Took drastic measures to assist myself in not grazing and put a lock on my pantry door to keep me away from the goodies. It sounds funny but by doing that even though I have the key the fact that I have to stop and unlock it seems to do the trick. In April I began journaling my food consumption to figure out why I was not losing weight, luckily I was not gaining either, and was floored when I noticed a pattern of grazing consistently. Not sure how I started that but am committed to stopping, unlike alcohol or drugs where they are not necessary to live, food is. I felt in order to stop a very bad habit that I would do before even thinking of it the food was in my mouth. I remembered that if a person had to spend time to do something, unlock a door, they would not continue the behavior. It seems to be holding as I put most of my nibblies that are not helpful towards weight loss, tortilla chips, cookies etc., in there it is easier to maintain between meals. 

Each morning after breakfast I choose a bar for snack in the afternoon and that is it the lock is engaged until lunch. I think it comes from a bad habit of emotional eating that I started when I was younger and troubled. As I help the children heal from their start in life I see things in my own behavior that enlightens me and makes it easier to change. I know it is drastic but I felt it was necessary to change the unconscious behavior I was doing.