Wow! This is so true and I absolutely love this! I will definitely be thinking about this when I "stumble" in my weight loss journey :)

I usually eat out or boredom or something close to that so when I get a sudden urge to eat something, I tell myself that I can have it if I still want it in an hour. Usually I forget all about it since I have something else on my mind by then.

I also keep a lot of low calorie and healthy snacks in the kitchen in case I just need to snack on something and I can't get it out of my head. I also don't keep junk food greater than a couple of servings in the house. All ice cream I buy is in those small pints and I separate chocolate bars into serving sections and put them in the freezer so that if I want it I have to wait for it to melt.

I also use the trick that someone else mentioned about telling myself I can have it the next day when it fits into my calories.

see, if i had self discipline that would work, but i would just end up eating five of those mini pints at once! (it has happened!!)

i have another tip!

for binge eaters (like me) if you walk or run at about 7:30 pm ish, you will NOT want to eat before bed, believe me! you won't want to ruin the calories you just burnt!