8 Ways to Control Your Hunger

1. Make Smart Snack Associations

Instead of buying snacks or meals at a movie theatre, a ball game, or other event, chew a stick of sugar-free gum. Pretty soon you’ll associate the taste of gum, rather than high-calorie food, with that setting.

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2. Avoid Stalking Snacks

At parties stand as far away as you can from the bowls of chips, dips, and other munchies.

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3. Stop Road Trip Temptation

On car trips plan ahead by bringing a few low-calorie snacks. If you have a tendency to munch in the car, bring just a single serving, not the whole box. Put the rest in the trunk.

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4. Go for Single Servings

Buy snacks in small packs. If you buy the giant size to economize, divide it into single-serving bags or containers as soon as you get home.

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5. Use Strategic Placement

Put the healthiest snacks where you’ll see them when you first open a kitchen cabinet or the refrigerator. Hide the others behind them.

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6. Don’t Mix Food with Business

Don’t snack in your office. (And definitely don’t keep bags of chips or pretzels in your desk drawer.)

Go somewhere else-kitchen, cafeteria, lounge, or outside. That way you won’t associate your office with food.

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7. Eat In

At home enjoy your snacks in the kitchen – and nowhere else.

8. Snack for the Right Reasons

Don’t eat to relax. Relax, then eat. Stress can be a big factor in diet.

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