Controlling cravings: strategies for success

So many challenges. You may have a couple more holiday parties to survive. You’ve got all the holiday leftovers in the fridge and the last of the cookies and candies and other goodies that everyone will bring in to work and leave lying tantalizingly around.

But you’ve got your New Year’s resolution, however you’ve framed it this year — no carbs, less fats, better exercise, more fresh fruits and vegetables — and you’re already warming up to it.

So perhaps you’re steeled against those scattered temptations. Maybe you’ve armed yourself with little reminders of your motivations for eating better,...