Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
The best ways for me not to go crazy is:
*Never stock sugar, white rice, candies, cookies, chips at home in the pantry.
*Eat before 7:00 pm ( I used to eat past 8:00 pm just bad. I ate less but I GAINED weight.)
*Stock fridge with a wide variety of fresh fruits (at least 2-3 different types) and veggies. Always. This is a challenge during very cold winter weeks.
*Don't buy any processed, tv dinners. (Not hard for me, since I grew up in a family where we couldn't afford to buy them.)
I think those are great suggestions. If it isn't in the house, it won't end up in your mouth!

Processed foods, even Luna bars, etc., are weight gainers for me. Even if the calorie count for the day is the same (I'm guessing because I don't count) - those seem to add weight. I do NOT believe that a calorie is a calorie.