How do I stop snacking?!

I'm in a similar situation...i've just recently got back from a holiday in Turkey. The hotel was all inclusive so I found myself eating nearly every hour of the day. Nearly had a heart attack when I got home and stood on scales but what concerns me more is the fact I haven't been able to kick the constant eating habit since i've been back. Having put on half a stone abroad i'm worried about getting on the scales again now. I know exactly what you mean about the water thing though. I've tried filling up on water and find it's very very bland so i've remedied this by buying dilutable soft drinks. Only put a touch of fruit juice in the water just to give it a bit of flavour but not too much so that it's packed with calories and that helps beat the hunger for a little while. I also know that by trying to stick to carb foods like pasta, bread and potatos although people freak out that they make you fat...they actually fill you up a lot longer and have a slow release of energy so in theory you shouldn't need to keep eating. The most fatal thing you can do is eat something really sweet as this doesn't fill you up, leaves you really hungry and you just keep eating and eating....well I know I do.

Small frequent meals. This way you can eat 9 times a day.

snacking is good because it keeps you from overeating at your next meal! keeps healthy snacks around, like apple slices and cheese, or yogurt, just something that will satisfy you, its a snack not a meal. buy little sandwhich bags (they have really small ones) and divide up fruits and veggies into them and just pull out a baggie when u want to snack. eat a snack between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. and one thing i dont do is snack at my desk. its mindless munching and u dont know how much you have ate until you realize you ate a whole bag of chips to urself. hope this helps! and good luck

Do not keep any fattening sweet snacks on hand as if it is not available you just won't be tempted. Keep thinking how cute you look with the weight off, and how you worked so hard to achieve this goal. This will remind you of unhappy you will get if you pile back the pounds and one other thing to remember is that if you gain the weight especially via sweet snacks there is a great chance you will end up with double the weight. That in itself should remind you of your goal. Good luck and stay healthy.