I can absolutely relate to what you're saying here about temptation. I lost ~100 pounds (280 -> 180) but have had trouble keeping the last 50 off. I range in we

I can absolutely relate to what you're saying here about temptation. I lost ~100 pounds (280 -> 180) but have had trouble keeping the last 50 off. I range in weight from 200 - 230, despite only ever feeling comfortable being below 200. It's a source of a lot of insecurity and shame. My main weaknesses are the typical ones: sugar, beer/cocktails, and fat + salt. Once I eat a little bit, the desire is greater so I've found it's better to just not eat any. But I've found, at least for me, that the temptation and the overindulgence is mostly tied to emotions. Not like "I'm sad, must eat," more like I'm looking to feel a little better in the moment so I just keep eating to feel that way until I come full circle and feel like shit again, now for a different reason. This has happened with all kinds of things in my life and I can usually trace it back to some kind of escapism. I won't pretend to know what you're going through specifically but I've found that practicing the kind of restriction you describe - avoiding places that will have tempting food, keeping food out of your house - makes me think that I have no control, which is easily thwarted by just going to the store to show that I do. If, instead, I tell myself that I'm exerting control rather than the food attempting to, I feel empowered to make better choices based on all the reasons I know to be true (better quality of life, longer life, feeling better, etc). It's not the environment that needs examination and restriction, it's the compulsion. Just my $0.02 ... thanks for sharing this. I'm in the middle some sweeping changes to address all of this so it's in the forefront of my mind. If you're interested, read a bit about conscious eating, that's helped me reframe my thoughts in a really positive way.