Food Whispering Your Name?

We all feel that way. I know my snacks and goodies call my name from other rooms maybe even from other states. Hell I'll eat even when I'm not hungry. I don't have self control. If I want it I'll do it without any thoughts. I realized that its probably not the smartest thing and that we should all evaluate out eating habits and lifestyle. So I decided this year to actually take this "lifestyle change" seriously. But like any drug addict, I relapse when coworkers ask to order food or during weekend outings. We all get weak and fall for it too many times. Somethings that helps me is reading statistics on obesity that relate to me. Maybe this can help you

1. Blacks had 51% higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21% higher obesity prevalence compared with whites. 
2. In 2009, no state met the Healthy People 2010 obesity target of 15%, and the self-reported overall prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults had increased 1.1 percentage points from 2007
3. Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are obese: 34% (2007-2008)
4. Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity are type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, high LDL ("bad") cholesterol, stroke, hypertension, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis (degeneration of cartilage and bone of joints), sleep apnea and other breathing problems, some forms of cancer (breast, colorectal, endometrial, and kidney, complications of pregnancy, and menstrual irregularities
5.  Over two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese
6. Over one-third of U.S. adults are obese
7. Only 31% of U.S. adults report that they engage in regular leisure-time physical activity (defined as either three sessions per week of vigorous physical activity lasting 20 minutes or more, or five sessions per week of light-to-moderate physical activity lasting 30 minutes or more). About 40% of adults report no leisure-time physical activity.
8. On average, people who are considered obese pay $1,429 (42%) more in health care costs than normal-weight individuals.

Information provided by Weight-Control Information Network and Center for Disease Control and Prevention 

Now if that doesn't help try fooling yourself thin. Here are some tricks and tips to stop you from snacking on junk.

1. drink tea before a meal
2. do not eat out of the box! pour it into a small bowl (kid size is best) and eat from that
3. craving chocolate? don't buy candy bars. Buy chocolate chips, preferably dark chocolate chips
4. if you can't stop eating chocolate stick it in a freezer. You'll have to wait for it to thaw. Hopefully by then you will convince yourself that you don't need it
5. chew gum (classic trick)
6. ask someone to hide the food you shouldn't be eating
7. Check out the Subway Greasy Fast Food Commercial or Subway 1812 Overture or Subway "What Does the Combo Come With?"
8. Read Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

This should help. If #7 cant help you, I don't know what will!