Give in to your food fantasies and you’ll eat less

It’s OK to stuff an entire sleeve of cookies into your mouth. And that cake left over from the office party? Take a thick slice and eat every bite. Whatever your food fantasy, go ahead and imagine fulfilling it.

The Wall Street Journal breaks down a recent report in Science about a new study, which shows that people eat less of something after they’ve thought about eating it. So when you start to think about a box of chocolates, the best thing for your diet may be to open that box up — in your mind.