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Marie avoided eating potato chips, French fries, onion rings, and crackers. Although she loved these foods, they would trigger cravings and once she started eating them, she found it quite difficult to stop. Marie actually developed a fear of these foods. She was sure she would lose control if she ate them.
I told Marie that I wanted her to start planning to eat one these foods a day (perhaps a couple of times a week), so she could learn how to stop. I explained that I didn't think it was reasonable for her to avoid them for life, especially if she really liked them.
We made a plan. Marie would read her reasons for losing weight just before dinner and her other response cards. She would alert her husband about the plan. At the restaurant, she would order French fries (and a small plate) along with her healthy dinner. When the fries arrived, she would immediately put the extra fries on the small plate and ask the waiter to take them away.
Marie was a little hesitant. What would the waiter think? We agreed he probably would think, "This customer is on a diet." Then he would turn his attention to his next task.
Marie tried it. It was much easier than she thought. She didn't lose control. She did want more when she was finished but she told herself she would have more again within the next couple of days. She's still a little fearful about eating some of her other trigger foods, but we'll work on them together.
