Work and Training

Willpower, planning, standing in front of the vending machine and telling myself over and over "what a waste to spend money on", and DTFU!

I keep a steady supply of nuts (almonds usually), raisins, and snack packs of tuna in my file drawer as my backup plan.  Sometimes, (gag), I have canned chicken in there - make sure it's the more natural non-processed type.  I also throw in some graham crackers (or other grain types).  If you have a fridge at work - store some half-pint milk packs and/or cheese packs, and a couple pieces of fruit if you want.  Drinking water through the day, as is recommended, will also help curb snack attacks and may help satiate you through a meeting.

I try to snack a couple minutes before a long meeting, or if there's a break I snack then.

If I workout in the morning, I plan backwards.  So, if I can eat dinner at 6, then I know I can snack at 3, lunch at about 12:30, snack about 10:30, and eat breakfast right before going to work or on the way.  If I workout in the morning, I'll have water and a banana or half a clif bar before the workout, then have breakfast afterwards.

Hopefully this gives you an idea.  

Let me know how you finally do it, 'cuz I got me the same problem. Make matter worse, there are several offices where chocolate is handed out freely and they are close enough for me to make multiple trips per day.

One thing I do is get out for a short walk whenever I take my lunch or break.  For some reason a brisk 20 minute walk helps with the vending machine temptation.

I also do what several others have suggested and have my own snacks at work.  I try to make them kind of like treats (e.g. today it was fresh blueberries) while still keeping it somewhat healthy.