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Another issue for me. Solved by not buying anything that I might want to eat in the first place. No danger snacks in the house - no crisps, no fucking delicious hummus, no chocolate. If I’m in the shop then I will chart my route so it doesn’t take me past the things I know will tempt me. TBH I have to do this less now as the more time has gone by the better my impulse control around food has become (see also, being less drunk all the time)
Absolutely this, cheese is my biggest temptation. Currently have lots of Xmas leftovers in the house which I'm working through at an alarming rate. MiL just bought me cheese for Xmas, she knows me too well.
RonAsheton
Depends where you are on the alcoholic spectrum, I guess. I myself am on the “can go without, but the moment I start drinking I’m unlikely to stop until I go to bed’. I also have poor impulse control and the combination of the calories from booze plus the calories from getting the booze munchies was making it impossible for me to lose weight.
Solution: I stopped drinking during the week. Weekend, I still smash a bunch of beers in the evening, but no drinks during the week.
Another issue for me. Solved by not buying anything that I might want to eat in the first place. No danger snacks in the house - no crisps, no fucking delicious hummus, no chocolate. If I’m in the shop then I will chart my route so it doesn’t take me past the things I know will tempt me. TBH I have to do this less now as the more time has gone by the better my impulse control around food has become (see also, being less drunk all the time)