There are a lot of small changes you can make to your home that can help you eat better, sleep better, and move more.  

Keep heart.  You don't have to go on a drastic diet, or hire a personal trainer.  You can start off simple.
                   

Some FAQs about why we eat more than we think:

• Why can't I lose weight (and keep it off) when I diet?
• Can I eat less food without dieting?
• Is there a magic number of days before my diet starts to work?
​• If I make a small change, how much weight will I lose in a year?
• How can I eat less food without dieting?
• How can I better estimate how many calories I ate?
• What are best practices to avoid food binging at parties?
• How do I know if I'm really hungry or just mindlessly eating?
​• What is the Mindless Margin?
• Why do low-fat labels trick us into overeating?
• Why do I exercise but not lose weight?
• What's a guilt-free comfort food?
• How can I beak a bad eating habit?
• Do most diets fail on Tuesdays or on Saturdays?
• Is there a way to try and curb my nighttime carb cravings?
• Why is it recommended that I make three changes to my diet?
• Why shouldn't I eat directly out of a package?
• Why do overweight people underestimate how much they eat?
• Can I lose weight by drinking lots of coffee?
• What's a good diet-related New Years Resolution to consider?
• How movie stars lose weight for the Academy Awards?
• Is olive oil better to eat on bread than butter?
• How do I know if I'm really hungry or just mindlessly eating?
• How can I stop my continuous hand-to-mouth eating?
• How should I approach holidays, like Thanksgiving?
​• How can I avoid overeating during the big game?
​• Can I be a mindless eater and still lose weight?
​• How can I deal with a diet sabotaging husband (partner)?

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Some ideas you can try out tonight . . .
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Here's the psychology behind why we overeat . . .

. . . and 10 Top Tips to eat less (starting at 2:10)

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Mindless Eating Solutions

There's no magic pill to help you eat better.  Fortunately there's another solution.

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After you read this, let us know if you seemed to eat less the next time you ate at a buffet.

Let your kitchen make you Healthier by Design

Here's a video of how simple changes we made on the Rachel Ray show made overnight differences.

Your First Tool

Start with this 10-point Scorecard.  It tells whether your kitchen is making you fit or fat  . . . and what you can do to change it tonight.

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Learn more about your food radius . . .

• Nobody goes to a restaurant to start a diet

• Our best and worst eating habits start in the grocery store

• Where you work can either make you heavy or healthy.

• In school lunchrooms:  It's not nutrition until it's eaten.

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