How do you break the snacking habit?

Don;t bring the stuff into the house in the first place.

thats a hard thing to do since I live so far from town.

Just buy whole foods for meals, No snack stuff.

1) Buy healthier food and eat it so you're not tempted to snack.

2) DON'T sit in front of the TV.

Exercise while watching TV. Drink water or club soda with lemon or lime instead of snacking. I allow myself one snack, usually sugar free pudding and that's it, no grazing in the evenings (it can really get out of hand).

It's not a good idea to break the snacking habit...but you must eat healthier snacks. You should have a snack between meals when you feel hungry because it will help you eat less during meals and keep your blood sugar on an even keel during the day. A piece of fruit, a hard-boiled egg, a piece of celery with some hummus stuffed in the ribs, a small amount of nuts, or some string cheese are good snacks.

Best thing to do is to have no unhealthy snacks in the house. I can tell you that whenever I go to my mother's house, no matter what diet I'm on, I'm always going to eat the cupcakes on the counter without thinking about it. But if there are no snacks in the house, I just shrug and don't eat. As for sitting in front of the tv, make sure to drink plenty of water, and take a short walk every 30 minutes. Sitting down for long periods of time sets your metabolism down low, just simply taking 20 seconds to move brings it back up.

My husband liked to do the grocery shopping and would always buy snacks. Cheese and crackers, pretzels, some candy. We got into having french bread dipped in olive oil before dinner. I could go on. I would sit on my laptop at night and get up a million times for "a couple pretzels" some nice crackers with some GOOD cheese. I've always been a snacker. After he passed away and I started doing the shopping I bought NOTHING. And I mean nothing. I now will snack on some low fat cheese sticks or a greek yogurt, any protein food. I lost 50 lbs in a year and half. When my gd's come over they know to bring their own snacks (and some cheetos for me). When I'm at the store I won't even look at snacks because I know I'll be suckered in by "baked" veggie chips or popcorn or rice cakes or anything they toute as "healthy" snacks. I still eat them when I go out and there is chips and dips ETC. So my advise is don't bring them home. There are healthy things to sanck on and keep them handy. I hope I don't sound preachy, I'm not trying to be, just saying what worked for me. BTW, I'd kill for some cheetos right now.