What to do when you want to eat when bored

maggiemay1009

Anybody have any tips as to how to not snack when bored? I am finding that I am snacking a bit too much lately especially when I'm home. I just need ideas of what I could do to keep my mind off of food. Advice for daytime and nighttime ideas are all welcome!

jennylea70

I look at the success stories. It helps to see other people who've managed to reach there goals.

Ladiebug710

Hot herbal tea is a good substitute for snacks for me. Sipping gives you something to do while watching tv, plus with this cold winter holding that warm mug just feels good

Dominuslive

I find myself going to the fridge/pantry when I am bored and not even hungry... I now try to go to the gym when I am bored... It has helped a little, but I still have this problem too. I have replaced most of my carb snacks with high protein or vegetable snacks. So I find myself bored and drinking water or eating peanuts in the shell. (Peanuts in the shell also help you eat less of the snack item as you have to work for it and "fill up" sooner

Cortneyrenee04

Before I eat anything, I ask myself if I'm legitimately hungry. If the answer is no, I stay far away from the kitchen. I also don't keep anything easily accessible for the most part- nothing to open and eat.

If I find myself thinking about food, I do some squats or jumping jacks, come read the forums, paint my nails, etc.

Realizing that you're eating out of boredom is a huge step!

w0den

Anything and everything to distract myself. If not, I'll start to binge. I walk. I breathe. I talk to myself. I find something to busy my hands. I brush my teeth. I drink water. I chew gum. I call a friend. I jump on the forums...

kelseymallen

I find something to clean, watch success videos, or groom one of my dogs. Anything to keep my mind occupied.

tiptoethruthetulips

Don't allow yourself to be bored, no doubt there are plenty of thing you could be doing.

tabbyblack13

Knit, crochet, paint, take a walk, read, mess with the animals, ect.... I would find something that you enjoy and makes you happy.

Codilee87

Brush your teeth or chew a piece of gum to discourage the craving.

arditarose

I leave enough calories to snack all night honestly. I have some substitutes that I enjoy (I only eat foods I enjoy!) that are low calorie.

Lrdoflamancha

I get busy so that I am not bored....

MyM0wM0w

When I watched TV at night I *ALWAYS* munched. I learned to keep my hands busy with something. Puzzles were great in the beginning. I had to partially concentrate and I didn't want to get the puzzle dirty with food fingers.

I also taught myself how to crochet and knit. Same thing, didn't want to get the yarn dirty and it kept my hands too busy to shovel food in my mouth.

Khukhullatus

Sugar. I used to love to have a bag of candy when I was doing nothing.

mandamrtz

Drink water! Makes you feel full. It works for me everytime.

malibu927

I hid those foods I would eat (chocolate and pretzels) for a few months. Now I have no desire to do it, and if I want them I weigh a portion out.

ghosthackexe

Eat celery ! ^_^

omelet2000

I drink hot herbal tea, too. But mostly what works well for is just not buying the snacks at all. Every once in a while I'd want to binge because I am bored, even though I am well aware of it. I'd go stare at the pantry and not find any snacks. Problem solved!

astro_katie

At the moment I chew a piece of gum, but I've recently started planing out my main meals so I can have calories left over for snacks. I made a promise though that I would not let my allowance on calories get below 300 though. So once my snacking hits that it's game over for the day.
I also enjoy distracting myself with reading forums and encouraging other I've friended. I find say 'well done' to them for not over snacking or loosing weight/inches encourages me to stay on the path myself. Add me if you like!
I also try not to do the things that were previous snack initiators for long or at all of it's a bad day.

PurpleYFronts

mandamrtz wrote: »

Drink water! Makes you feel full. It works for me everytime.

This

Shushonet

Drink 2 cups of water.
If I'm at work a like to take a walk outside, just to get a fresh air and get myself interested with something else

47Jacqueline

Get myself moving. If my boredom is from procrastination, I make a to do list and start doing anything. If my boredom is from plain inactivity, I check when the next workout class is and get ready to go.

gaeo189

I walk around my house and set a goal number of steps I want to achieve in my "walk" it helps me focus on that and soon I forget about the food. Drinking water is also really great. If neither of those work, I jump on pinterest and look up recipes for my meal planning for the following week or go on my Instagram which is only fitness related pictures.