DIET AND EXERCISE TIPS

Winning the Food Fight: Tip #2

Plan for the occasional piece of cheesecake.

Studies suggest that feeling deprived—even if you are consuming plenty of calories—can actually trigger overeating. Making any food off-limits “just increases its allure,” confirms Ramirez. If pizza is your downfall, it might be too tempting to keep in your house—but you can learn to enjoy it in a “safe” environment, she notes. “Make a trip to a pizza place, order a slice and enjoy it out in the open. The more you practice this, the more it becomes ingrained behavior.” She adds, “You can’t avoid a trigger food your whole life, but you can learn how to eat the foods you binge on in moderation.”

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