A few related thoughts from my spiritual tradition...
resist evil, but flee temptation.
Build willpower through disciplines, such as fasting, meditation, stillness.
Think about the larger value that a smaller temptation points to - junk candy food is an echo of the celebration food from a community event - the connection of enjoying delicious food together with others is something beautiful, so invest and look forward to that. How can we have more deep celebration times, and less binge snacking?
resist evil, but flee temptation.
Build willpower through disciplines, such as fasting, meditation, stillness.
Think about the larger value that a smaller temptation points to - junk candy food is an echo of the celebration food from a community event - the connection of enjoying delicious food together with others is something beautiful, so invest and look forward to that. How can we have more deep celebration times, and less binge snacking?
Life is complex!
Peace