7. Brush your teeth right after dinner.
“After a few slip-ups in the beginning, I soon fell into a pattern of eating dinner and then brushing my teeth immediately after,” says Koutsky. “I found that once I brushed my teeth, I didn’t want to snack because it would get my teeth dirty—and I’m too lazy to brush twice in a night.”
8. Limit your supply of processed foods.
Things like cookies, pretzels, crackers, and chips tend to be the foods we eat more mindlessly and it’s hard to stop at just one cookie or two or three chips, says O’Connor. It’s best if you don’t buy them at all, but if you do, she suggests keeping them tucked away in a bread box and placing a well-stocked fruit bowl front and center. “That way, when you’re feeling a bit peckish, you’re more likely to reach for one of nature’s perfect treats,” O’Connor adds.