Notes on dieting: temptation and television

Another anecdote from a SWWAN about the dieting thing:

Torture! Ok, they put a Dunkin Donuts IN MY TRAIN STATION at home. I don't even have to take three steps out of my way and there I am at the counter. I can smell the heavenly, fatty, greasy smell as soon as I start down the stairs. And then I have to go past it again on my way home! What is this, a conspiracy?!?!

What tortures does the universe put in your way? I discovered recently that when I watch TV at night, the urge to eat (usually bad stuff) is almost overwhelming. What's up with that? Is the only solution to stop watching TV?