Lots of good advice already listed. One of the BEST gifts I gave myself was to skip dinner with the family. I still sit with them and sip a cup of warm tea. Often I am hungry after work, and I eat when I get home, before I work out. Sometimes I eat a substantial "meal". Consequently, learning to say - hey - I ate already - I'm not hungry - was a HUGE - yes HUGE part of my success.

Break that drive-thru habit - substiute healthy snacks instead - and don't be afraid to skip a meal when you don't need to eat. Your family will not make a big deal of it - really!

Yup, been there, done that, and bought the plus size tee shirt....

And for me, the icing on the shameful cake was tossing the empty bags out the car window (yup, a good citizen-not. A litterer.) Then, I'd procrastinate about making dinner because I wasn't hungry... then, yup, eat again.

But I promise you that you CAN break the habit, and quicker than you think.

For almost two years I NEVER went to work without stopping at the same gas station for coffee and 3 danishes.... I used to stop even it it risked making me late for work.... I thought that place had a tractor beam that pulled me in from the highway.

But, when I decided to firmly break the habit the craving went away really fast-- probably two weeks tops. The hardest thing about cravings is that it seems like we'll have to battle them forever so it hardly seems worth it-- but in reality, they fade surprisingly fast.

Sounds like you have happy memories associated with stopping there-- you stopped there with your husband. Now, you're trying to recreate that happiness by stopping-- so maybe if you remind yourself that you will be happiest after you get home and relax with your family and so you don't want to spare the time stopping, you might find that it helps.

I learned that trick from the book Overcoming Overeating, and it does help me when I realize that what I'm really looking for is a bit of happiness-- something I'm not at all likely to find at a fast food place.

hahaha...its like i am reading about myself...i start off great I lost 15-20lbs and gain 20-25lbs back all because i get a little lazy the kids decide they can go for a 5 dollar pizza from little caesar and you know 1 slice turns into 2 and then 3 and a cup of cherry coke...so i am so full that i cant move so I wont do my exercises that day...but now that i got on the scale again OH NO!!!! here a GO!!!! I am putting on my gym clothes and getting on my treadmill and eating healthy well at least trying...wish me luck...keep you posted and hey WISH YOU LUCK TELL ME HOW IT GOES.....PLEASE MOTIVATE ME so I will keep going toooooooo....

same, i dont rely on willpower because the 60 lbs i gained proves i have none! my husband hides all the cookies for my sons lunch, seriously. sweets are my biggest struggle and if theyre here, ill eat them. i have just enough willpower not to tear my house apart looking for them, lol.

i also make my husband "take this away from me", even if its not junk food, but im mindlessly snacking.

if someone brings over goodies and leaves them i squirt dish soap in them and throw them away. i seriously doubt id pick them out of the trash, but hey, ya never know.

I have the same exact problem.. all summer I did fantastic, and once school started I stopped completely. What I'd do is not go through the drive thru after work until you get yourself back on track and can resist the greasy foods.. or just don't go alone, ya know?

And I, too, make up excuse after excuse to not work out. They usually work :/. I think we just need to DO IT, even if we're kicking and screaming the whole way there. Don't worry, you'll get through this rough patch. Keep your head up girl!!!

PS- GOOD LUCK!!!

I accept:If you really dont want to give up coffee, make a big batch of tea at home and freeze it in water bottles. Toss one in your car and it should hopefully be thawed by the time you are ready to head home.