relying on out of sight, out of tummy

I look at it kind of like Mimi does - I do not label it good/bad et cetera. Its either highly nutritious, moderately nutritious, or not at all nutritious (or fun food, or joy eating food).

A big thing I ask myself is "WHAT DO I *REALLY* WANT"  Because the truth is, if I am feeling bingey - the x is not *REALLY* what I want.

Some things I can have around and they are fine AS LONG AS I DO NOT START ON THEM.  Like my husband's favorite organic (and incredibly processed and sugary) cereals, or the tropical trail mix.  So, I am fine until the first bite, then the dive begins.  As long as I do not start, I mostly do not think about them.

Except things like fruity nut bread, I would get it to make fella french toast and would forget it was there until "magically" period time, then I would dream about it, then of course devour it in no time flat.

Or tortilla chips. They just need to NOT BE HERE.  Just not.  Popcorn - if I want some, I need to go buy the smallest box and then get ONE out and leave the rest at the store or toss it because if its here, its in my mouth - whether I have started on it or not. 

Crackers I cannot just have a serving of (unless the serving is a sleeve or a box :} ).

Honestly though, I do not have a "can/cant" have mentality - I have a good/better/best system.  And some things - I need to "box in" for certain times because that is a safety net for me - that I can make leche quemada at halloween and eat as much as I care to, but only at halloween. It does not get made any other time of year.  I only have chilaquiles verdes when I go to Mexico to see Daddy or Texas to see Mama.

Some stuff is triggery by texture, puddings, yogurt - even cottage cheese, and they are not even satisfying for long. 

But the thing I really ask myself is WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT, because if I am hankering for a food (not an ethnicity of food, but a specific FOOD) then that's usually me trying to distract myself from something else.

That's how it works for me.

that makes sense: if I am hungry, then food will do. if I "need" ritz crackers, then it isn't hunger.

I have a problem with ritz crackers, much more so than sweet stuff.

I am sooo with you on the savory over sweet stuff.

Not to say I would not eat a huge amount of *insert stuff here* just because it was not my most favorite, just that I would PREFER savory for the stuffing of the gaping maw.  :} 

like on the do you eat bacon thread, where the lady would save her calories for a slice of cake instead of bacon -and my initial sick thought was I would definitely prefer a plate of bacon over a slice of cake any day, but I would definitely, in a frenzied moment, eat a plate of bacon AND cake!  Oy!

I agree with Brandilyn.  There are some food that will start me on a binge, and I try not having those foods in the house.  Yet when I'm feeling bingey, if I eat what I don't "really" want, I can keep eating and never feel satisfied.

So on vacation this past weekend, I was hungry.  We hadn't eaten all day and it was 1 p.m., and at a food court.  At first I could have eaten anything.  But I slowed myself down and thought to myself, what do I "really" want to eat.  I walked around and realized that I really didn't want to eat any of that stuff, and settled for a salad :) which is what I "really" missed having. 

Then, when we were at the airport, we went into a shop and they had these thin chocolates filled with mint- my favorite thing on the planet!  I bought the stupid thing and proceeded to eat the entire box(hubby had some, but I ate the majority of the 2.5 servings )

So I am still working on my trigger foods, and until I get a grip on them, I can't keep them in the house, purse, office, etc.!!

I do not restrict what the people in my life have just because I may not want to eat it, so I have never done out of sight etc... I just choose on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis what I am willing and not willing to put in my body. My bff is a mcdonalds freak. I go with her all the time and just say no thanks to it most of those times...

I try to keep only healthy foods and snacks in the house... otherwise I will binge.

We sometimes eat out or get take out... it is gone within 2 days...

We sometimes want chips, pop, cookies, chocolate, etc., and we buy enough for that nights snacks, we can't keep that kind of stuff in the house...  most times I will just devour them and then have to skip a meal and then I don't get my protein in, so we try to plan these times.

I have ALWAYS been this way, even as a little girl, I loved JUNK food, 'crap' like the above... I have never lost a taste for it.  AND probably never will... and beleive it or not, I am ok with that...

There are so many foods that could be in the house till the end of time and not bother me one bit...  but those foods are not my personal problem... so I figure I don't get a pat on the back for things like, bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cake, pies, butter tarts, muffins, etc.  It is not that I don't like them, I can just do without them easily...

most stuff does not bother me if its in the house, what gets to me is pie and home made cookies but to have one i have to bake it,  trouble is even when i make it sugar free, with no sugar added fruit, and  with a nut crust its no safer than if i made the non sugar free version.  I'll  still devour it and stop for a bite if i walk past... it just calls my name. I have really wanted to bake baklava lately, but i wont because i know ill want to eat it til its gone.

I do feel guilty about not baking  because my husband loved it too, and so for him now it seems like all or nothing . I did bake him a few pumpkin bread, and made him chocolate cake and cup cakes things i dont care about...

I dont try to force him to change his ways, normally he will go without because im not eating something but for special occassions like thanksgiving or chirstmas it doesnt seem fair that because i chose surgery he should go without... so that is when i tend to go astray because i bake deserts, but this christmas i told him i probably will not make the pies because i made enough at thanksgiving.. if he really wants one he can buy cheese cake or pecan pie neither of those ill eat.

alot of stuff i just do not eat anymore, if i want pizza i make my own with low carb a wrap, i dont eat fast food, i dont eat fries ill go for mashed potatoes at a restaurant instead and eat a couple of spoons. i dont eat rice or pasta, i dont eat candy or chips, or bread or do-nuts but then i dont crave that stuff either..

I have a very hard time dealing with sweets being in my presence (or zip code...lol). We have a snack bar here at work and it has some of those little cracker and cookie packs in it. When I go into the break room, most of the time I can't look at them or I start to have really obsessive thoughts about wanting to buy and eat them. It sucks, for sure but I do keep lots of good snacks at work for myself - different tastes and textures.

So, as far as home goes, I don't buy anything of the bingey sort (cookies, chips, pastries, etc). Honestly, the family doesn't need to put that junk in their bodies and if I don't buy it, they won't make a special run to get it. I truly don't ever see myself being able to have anything like that in my home without dire consequenses to me and my weight.

Really good topic :)

I would like to think I could someday have some things in my house and not think about them. I am guessing ice cream will never be one of those things.

I have yet to stop soon enough not to get sick with ice cream. 

Unfortunately my tummy never turns down ice cream...in any quantity. That's a definite item I can't have in my house!!!