I don't know if anyone else has this issue, but after a hard and STRESSFUL day at work I want to CHOW DOWN. Its such a bad habit, because I eat healthily all day while I am AT work and then when I get home it is like my willpower has a meltdown and I eat whatever I see first. I have tried eating snacks before I get home, keeping them in the car, prepping one and putting it in the fridge in advance...none of this works. If I have had a bad day I have a really difficult time chasing it with something I really don't have a burning DESIRE to eat! I think I get it stuck in my head that I shouldn't have to be dieting on TOP of my stressful day.
This is usually an issue I experience just at the beginning of trying to get back into the swing of a low-carb lifestyle. I recently have discovered Keto Fat bombs and I think I might be able to make those work for me because they seriously come in all shapes and sizes (pizza, cupcake, cheesecake, etc). I also know that eventually, these urges will go away - once I get over the initial hump of committing to the low carb lifestyle. But they are hard to beat in the beginning! I want to wolf down my kids pizza and spaghetti. I want to tear the buns off of their cheeseburgers and stuff my face with sesame seed covered bread! I want to sneak into their rooms like a thief in the night and MOW all of their Christmas candies!!
I learned a trick from a friend a long time ago that helps...but I sometimes have a hard time remembering it... If I am craving something really badly, I look at my watch and make a note of the time. In twenty minutes, if I still want the food, I will eat it or find some alternative (I really shouldn't have the candy). Most times I find that the twenty minutes comes and goes without me ever even thinking of looking at my watch again! However....while I plod through this initial phase of my diet these kids better keep a sharp eye on all their treats! I'm always only one treat away from a carb blackout and the absolute destruction of their candy caches!