For some reason, i've never believed in throwing out junk food when i start a diet; i just put it on a high shelf where i can't see it. I've always been afraid of having NO junk food in my house...i guess i'm afraid that if i get sick of eating healthy food, i'll go to the grocery store and go on a crazy binge. But not anymore. I've finally rid of my house of all binge-worthy foods (the only dangerous thing left is almonds, but i haven't binged on those in years). I did put the peanuts in the car (doubt i will want to walk out to the car to get them just to binge). From now on...i will only buy foods i can handle having in my house. If i need a "treat" i will buy whatever quantity that assumes i will eat ALL of it. i.e. i can't buy a pound of cashews and keep them in my house. If i buy them, i will buy them from the bulk section and buy whatever serving size i'm permitting myself to eat all at once.

It will be interesting to see if this works. I know it's common sense for most people to throw out "junk" when they start dieting...but for some reason i have always been afraid of being too restrictive.

No way, I have ALWAYS been conflicted like that. I don't know any diet method that works for everyone and there are people who can and will have all foods in their home and will have them in moderation. I (and others) can't though lol.

surfer - good for you! This is something I have never had the courage to do - I force myself to live with it in the house, in case someone else in my family wants it (and so I don't freak out). I often wish I could just do that, but I am unsure about what would happen.

If you buy something in bulk, try to split it up into bags - 1 serving per bag. And keep them somewhere where you won't want to get them.

i can't have binge foods in the house.I'm trying to have healthy foods so if i slip I don't do so much damage.i also can catch myself faster and stop the binge

totally agree with you !

Geography never helped me. Putting things in serving bags never helped. I don't keep the stuff in the house. I'm usually sufficient lazy to not want to go out for a special trip to buy the stuff.

When I do buy, say, ice cream or M&Ms, I have a go at it and toss the rest. Same with anything that I eat that I should not. It's wasteful both from the calorie and money perspective, but it's the lesser of 2 evils - the other evil being keeping the rest in the house. And I know that there will be times when I go off my plan; I don't spend hours wrestling with myself or eating lots of 'on plan' foods hoping the craving will pass...

One thing that I have done is instead of buying ice cream buying whole milk and frozen fruit to blend up. Still got the fat but much less sugar and other #$#@, esp if I add some chia or hemp seeds for added protein and fiber.

I think that's a great strategy! Cleaning my house of junk food has definitely helped me cut down on my binges. I'm always too lazy to go buy junk food if I feel a crave, so I either don't eat anything at all, or try and find a healthy replacement. I try and always have some healthy snacks around the house. Right now I have fiber crackers, raisins, pumpkin seeds and fruits. If I binge, at least my options are limited to these foods as opposed to having chocolate or ice cream.

I literally just did this with a box of Krave cereal. I ate a bowl for breakfast and I feel sick now, I have no idea how people can eat this much chocolate in their cereal, oh and I'm no stranger to sweet food. I used to eat an entire package of oreos in one sitting!! but after cutting back and eating this cereal, I really have no taste for it anymore.

So I packaged half a cup of cereal in Ziploc bags and put them in the drawers in the fridge (which are always empty) so I rarely open them, but in case I want them for a snack. I also threw the box away so I feel like I'm throwing it away. I have absolutely NO sense of moderation, so if it's not around that's the only way I won't eat it.

Sounds like a great idea...I've been refusing to buy ANYTHING I could binge on (nuts etc) and the shops are a little way away...and it's making me a little crazy but it's been working!

Hey Everyone, I don't keep in in the house. My kids don't need the junk either. I will buy treats from time to time but just enough for them to have that day. I just can't trust myself yet