If successful, challenge the idea that you are helpless and test your self-control again the next meal. Question your beliefs about eating, drinking or smoking being the only way to relax or be sociable. But the same saying could become become a self-fulfilling prophesy after the first drink and, thus, cause a binge instead of a slight slip. Research has shown that men gain only 6 pounds and women 8 pounds after stopping smoking. Furthermore, smokers weigh less to start with, so they end up about the same as non-smokers after a year of not smoking.
Some initial success leads to more hopeful attitudes and to more success.
Focus your attention on these accomplishments, take pride in them, they should not go unnoticed. In some situations you can find activities to substitute for consuming something which can become very gratifying, e.g. if you work, exercise, socialize, do volunteer services, etc. Alcoholics Anonymous has a reward system that also serves as a warning sign against buying booze. In fact, in some AA groups, they have a rule that you must break and throw away the chip before taking your first drink. After one month of abstinence, the red chip is traded for a white one, three months later you get a blue one, and, finally, a silver dollar at your anniversary celebration.