Almost a year into the lockdowns and your hand is still in the cookie jar?

Listen, I know it's tough to resist. The snacks are just so delicious, and there's nothing else to do. There's nowhere to go anyways, so what's the big deal?

Well, if you've gained weight throughout this despite eating mostly healthy meals and keeping up with your at-home workouts, the snacking is likely to blame.

I'm not saying never eat junk food again - believe me, I'm the last person that would tell you that. But, if we want to stop, or reverse the weight gain, we have to make some different choices.

I think when changing any habit it's important to understand why we're doing the thing in the first place. So I dive into a few of the reasons that I think many of us are snacking so much. Hopefully this helps you think about why you're doing it, and then we can work on changing that.

I then give my best advice to be able to stop or at least limit the unwanted snacking.

In a list they are: not having them in the house, portioning them into a bowl/plate before eating, and eating more at your meal times.

I'll give some actionable tips to successfully be able to implement these and hopefully gain some better control.

However, at the end of the day, this all just really comes down to self-discipline. It's not what you want to hear, but you just really need to put the cookie down.

Arnold Put the Cookie Down Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HrnWC8zBcE

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