cant contol it :/

I seem to have the very same problem. I am thinking that I just CAN NOT be around these foods. I will tell my self over and over that I am not going to eat something and just like you I give in plus some. I have also heard chewing gum or painting your nails at these types of moments can truely help...these are the three things I am going to do to help me succeed...hope they help you too

I LOVE cookies and had the same problem. Someone suggested I just stuff my face with cookies so I can get sick of them. Sounds horrible but hey it worked! (I didn't eat THAT many to add up to 3500 cal but I ate enough to make me feel sort of disgusted of how much I ate)

It sounds like you have a sugar and/or bad carb addiction. I had to completele clear my house of any of that stuff while I went through a 17-day detox (the 17 Day Diet worked well for me). Once the sugar was out of my system, the cravings ebbed considerably. Now I just don't have the first cookie (or M&M, or bite of any other sweet) and I do just fine, even if it's in the house. You can do it, but you need to clean out your system first.

Drinking water and chewing gum usually help me get over a craving. However, if you have the calories left for the day, maybe just take half the cookie. If you don't take anything, like you said, the craving hits later and you end up taking the whole thing. Portion is huge part of losing, so saying "Yeah, half this cookie is okay, especially if the alternative later is the whole thing." Once you're done, put that other half out of your mind. Good luck!

Log it. Look at how many calories are in the cookie BEFORE you eat it. If you still want it, then eat it, BUT limit yourself to A single serving.

Why don't you just budget some cookies into your daily allowance? There's no reason to permanently deprive yourself......if you give yourself a little treat now and then, you might find that you are more satisfied and your cravings will diminish.

This is a absolute must!!! Have a little now or you WILL binge later which is NOT good. I just learned to budget what I want into my daily calories and it works great! You can do it :-)

Why don't you just budget some cookies into your daily allowance? There's no reason to permanently deprive yourself......if you give yourself a little treat now and then, you might find that you are more satisfied and your cravings will diminish.

^ This works for me, good luck to you.

Remember that you ARE always in control. You are making the choice to eat that cookie. And it's a valid choice. The key is to figure out how to make choices that help you reach your goals. Do you want to binge on cookies, which will probably make your body feel bad and won't help with your weight loss? Is the short-term taste sensation more important than your long-term desire to be healthy? Either choice is valid, but it's a choice you have to make. Or, as others suggested, would you be ok with budgeting those treats in regularly so you don't need to binge? That's a valid option, and one that many people find success with. Personally, if I have one sugary treat, I crave them all day, so for the most part I just try not to have them, but that's just me.

It helps to have a plan in place. Plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. Include treats if you like, or don't if you don't want to. Have healthy snacks around for those times when you're needing a little something to munch on -- grapes, apples, hard-boiled eggs, string cheese, nuts, or whatever else you enjoy that's healthy. If you have a plan in place, you don't have to spend time and energy thinking about it. You'll just do it. When I don't have fruit and other healthy snacks handy, I'm more likely to grab junk. Also, make sure you're staying well-hydrated and getting enough sleep. When you're tired or dehydrated, you're more likely to crave sweets.

Are you exercising?

I look at the caloric value of whatever is tempting me and think about how much time I have to spend on the elliptical to burn off what I am about to eat.

That usually does it for me.

I think this is the EXACT wrong way to think about food. I look at my goals and tailor my calorie intake to achieve my goals. In other words, I don't look at calories and food as the enemy. I look at calories and food as a means to achieve a goal, of which I have two:

1) Lose 15lbs
2) Get stronger.

I think when you start seeing exercise as a means to get rid of bad food you eat, you are setting yourself up for failure. Just my $0.02

some times i have great self control but most of the time i dont ..i can look at a cookie and say "jess your not going to eat that cookie" and next thing i know i am eating the friggin cookie plus 3 more...what the heck can i do to have more self control?

I've had a similar problem. Why are the cookies there? Did you buy them? If you did, don't. If they're there for someone else, have them put them out of reach. If you really want a cookie, go out and buy it. If your only choice is one of those huge cookie that bakeries sell to justify charging you more money, break it in half, give away, freeze, or throw out the other half.