Getting a head start on your 2009 resolutions? Instead of resolving to slim yourself down, take a look instead at your house.
Health magazine did, presenting ideas for every spot in your home starting with the front door in "How to Make Your Home a Skinny House."
What's the idea behind this package?
“Everything from the lighting in your dining room to the size of your dinnerware could be making you gain weight,” says food psychologist Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. You can think of it this way, though: If your home can make you gain, it can help you lose, too.
Find tips for:
- Front Door
- Kitchen
- Family Room
- Bedroom
- Your Bed
- Bathroom
- and more
For example, in the kitchen: "Grow a zero-calorie garden: Having fresh herbs in plain sight—and smelling their irresistible aromas—tempts you to eat healthy: You’ll add amazing flavor and almost no calories, says food psychologist Marci Pelchat, Ph.D. Also, keeping your favorite healthy cookbooks close at hand ensures that you’ll whip up the good stuff."
So start 2009 with a new you by shaping up your house.
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