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Adding up the Caloric Cost

From Jennifer R. Scott, About.com GuideJanuary 26, 2010

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Paying bills caused me to gain weight until recently.

Every time I paid bills at my kitchen table, the stress factor of watching my checking account shrink (while credit card balances grew) caused me to reach for the closest comfort food (read: cookies, cookies, and more cookies!). But one little change is helping me to prevent overeating.

So, I moved this task to my computer desk and I automatically reached for something -- and this time all I got was a handful of paperclips, which aren't nearly as tasty as sugar cookies.

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