Stack Your Fridge And Lose Weight
Weight loss, really comes down to two things, nutrition and exercise. Exercise is all about willpower, you need to get out there and just do it. With nutrition, it’s about habits and breaking them. To lose weight, stacking your fridge properly might help.
Nutrition starts in the kitchen, stacking your fridge properly can actually help trick your mind and body into losing weight. So the first step to changing your diet is rearranging your refrigerator.
Believe it or not, how you position your groceries in your fridge may shape the way you eat.
Here are 4 simple tips for stacking your fridge to trick your mind and lose weight:
Shelve strategically
We all know that supermarkets have mastered, product placement on their shelves. So try filling your eye-level shelf (or top shelf) with vegetables, fruits, and other nutritious snacks.
You’re 2.7 times more likely to eat healthy food if it’s in your line of sight, a Cornell University study says.
“That’s also why manufacturers pay a premium to have their products at eye level in stores,” says Dr. Kitt Yarrow, a professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate University in the U.S.
Pack Smart
A variety of small leftover containers tempt you to eat more than you planned, say Brian Wansink, P.H.D., author of Mindless Eating: Why we eat more than we think. Instead, try combining leftover main courses and sides so that each container has one meal’s worth.
Shop More Buy less
Instead of shopping in bulk or laying in supplies for several weeks, plan your menus, then hit the supermarket and buy only what you need for those meals. An overload of choices at home (or in the aisles) may deplete your willpower. A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology study found, “and people tend to reduce consumption when resources are scarce” explains Yarros.
Hide the Junk
According to the results of a Danish study, one in four participants who choose a healthy snack over an unhealthy one later reached for the junk anyway. So place the healthy stuff front and center, and stash small guilty pleasures out of sight.
There you go four simple tips for stacking your fridge, to help you lose weight.
