I had my first big test and I feel like I failed.

I had a 4th of july party.  I sent everyone home with all of the food leftover.  Even the cheese I knew it was ok for me to eat.  It was like a cleansing, saying "party time is over.  Its back to normal time"

That's what I did too!  Whatever works.

After you go off your eating plan, write an entry in your journal.  Use it as a learning experience.  Ask yourself, why you ate the item. Was it mindless, boredom, stress, etc.  Then, think of a way you can change that behavior.  Like, there is not enough bean dip for others, so I will dump some water on it.  I am the only one that will eat the dip tonight, or tomorrow.  Everyone else is finished with it, throw it away.  My husband has a pizza in the frig.  He has it covered in tin foil, I know it is there, but I don't see it.  However, yesterday my granddaughter left a 1/2 piece of pizza in her car seat.  It was hard, but I almost ate it.  I knew not to eat the pizza in the frig, but cleaning my car, I almost ate it.  Afterward, I laughed, but at the time, I wanted it.  So, today I have another success in my pocket. The fact that you are concerned is great, you will make a change.

Oh my gosh, this account of the 1/2 eaten pizza in the car seat tempted you while the pizza in the fridge did not, seriously made me giggle!!  Congrats on your pizza victory!!!

My husband and I are both snack people. I know it's not fair to him to ask to give up snacking for the foreseeable future, so I've asked him to stick to things I wouldn't like (weird flavored chips, etc) and that has been working well for us. I'm not tempted by his jalapeño/red hot/siracha-flavored nonsense. 

I agree completely with this, Nerdy Girl!! When my husband wants a treat, I'll go buy him a shoo-fly pie (I live in Lancaster, PA!!) or carrot cake because I don't like either. If he wants chocolate chip cookies, then he's got to get them himself because I don't want them calling to me. I don't have small kids in the house any longer, but I'm a firm believer in not having junk in the house. It didn't stop me from getting fat (I would go and buy and secretly eat while I was out, but 27 year old has always been a normal weight!

I buy chips and some desserts that my husband likes but I don't.  That way I'm not tempted by them.

lol, my DH had to settle for FIG NEWTONS in his lunchbox for years.

Have you seen Quest chips?? 21grams of protein for the one serving bag. 5 carbs, no sugar grams though and 2 grams of fat, 120 calories per bag. Great for the every once and a while snack! Took to the movies with me for a "meal" and snackish thing while there. 

I've seen these at the nutrition store and have been curious about them, are they tasty?