Arriving at Work
If there are pastries at a meeting, I make a point to sit with my back to them so they are not constantly within my line of vision. If someone has brought in treats, and they offer them to me, I thank them and compliment their gesture, but tell them that I am trying hard to lose weight and I won't be partaking.More: Prevent At-Work Weight Gain
At Lunch
The single most important thing for me is to get up and out (and not doing so by going to a fast-food restaurant!). Over the years, I have learned that sitting at my desk is a sure-fire way to guarantee poor eating choices and overeating simply because I fall victim to both to "pep" myself up for the rest of the workday. Getting outside for a walk is far more beneficial to my weight-loss efforts and my morale.More: Healthy Office Lunches
Arriving Home
For years, my arrival ritual was to head straight to my fridge and grab a soda and then whirl past my pantry where I nabbed a snack and then to plop down on my couch to decompress from work. It was only when I created the new habit of coming straight home and setting in my favorite arm chair to read a chapter of a book or a few magazine articles that I was able to shake the urge to go the kitchen on automatic pilot. Now, I so look forward to my relaxing reading session that snacking the moment I get home is no longer an issue.More: Women, Stress and Weight
On the Weekend
The weekend is the one time when many of us don't have to follow a schedule; for me, that backfires by sabotaging my weight-loss efforts. If I don't plan to some extent, I tend practice what my friends call "open-ended snacking" -- I'll munch my entire weekend away if there is nothing there to distract me. By penciling in blocks of time for specified activities (e.g., Saturday morning, crafting; Saturday afternoon, a movie with Mom, etc.) the next thing I know, it's Sunday night and all I have to show for it is a lot of empty snack food packages.More: Prevent Weekend Weight
