well here is something i have learned... when you have a bag of something a treat or whatever... only put a little in a bowl and put the rest away, that way you can only eat so much, granted i know some people have trouble with self control... so it doesn't always work i suppose... but from what i understand if you have a lot of stuff in front of you it is easier to eat it all...if you portion it out it is easier to only eat what is allowed... i use zip lock baggies so whenever i buy something i want to keep from eating all of it, i put it into baggies and just have one every now and then....it works very well. like i said i understand everyone is different, but i think we are all capable human beings that if we want to can have self control...it just takes lots and lots of practice for some of us.