Knowing how to avoid snacking habitually is important. Snacks are always available, which is why many have such a habit. The Surgeon General reports that America is facing an obesity epidemic and snacking is a big part of the problem. It can be difficult to avoid snacking, but here are some ideas:
1) Plan out your day with such a tight schedule that snacking is too inconvenient for you. This is a critical part of your “how to avoid snacking” strategy and may take some getting used to at first but after a while it will become a habit.
2) Exercise regularly and you will not want to snack, because snacking will undermine your problem. People who exercise are a) allowed to snack more, because the calories are needed and b) less likely to snack, because they do not want to work against the progress they made from exercising.
3) Complete your daily activities and tasks far away from snack food. For example, if snacking really bothers you, then instead of taking care of bills in the kitchen, you might consider going to the library.
4) Ensure that your schedule is so busy, that snack time could not possibility fit in. Fill your daytime with enough activities back-to-back, and you will forget that you ever had a habit of snacking.
5) At the supermarket, only buy the food that requires attention and preparation. Foods that require an extra step to prepare are harder to snack on. This means purchasing less chocolate and candy and more rice, because it is much more difficult to snack on rice.
6) Eat full meals less often, and add a bit more healthy food to your “snack” time. Doctors suggest eating 4-6 times a day, with each meal spread a couple hours apart. This is often caused grazing and is thought to keep your energy levels more in balance. You will have a higher energy level this way and be healthier overall.
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