Take Control of Your Kitchen!
Okay, actually: Just choose the spot that stresses you out the most (like the corner where permission slips seem to breed) and try to bring at least some sense of order to it. Research shows that a messy space can undermine your self-control. "So, the more cluttered your kitchen, the more you'll tend to snack," says Brian Wansink, Ph.D., director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and author of the book Slim by Design. --Redbook Magazine