I use to be able to eat an entire cake by myself. The only thing that has worked for me is a modified South Beach Diet. If I find myself eating too many "bad" foods -- cake, cookies, french fries. I go on Phase I for 10-14 days. That usually kills the cravings and then go back to Phase 2. I'm not very strict on Phase 2 but I'm still losing weight, slowly but surely. My motivator is a pair of jeans in the size below what I currently wear. I place them in my underwear drawer so I see them every morning. I fit in them yesterday!!!!!! So tomorrow I will go buy the next size down :smile:
Another trick I use, I mix a fiber powder (Benefiber) into a diet lemonade and drink it when I'm starting to crave something. I wait 20 minutes and drink a 2nd one if I'm still craving. If 20 minutes later, I'm still craving, I get a small serving of whatever I'm craving and eat it. Then I try to do something active (walk around the block, change the laundry, etc)
Best of luck, This is hard...
