How do you have fun without eating?
barefoot76
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So I realized over the weekend how much my idea of "fun" revolves around food. I love to cook. I love to go out to eat. I love to eat in general! And, really, with four kids I don't have time to go places much unless I go with them, so when I am at home, making or ordering-in food is our primary recreation.
Help, what do you do besides eat for fun?!
Help, what do you do besides eat for fun?!
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Play games, go for walks in the park, go hiking, dance. Most of these are family friendly too! Get the kids, go outside and play a nice rousing game of tag. Great fun and great exercise for all of you!0
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Alcohol?0
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Obsessively watch season after season of the West Wing with my boyfriend. Watch Arnie films. Walk around the most boring city on the face of the planet (Southampton, UK), play with my bunny, play solitaire.... i'm really boring.0
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WinAlcohol?0 -
You can still cook - explore healthy recipes for you and your family! The internet is a WEALTH of knowledge, and there are SOOOOO many great and HEALTHY recipes out there just waiting for you!!!
Make a challenge of finding new delicious, HEALTHY meals when you go out, and then remember PORTION sizes!!! BBQ time - bring healthy things to share! Get your friends involved in this!! I bet they would LOVE to encourage you, and hey, they could probably use a little push in the right (healthy) direction too!!!0 -
Playing Frisbee is fun. I like reading and writing, and friends of mine knit.0
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puttputt golf
bowling
frisbee
swimming
dodgeball
trivia nights
3D puzzles
boardgame wars
building pillow forts
going to playgrounds
outdoor movies
petting zoos and zoos
fairs
playing at toys r us
gokarts
bikes
trampolines
swingsets
mudpies
building a playhouse
fishing
*rock climbing
omg seriously i could go on all day0 -
rock climbing0
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That's great.0 -
being outdoors - walking, hiking, biking
napping - vegging out - watching TV
shopping
manicures
pedicures
massages
sex :blushing:
going out to eat for healthy meals - cooking healthy meals
wine :drinker:
yoga
going to the movies
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Make a beautiful picnic and take it to the park (or on a nasty day, eat it on a blanket on the floor)
baseball/softball/football games (alot of walking, so you get to eat more too!)
Find new/ fun recipes, and get the kids in the kitchen with you
Start a garden to grow some of your own, fresh ingredients - get the kids to help
Play outside with the kids - ride bikes, jump rope, play ball, make obstacle courses with them
Play games together - board games, card games, make up games0 -
puttputt golf
bowling
frisbee
swimming
dodgeball
trivia nights
3D puzzles
boardgame wars
building pillow forts
going to playgrounds
outdoor movies
petting zoos and zoos
fairs
playing at toys r us
gokarts
bikes
trampolines
swingsets
mudpies
building a playhouse
fishing
omg seriously i could go on all day
Lol...you rock
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Food is a self soothe option for many. I am no stranger to it. It is fun! Every party, function or event you go to, your bound to run into food and most likely unhealthy food!
sports, or going to the gym or a yoga class with your friends
shopping! retail therapy baby! keeps you occupied so you're not thinking about food.
reading
going to the park, walking, running, tennis or just lounging around.0 -
Make a beautiful picnic and take it to the park (or on a nasty day, eat it on a blanket on the floor)
baseball/softball/football games (alot of walking, so you get to eat more too!)
Find new/ fun recipes, and get the kids in the kitchen with you
Start a garden to grow some of your own, fresh ingredients - get the kids to help
Play outside with the kids - ride bikes, jump rope, play ball, make obstacle courses with them
Play games together - board games, card games, make up games
THIS ^^ All good things.0 -
puttputt golf
bowling
frisbee
swimming
dodgeball
trivia nights
3D puzzles
boardgame wars
building pillow forts
going to playgrounds
outdoor movies
petting zoos and zoos
fairs
playing at toys r us
gokarts
bikes
trampolines
swingsets
mudpies
building a playhouse
fishing
omg seriously i could go on all day
Lol...you rock.
LOL, I have to agree....awesome fun!! I wanna leave work right now, go home, build a fort and crawl in it:)))0 -
Drive-in Movie!!!0
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www.dashingdish.com Yummy, healthy alternatives for meals and desserts0
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I drink VODKA0
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bump0
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So I realized over the weekend how much my idea of "fun" revolves around food. I love to cook. I love to go out to eat. I love to eat in general! And, really, with four kids I don't have time to go places much unless I go with them, so when I am at home, making or ordering-in food is our primary recreation.
Help, what do you do besides eat for fun?!
same problem, and its also involves having a drink or three .... LOL it is tough to do when everyone I know can eat what they want and stay slim.0 -
Oh yeah, Im moving this weekend and Im all about building a fort in my room before... oh crap I have to buy a bed O_O0
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No, that's not right, there are plenty of other boring cities in the UK
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you can still eat out and have fun just lesson the portion sizes, and chose healthy places
NEVER SUBWAY EWWW0 -
Get hypnotherpy so that food is not the main focus of everything. I find gardening is a great distraction, I did alot of it last year when I quit smoking.....but then that is whole different story, I substituted smoking for food now I am having to substitute food for excercise.0
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what I have been doing to improve my chances of weight loss with weekend cheats..
Outdoor activities
Mowing the lawn,
Kayaking,
Walking the dogs twice as much,
staying BUSY... not nearly as much couch time as I used to have ....
Invite friends to do outdoor and indoor activities.... wii is fun, kinect by xbaox 360... those types of activities are a riot with a good group of friends, and then you can feel gooa bout having your glass of wine ... just sitting and drinking and eating.... thats what my body doesn't respond well too
TV is great and all, but sucks the life out of you, I have figured out, I don't want to watch other ppl live... I want to live my own life
We also just do a tiny project per weekend now too, clean a certain room (better than the normal weekly run through is what I mean... even if it's planting an outdoor plant, and making little changes, I am finding it's helping...
I only gained 1 lbs this weekend haha instead of 4... and also, don't be too down on your self, baby steps...0 -
rock climbing
dancing
take walks
play board games, video games, arcade games, card games
read a book
bowling
shooting pool
go to movies
play mini golf0 -
Walking, hiking, bike riding, shopping! I just try to always be doing something active so that I don't think about food.0
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rock climbing
dancing
take walks
play board games, video games, arcade games, card games
read a book
bowling
shooting pool
go to movies
play mini golf
You, me, and Yoovie need to hang out some weekend lol.
Strictly friendly of course!0 -
think of food as fuel, not a drug. you can still make amazing meals that are high in nutritional value. chicken marsala, chicken tikka masala (indian) steak...0
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