Try frozen yogurt or cottage cheese instead. Be aware of ringers. Slurp some soup. It's filling and forces you to eat slowly. Besides adding calories, it slows down fat burning.
Deprivation only leads to overindulgence later.
Schedule a favorite treat on occasion and really savor it. Keep a set of hand weights nearby and do some bicep curls. If you have a cordless handset, walk around while talking, or march in place, lifting your knees high. While chi is present in everything from plants and poodles to people, it's a little different for each. The area in the middle part of your palms is one place where chi can be felt emanating from the body.