THIS! I came here to say something like that. I gained a bunch of weight cuz i would eat just for the flavor cuz it was stimulating. I try to watch what i eat now but sometimes i just wanna eat that extra chip cuz its too damn good.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Out-of-sight, out-of-mind. I was absolutely hooked on softdrinks through my teenage years. Then I had a couple of really painful root canals. Scared me to the point that I simply couldn't touch soda without thinking about it.

Easiest thing in the world to not drink the stuff when you simply don't have any of it in the house.