For the most part, yes. The only exception that works for me is when I'm
having a gathering of folks over to eat; then they all have the foods that
are not so great for a person, and I can slip them the rest with doggie bags
out the door.

Heidi

Keeping it out of the house is the only thing that works for me.  As the
commercial says, "Bet you can't eat just one."   If I don't start then I
don't have to make the decision to stop.  However, keeping stuff out of the
house isn't always an option.  Other family members may want the junk or
whatever you want to ban from the house.

However, when I am truly hungry, I can end up eating just about anything and
eating too much.  Even the so-called good stuff can cause weight gain.  I
even have to be careful to keep some things that are listed on my diet out
of the house.  Nuts are a problem for me, listed on the diet, but oh so
tempting to eat way too many.  And they are so loaded with calories.  I try
to avoid getting hungry by spreading my total food allowance throughout the
day, but sometimes nothing seems to work.

Keeping it out of the house is probably the best approach.  When I was
losing weight that's pretty much what I did.  Now that I'm in
maintenance I've been experimenting with keeping treats in the house
and moderating what I eat.  This seems to work pretty well for me.  My
excesses happen when I'm at restaurants and parties, and I sort of
allow myself to do it, but I still feel a bit guilty at times.  I've
been very good with the stuff at home, though.

You need to do what works for you.  If having it there makes you
overeat, banish it!

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004