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EATING IN FRONT OF THE TV
Mindless eating is a stealth diet saboteur. You don't even realize it's been happening until you need a pair of scissors to get out of your skinny jeans. "Once someone has repeatedly eaten a food in a particular environment, their brain comes to associate the food with the environment," says David Neal, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California. This causes situation-triggered eating. Translation? You effortlessly polish off a pint of Cherry Garcia before your favorite TV show is even over. Eating at the table, where you're more aware of how much you're taking in, means you're less likely to binge. less