Avoiding Temptations When Eating

Before eating, remind yourself of how much food you've already eaten on that day. Use mindful eating or mindful construal to pay closer attention to the meal. You can also get rid of food wrappers at the end of the day rather than straight after each meal. One study showed that participants who played solitary during lunch felt less full but ate almost twice as many biscuits later than the control group. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you avoid distractions when eating your meals. Don't watch TV or YouTube, don't listen to music, and don't check social media. If there's no food around you, then your limited working memory capacity can actually help you.