Help me make a list
mrscjwilson
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Hi guys...Im trying to come up with 100 things you can do to avoid eating (by this I mean over eating of course).
You know some of us eat when where bored, upset, happy, angry and just because there's food.
So what can we do when the urge slaps us in the face and we know it has nothing to do with "hunger"??
Ill start with......um
1. Look at pictures before you started your weight loss journey to remind your self how far youve come.
You know some of us eat when where bored, upset, happy, angry and just because there's food.
So what can we do when the urge slaps us in the face and we know it has nothing to do with "hunger"??
Ill start with......um
1. Look at pictures before you started your weight loss journey to remind your self how far youve come.
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Go to bed!0
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Brush your teeth. Who wants to eat with that minty taste in your mouth?0
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brush ur teeth, nothing tastes good after tootpaste. lol0
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don't buy the junk food you can't stay away from.0
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Go to bed!
This
5/6 (dunno how counting repeat). Get up and go for a walk0 -
lol, we were thinking alike0
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Usually I get those urges when I am sitting relaxing watching TV so I either (i) get up and go for a walk or (ii) :blushing: tickle and wrestle with my husband (it also gets him off the computer
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20mins of excercise!0
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Imagine how cross and disappointed you'll be with yourself if you give in.0
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Do some exercise and then decide if you really want to eat afterwards.0
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Do a quick water drinking challenge!0
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Log it in your Food Diary...perhaps if you see just how bad it is, you'll be less tempted to eat it0
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Xbox live Call of Duty! You can't beat it and it takes your mind of everything!! lol0
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Go to bed, definitely, my cravings hit hardest at night time so I try to sleep it off!0
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drink a glass of water
if you have to overeat do it on something healthy like veggies.0 -
Have sex....hehehe!0
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groom the dogs - I have yorkies, this is a never ending job.
Give yourself a facial/pedicure0 -
Here are a few of my top tips to prevent snacking
* Drink a glass of water
* Brush my teeth
* Do some household chores
* Run a huge bubble bath
* Paint my nails
* Straighten my hair
* Have a cuddle with the cat (this is my fave!!)
* Have a cuddle with the OH (my second fave LOL)
* Go out for a walk [I do this at work a lot]
* Read a chapter of a book / a few magazine articles
* Get rid of all my text messages
If I am hungry I will eat - if I am bored I will distract myself!0 -
Definitely stay hydrated. If you have to snack have something healthy as noted, or eat something small and WAIT... the feeling of hunger should subside.
If you aren't hungry just bored, you really have to work on not reaching for that snack and find something to do to take your mind off it. Or eat a rice cake...that should stop your cravings
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Take a bath...it's a twofer because it gets you away from the kitchen AND you'll be forced to look at your naked body.0
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get up and play something active with the kids 0
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Create a list on an index card (important to do this when the urge to eat is not present). On the list include the reasons that you want to lose weight. Before you decide to have a "surprise snack" take out your list and read it to yourself slowly, really taking time to think about each item on your list. After you have read your list it might be easier to deny yourself in the short term in order to achieve the long term.0
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Hi guys...Im trying to come up with 100 things you can do to avoid eating (by this I mean over eating of course).
You know some of us eat when where bored, upset, happy, angry and just because there's food.
So what can we do when the urge slaps us in the face and we know it has nothing to do with "hunger"??
Ill start with......um
1. Look at pictures before you started your weight loss journey to remind your self how far youve come.
The pictures is a good idea! What really helps me is looking at pictures of myself 2 years ago at what I consider my perfect weight.0 -
I usually do all this.
I also think about where I used to be and what I want my future to look like.
Or I call a friend .....usually I'm so annoyed with their whining by the time I get off the phone I don't wanna eat hahaha0 -
When an urge to eat comes up I chug some ice water and wait about 10 minutes... if it passes then I wasn't really hungry... if it doesn't pass then it might be time for a healthy lil snack... if that helps...0
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so far Ive counted 12....keep um coming...letz get creative.0
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LEAVE the kitchen!
fold your laundry
clean the bathroom
make a list!
crochet something0 -
Enter it into MFP, and look at the calories. Does it take you over your goal? Can you work them off? What does it do to your numbers? This often puts me off when I realise just how many calories are in the 'little' snack I was about to eat...0
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Eating fruit like and apple or something else before you eat, is supposed to help fill your stomach with air, makes you feel fuller faster.0
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chew gum.0
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