work towards.
2. You don't track the food you eat so you don't know how many calories you are eating.
3. You lack self discipline and motivation to reach both short and long term goals.

One step at a time. First, figure out a realistic goal to reach and write it down. Then find out what your TDEE is from the numerous threads and guides in this forum. Then, lay out a meal plan for yourself. Then, go to the gym and start some kind of resistance training program.

You're either 100% into this or you're not. Only you can stop yourself from opening the refrigerator every time you walk in the kitchen.

I cruise the kitchen when I'm either bored or looking for a diversion. I try not to buy any junk food so that my only choices are healthy. The advice above is great! Goals are really important and you have to commit to eating healthy when you are ready. Mind over matter.

I also suffer from depression and know exactly how you feel. Especially because my kids are 2 and 4 and they have snacks. I like the advice to keep fruits or veggies ready to snack on and when you need chocolate, try to do a healthier form. I like weight watchers dark chocolate raspbery bars, 80 calories. sweet freedom mini ice cream cones are mini drumsticks fr 120 cals. or teddy grahams. they are whole grain and you can eat 24 for 130 cals. On days where I cant control my snacking, I will eat 6 bears 4 times. chocolatey chip ones are my favs but the chocolate ones are good too. Keep on the meds and counseling. Post partum depression is serious buisness! Good luck and feel free to add me as a friend!

That is thing because I do have a goal. My goal is to weigh 135 lbs. I track everything that goes in my mouth on this web site. I just think its my depression taking over. I am taking meds. and seeing a counselor. My problem is that I need something to make me feel good and I think it has to do with food. Food that has sugars, chocolate and mostly likely high calories.

This is my first post on the forum here and honestly I'm not as familiar with the rules as I should be, but let me just say there are some extremely healthy chocolate shake products on the market that should absolutely kill your chocolate/sweets cravings. Like people have said here already, the trick is to plan your diet for the day ahead of time, and set it up so you're eating five to six meals a day. I work from home, so I know the feeling of seeing the fridge non-stop. I look up from my computer, and there it is: a cool box filled with delicious eats. But when you plan it out ahead of time, your largest window without food will probably be around 2 to 3 hours (not including sleepies).

My schedule, food included:

* 7am: wake up
* 8am: breakfast - huge egg white omelet (1 cup) w/spinach, turkey, and salsa, whole grain toast
* 10am: workout
* 11 or 11:30am: recovery drink (think: nonfat chocolate milk)
* 2:30pm: huge healthy chocolate shake (again, you can find some good products and a cheap blender) - two large cups of shake w/ straw means happiness that leaves me very full for a long time
* 3:30pm nice hour long walk if I have completed most of my work
* 5pm: some raw almonds and/or beef jerky
*7:30pm or 8pm: nice piece of meat (pork, chicken, salmon) and a huge green salad and/or steamed veggies.
If you get that after dinner sweet craving: have a healthy shake! Just try not to drink it down within an hour or two of bed time.

Plan out the meals. And if your spouse gives you grief about tracking the calories, tell him to STFU. He'll get the message. But again, I highly recommend knowing what you're going to eat at the beginning of the day. Tracking calories is nice, but you can track them into a hole if you're not careful.

Finally, tweak the diet for your particular needs. Mine is majority protein, but when my workouts go into overdrive, I up the carbs (whole grain bread, oatmeal, maybe a banana in my shake) and I get my fats from natural pb or raw almonds. But I try not to eat my carbs for dinner or after dinner.

And you can make a nice tuna salad with spinach for lunch, and save your chocolate shake for later - it doesn't matter how you do it, just plan it out in the morning (or better yet, the night before).

Seriously - you're going to be eating all day if you plan it right.

It's probably because:

1. You don't have goals set for yourself so you have nothing to work towards.
2. You don't track the food you eat so you don't know how many calories you are eating.
3. You lack self discipline and motivation to reach both short and long term goals.

One step at a time. First, figure out a realistic goal to reach and write it down. Then find out what your TDEE is from the numerous threads and guides in this forum. Then, lay out a meal plan for yourself. Then, go to the gym and start some kind of resistance training program.

You're either 100% into this or you're not. Only you can stop yourself from opening the refrigerator every time you walk in the kitchen.

tough love is tough

but loving

It sounds like you need something to keep you busy so you don't have time to go into the kitchen. I'd also suggest brushing your teeth so snacking doesn't taste good. Try chewing gum, too.

I kitchen cruze all the time when I am bored. Even at other peoples houses. My BF is like "What do you need?" or "What are you looking for?". I say "Nothing, I'm just bored.". I have stopped stocking my place with junk food so I open my fridge and cupboards and find nothing so I just go back to what I was doing, or find something new to do.

I can relate. I'm doing this less and less. What works for me is to grab water. Truth is, I don't drink enough water and I think my signals get crossed. Part of it is boredom sometimes, though. Part of it is just "old habit."

If I am kinda hungry... sometimes I'll grab a pickle slice. Banana pepper would work, too. Or fruit. I wish I could munch on celery or something, but it just doesn't interest me.