[caster_cp]

This is genius. Really. In my mind you've just "jiu jitsued" the candy bars, by applying the same mechanisms they use to keep you hooked, but against them. By creating habits that are prone to compulsive behavior (the phenomenon at play when you want to check your diet data is the same as when a teen checks his/her Facebook/WhatsApp/Whatever for messages). The surprising thing here is that you could keep this going long enough until it actually became a habit (or so I suppose). This is the trick, and I couldn't figure out what made you keep it so (willpower may be the answer here, but s there any other thing going on?) Anyways, kudos, you data aficionado diet jiu jitsu guy :D

[jkaunisv1]

In my experience (which I've written a bit about at habitformed.com if you're curious), habits like these do become engrained if you keep at them long enough and if they specifically don't require any willpower. The key I've found is to take willpower out of the equation because you'll always be lacking that.

One way I judo'd my own eating habits was to force myself to eat two servings of decently healthy tasty things before being allowed a serving of junk. eg. some fruit, some nuts, then cookies. It didn't need willpower to enforce because I could always eat my way to a delicious cookie if I really wanted it.