How To Avoid Junk Food Traps

There’s nothing wrong with treating yourself –but too much of the wrong sort of foods could undo your hard work. Here’s how to avoid excess.

1 REMOVE AND RESTOCK

If temptation’s in the way, it’s hard to make good choices: in one study from Cornell University in the US, office workers ate four times more sweets when they were moved from opaque containers two metres away to see-through containers left on their desks. If possible, get “binge” foods out of the house entirely – but if that’s not an option, move them to a shelf or container where you don’t have to look at them.

2 BREAK YOUR HABIT LOOPS