Late Night Snacking remedy
When making it HARD works.
late-night snacking or an unhealthy habit-kicking your Willpower butt?
Unwrapping S.Y.S.T.E.M.S feels like Unwrapping a Christmas present.
S.Y.S.T.EM stands for Save YourSelf Time, Energy, Money.
Environmental design limits reliance on will power.
You may want to stop late-night snacking after a long day at work or responsibilities.
Here is the rub "You already used up your will power for the day."
People with the best self-control are the ones who use it least. They limit choices and preserve their need for will power.
Design your environment to make an unhealthy choice HARD/INVISIBLE.
Create friction between yourself and the unhealthy activity.
Place the unhealthy snack (options)
Out of view, high cupboard behind a few things.
Out of sight in the garage
Secret location that takes effort to get
At the end of a long day low on willpower, and the urge to snack comes up, you will have to expend lots of WILL POWER to get the snack.
Making it hard or invisible works.
Test this out and create your own ways to make it hard or invisible.