People asked to keep food records have amnesia when it comes to writing down the nibbles and snacks that may be eaten frequently throughout the day. They are invisible. However, their effect on weight gain can be quite visible. A middle manager in a family run company admitted that only after he joined our weight-loss center did he realize how much time he spent eating at work. Between the coffee rolls in the morning, and the Twinkies, trail mix, and buttered popcorn in the afternoon, I must have eaten at least 1,000 extra calorie a day.
Automatic eating is a hard habit to break.
The easiest way to do this is to make the food hard to find. Have family members hide their snack foods and remove all open dishes of candy, nuts or chips. Ask your coworkers to put food as far from your desk as possible. Make sure that every time you must pass an office snack, one of your snacks is in your hand. You won't reach for the office goody because you already have a snack in your hand.