Anyone got a recipe for something to stop the munchies?

Yeah, and forget being human while you're at it.

Aimed at my post I'm guessing jingl

Of course humans don't get up and do things to distract themselves, do they?

I'm guessing there's a goodly number who'd admit that once they did just that they forgot about their hunger pangs. But if course perhaps we should all worship at the philosophy of jingl instead

Stuck at home for a variety of reasons just now so try to keep myself busy as much as I can.

Putting chocolate in the freezer doesn't work. It literally 'melts in the mouth'.

In my experience it is all a matter of choice. If you really want to lose the weight then you have to choose to go for it as there really is no mid way.
We have a friend who is on a permanent 'diet' and the rest of us think that she talks about being on a diet only to salve her own conscience. She knows she needs to lose the weight but loves her 'treats' so she plays at it and she yo-yos up and down a pound or five permanently.
nelliemoser is spot on in her post as is Anya and others who advocate the 'bite the bullet and get on with it approach'. It is very human to procrastinate and pretend that you are dieting when in company and in private to nibble (at what should be 'treats' for those who don't have a weight problem) so that no one else knows! . Delusional because everyone knows if your weight doesn't change and you just look the same! She would have been well supported if she had been serious about losing the weight.
I do not think that being a Scot (or any other nationality) is anything to do with 'needing' something with a cup of tea either as that is just habit.
Once you cut out the starchy carbs the weight will naturally fall off and you will not have the cravings any more mostly because you will be able to really taste the natural sweetness that there is in most of our food.
We have been enjoying freshly cut vegetables from the garden and allotment and the sweetness of it is absolutely amazing and really enjoyable.

I. Find that popcorn ready made in small. Bags helps hit the mark. X

I agree with the unsweetened and unsalted popcorn. It seems to satisfy the 'hand to mouth' thing which usually piles in the pounds.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggles to keep the weight down.

Although I do like something sweet (with my tea), I don't actually eat that much in the way of chocolate. My husband buys multi-packs of bars and munches two at least a day. He has no weight problem but I still don't think he should but, his choice. I can quite easily break off a couple of squares of chocolate and put the rest back. I can open a box of chocolates and eat one or two but then, when I go back to the box days later, they've all gone. Yes, he eats them like, well, like sweets.

I don't like frozen chocolate although I know some do.

Rich tea biscuits are the worst ever to me as, when we were short of cash growing up, my mum would buy those and I never liked them. I do enjoy a good digestive though.

All this talk of food is making me hungry. I must get up and have my breakfast - one slice of toast and a cup of tea.

I was watching something on tv last night and the guy suggested microwaving an egg inside an avocado. No, I don't think I could fancy that for breakfast. Microwaved egg? Yuk.

Avocados with squeezed lemon juice, yes.

Fruit - boring. Carrot, Celery salad - boring. Chunk of chocolate - have to eat the whole thing. Crisps - too moorish. Cheese - yum.
Basically you can have anything your little heart desires just have less and dont shop for those products you feel you can't live without eating. If it's not in the house you can't eat it.
Bless you, know how you feel.

Being fairly new to gransnet I have been browsing a few conversations and came across Alicebandits oat and egg recipe. Love it, its so quick and so versatile. I am doing low carb but allow myself a bit of this. Have made a sweet version withnuts seeds cinnamon and raisins, and a savoury one wifh nuts seeds and parmesan. Thanks Alicebandit .

I find a couple of celery sticks with a heaped teaspoon of peanut butter is quite filling and so tasty, maybe even add an apple too if you need the sweetness. Celery is so crisp and fresh and the saltiness of the peanut butter works so well with it, i spread a thin layer along the stick then crunch away!!!!

I read somewhere that if you have a craving for something sweet just eat one teaspoon of sugar and have done with it! It will be so sweet that you wont want anymore and is prob a lot less than a bar of choc or a few biscuits. Never tested it out though.
I wouldnt have the will power for just one piece of choc!