temptation is always a problem and to be honest l can't even allow myself littel treats sometimes as l will always want more so l've basically established a near zero tollerance policy.. in particular l set aside two months and said absolutely no treats at all.. and as a consequence November and January were by far my biggest loss months..
also hopefully sooner or later you'll get to a stage where you confirm to yourself that it is no longer a diet you are on but that in fact it's a lifestyle change and that you just don't want to go back to eating a lot of what you have before..
I've kept completely away from dairy except for low fat milk with my breakfast cereal. Apart from that I've kept it pretty basic... a breakfast cereal each morning with fruit... a smoked salmon or tuna sandwich on wholegrain for lunch or vegetable soup with my main meal of an evening being either chicken, squid or fish or other meat with baked potato/potatos and veg and/or salads (a fairly big portion) with some diet yoghurts and fruit for snacks..
Have stayed away from treats as much as possible but in moderation they are fine... will have plenty of spare calories to play with when l get down to my goal weight and feel these treats are just wasted calories at the moment especially as lm not hungry and it'll be more a boredom thing anyway..
Theres loads of ways to skin this particular cat and each to their own of course... as much exercise as possible helps but l havent killed myself in this department either..
I relly do just believe its about educating yourself... realising your past mistakes and REALLY wanting it.. we've all been addicted to eating but its about moving away from that and having not only the desire to change but also the willingness to put in the hard yards..
To me it's 1% desire, 33% education, 33% determination and 33% damn hard work..
Good luck mate..
