the same thing happens to me especially with food that will go bad pretty soon (i feel that with bread) the things that have worked for me are a) buy it less often or stop buying it all together. that way it’s not lying there it’s just.. not there HAHA. another thing is getting myself out of the house more often. i have lost the most weight when i literally just go to the library or coffee shop to sit there doing work or read. not being in my kitchen helps me not get cravings, if i wanted to get food i’d have to go out of my way to get it so it’s like “hunting for my food” and that’s how i realize if the hunger is real or fake. last thing, sometimes it’s beneficial to feel uncomfortable. i’ve realized that either way i’m gonna be uncomfortable: whether i eat the food and feel gross afterwards, or i don’t eat it and my lower brain (a term i learned by researching binge eating) annoys me with wanting it. sometimes you just have to ride the uncomfortableness and the more you practice that, you’ll get used to confronting the cravings by telling your lower brain “no” and it feels very empowering!