Posts in Long-term Success

We’ve all heard the taunting advertising line, “You can’t eat just one.”

Of course, we also know how true this can be.

To prevent “hand to mouth” problems with snack foods, decide that you will postpone eating them. [Read more…]

It starts innocently enough. You reach for a few potato chips or a handful of nuts.

Maybe you open a bag of M&M’s. As soon as the first handful is gone, you reach for another one.

The next thing you know, you get caught in a hand-to-mouth pattern that’s almost impossible to stop. [Read more…]

How often do you reach for food just because you see it?

For example, as you walk past your friend’s desk at work, you grab a handful of corn chips and munch away. [Read more…]

Consider making a policy that you will eat dessert only when it’s special.

This label includes not just the food itself, but also the setting and the people you’re with. [Read more…]

When Sally noticed that someone had brought a chocolate three-layer cake to work, she decided to have a piece of it at her break.

But when she took the first bite, she realized it was dry and crumbly. Just in case she was wrong, she took another bite, then another. [Read more…]