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For starters, avoid distractions and unconcious eating. If you pay attention while your eating instead of reflexively snacking, you'll be less likely to overeat, and you'll be able to enjoy the flavor better.

As for your mom, she means well, but she really is being too unkind on the eating and fat issue and is overstepping her parental control. Look forward to college.

unless theres more to the situation than the above mentioned post, then i doubt that her mom is overstepping her parental boundries.

but fuzz is right about being concious about what you eat. make the effort to know they are there but restrain yourself.
im with cerebral ulcer. i would normally put whatever i like in a cupboard or a place i dont normally go to, most of the time i forget the food is there. if i really want a snack ill actively search for it and take one or 2 out, leaving the rest for later (which cuts down on unconcious eating.)

Yeah. pay attention to what you eat is the great idea.

whenever i try to keep myself from eating, i stay away from the kitchen period. i make up for it by carrying a bottle of water around with me everywhere, or if im going to be in the house all day and my mom allows it, i just carry a jug of water around with my name on it, and every time i get the urge to eat, i take a huge swig.

there have been studies that show that more often than not people mistake thirst for hunger, and eat when they should be drinking. if you get near the kitchen and have that urge to eat something, ask yourself if your really hungry, or try drinknig a cup of water or something before you eat. wait a couple minutes, and if you still want to eat, go for it.

Just try to pay attention to what you eat. If you have to put aside a set amount of snacks you want to eat. What always helps for me. when i want to just snack on food is to eat fruit as a snack instead of chips, cookies, etc. Replace the bad junk food with good snacking food. After a while you can have A little bit of crackers. about a hand full