• Step 1: Recognize and define your challenge.
  You drive home from work past your favorite fast food restaurant, and you find it impossible to resist the drive-thru. It’s convenient and quick. And by late afternoon, you’re starving.
  
  
• Step 2: Set expectations.
  Allow yourself to stop once a week. Pick the day. Plan your order. Look forward to it -- without feeling guilty.
  
  
• Step 3: Identify solutions.
  
  • Check the map and find an alternate route home from work that won’t take you past that temple of temptation.
  • Curb your hunger en route with a healthy snack like fruit, granola bar or sliced veggies.
  
  
• Step 4: Trial and practice.
  Take your new solution for a spin for one week.
  
  
• Step 5: Evaluate.
  How did it go? Is your new route home less crowded? Does a pre-planned late afternoon snack make a difference? If it’s working, great! If it’s not working, find the flaw and try a new solution.