5 ways to break the unhealthy eating cycle

My target was to loose 70 lbs; I lost 55 & I got really proud of myself & started this blog to help others who want to loose weight. Then I starting gaining weight, I gained about 6 lbs in the past 3 weeks. I am writing this as I beleive I managed to break the unhealthy eating cycle I was experiecing in the past 3 weeks; this is how I managed to do it:

1 - When I crave something sweet; I eat fruits or if I want more, I eat more fruits. This works because fruits are not as high calorie as ice cream for example. Let's say you grab a bag of hershey's kisses & you eat one after the other, before you know it, you had 500 calories & you are 350 calories over what you needed!! But, when you eat fruits, let's say you eat 3 apples, which is only about 195 calories, you are only 45 calories over & you feel full.

2 - You are now on a cycle of unhealthy eating & you want to finish this big bag of chips or finish a bag of nuts. Remember, nuts are good but in moderation. Now, you cannot achieve moderation because you are stressed out for example. The way to break this cycle is to choose the food you will overeat, grab a bag of baby carrots & try to finish it. You will get bored before you finish it & it won't be as dangerous (from the calorie count point of view) as a bag of nuts.

3 - Shop for healthy food; keep a lot of fruits arounds; if you don't have ice cream at home & you want to eat something sweet, you will grab a couple of fruits.

4 - Green tea is very useful when you are on an unhealthy eating cycle; if feels like it melts those fats away; at least for me it works nicely. I am talking about decaffinated green tea.

5 - Try to avoid watching TV; it encourages one to eat more snacks; instead go online or read a book or do anything that will keep those hands busy ;)