Rearrange your kitchen

Which types of food do you have sitting in plain view? Which foods will you see every time you open the refrigerator, freezer, or cupboard? Many clients have told us that they’ve easily gone days or weeks without pasta, potatoes, bread, or other high-carbohydrate foods, but when they saw those foods- say their spouse brought home a fresh crusty loaf of bread from the bakery- they lost their resolve. If possible, get rid of tempting foods that you will not be eating in the coming weeks. If other family members complain, put these foods in an inconvenient location or out of sight. For example, put bread in the freezer. Put snack chips in the highest kitchen cabinet, one you do not open very often. Put chocolate and other extremely tempting foods in an opaque container, and put the container out of sight, too.