I read a good tip that’s helped me too, somewhat: Wait 10 minutes after your craving to act on it. When you feel a sugar need, commit to waiting that full 10 minutes before having it. The idea is that during your 10 minute wait you’re more at ease (because sugar is on the way! yahoo!) and you can have that calm internal talk of “Wait, do I really need this?” and hopefully after the 10 minutes you don’t want it as much anymore and are able to pass it up.

When I feel an emotional binge coming on (all the time) I try to tell myself “This is not your body expressing a need for nutrition, this is your mind desiring comfort. It will not find it in ________ (insert food name)” and right there I try to battle through my emotions, no matter how difficult, to put my mind back at ease and let the craving die down.