My trick is to keep my mouth busy! I am an emotional eater, a snacker....I just LOVE to eat...at work, at home, watching tv, reading a book - all the time. Now, since I've started Atkins, I bought a huge bag of sunflower seeds in the shell. That way, it keeps my mouth busy so I don't want anything else to eat and my mouth gets tired trying to take the nuts out the shell before I reach the carb intake limit.