What are "kitchen-taming tips" that people have had? and hopefully which they follow?

It's important to remember that a free and untamed kitchen is not our
friend.

I try to leave the kitchen by 7 PM and not return until morning, other
than to feed the cat about 9 PM.

I try to make sure I don't stock it with great-tasting food, etc.

I am trying to read more upstairs, or to watch TV upstairs (if I'm
watching TV).

There was a great suggestion by a woman who lost a heck of a lot of
weight, and that was, after she made dinner for her family and had a
plate for herself, she did not enter the kitchen again. I think she
lost 80 plus pounds, and her system sure makes sense to me!

What is the most successful kitchen-taming tip you know of? and also
that you have employed?

Yours truly,

Caleb

On 23 Feb 2007 18:15:31 -0800, "Caleb" <calebb@teleport.com> wrote:

>It's important to remember that a free and untamed kitchen is not our
>friend.
>
>I try to leave the kitchen by 7 PM and not return until morning, other
>than to feed the cat about 9 PM.
>
>I try to make sure I don't stock it with great-tasting food, etc.
>
>I am trying to read more upstairs, or to watch TV upstairs (if I'm
>watching TV).
>
>There was a great suggestion by a woman who lost a heck of a lot of
>weight, and that was, after she made dinner for her family and had a
>plate for herself, she did not enter the kitchen again. I think she
>lost 80 plus pounds, and her system sure makes sense to me!
>
>What is the most successful kitchen-taming tip you know of? and also
>that you have employed?
>
>Yours truly,
>
>Caleb

Well, I keep the kinds of food on hand that fit my chosen way of
eating (which only makes sense, after all, since there's no point in
buying things I don't plan to eat -- and DH eats more or less as I
do). Apart from that, I don't do anything in particular. We have a
one-story home and the kitchen is kind of central to things, so I go
through it all the time. And I frequently have an evening snack. I
don't believe that there are better and worse times to eat during the
day. And I don't have any particular tendency to binge at particular
times or while doing particular activities such as watching TV.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

On Feb 23, 8:15 pm, "Caleb" <cal...@teleport.com> wrote:
> It's important to remember that a free and untamed kitchen is not our
> friend.
>
> I try to leave the kitchen by 7 PM and not return until morning, other
> than to feed the cat about 9 PM.
>
> I try to make sure I don't stock it with great-tasting food, etc.
>
> I am trying to read more upstairs, or to watch TV upstairs (if I'm
> watching TV).
>
> There was a great suggestion by a woman who lost a heck of a lot of
> weight, and that was, after she made dinner for her family and had a
> plate for herself, she did not enter the kitchen again. I think she
> lost 80 plus pounds, and her system sure makes sense to me!
>
> What is the most successful kitchen-taming tip you know of? and also
> that you have employed?
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Caleb

I agree with not having high-calorie foods in the house to temp you.
I keep a list of low calorie foods posted on my fridge to remind me.
It is a long list and I pick and choose only from that list, and I try
to have all those foods on hand. I never tried just staying out of the
kitchen after a certain time, but that too makes sense. Whatever
works. I let myself eat all the lettuce, cucumbers and diet pop I can
stand, and that tends to keep my stomach full. Lettuce and cucumbers
are sometimes listed as negative calories, meaning it takes more
calories to break them down than are in the food. That may not be
true, but if it isn't, they are certainly very low. Lettuce is listed
as 6 calories per cup. Then I try to eat filling cereal that is also
low-cal, and has a lot of water....like farina, oats, grits. Also
green beans are loaded with water and fiber and are very low cal. dkw