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Originally Posted by Joelmustang

What I try to do is definitley keep a lot of healthy snacks around the house and try not to purchase unhealthy food at all...out of site out of mind. Definitley, keep a lot of grapes, bananas, fresh pinepple necatarines and any other produce you like around the house. No matter how much you like artificial sweets, nothing is as great as a fresh fruit salad or a good fresh pineapple. Also, plan your meals and try to eat several small meals/snacks a day. That way, you're less likely to get the munchies.

Originally Posted by Moody

I suggest not even buying them...I simply just gave up on them because i saw the effects on myself and my family...so i got my parents to buy peaches,oranges(lots),apples,grapes,bananas,nectar ines,tangerines,cantelope...

I definitely agree with the "out of site out of mind" system. If I have the goodies lying around I will tend to eat them just because I want them out of the way.. bad system. But if I can just not buy them, I am never tempted.

Originally Posted by Chris

Meaning, don't be late eating your meals, and have them with you no matter where you go, at work, to the gym, or the road, wherever. Because if you are late eating your scheduled meal, you are gonna get hungry, once you get really hungry it becomes much easier mentally to cheat on your diet. But, if you have your food with you at all times it's much easier to say no to that junk food, cause your scheduled meal is right there ready for you. And, as soon as you eat, even if it's healthy food, you lose that desire to eat junk food because your need has already been met.

This is very true, if you let yourself get hungry it is MUCH easier to cheat on your diet and fall to the trap of having a quick piece of junk food. If you stay full you will keep wanting healthier food because the junk food seems less appetizing (atleast for me).