How do I keep from eating because I'm bored?!

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  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Judas priest, First World Problems!

    Get a job
    Get a second job
    Go to school/take a summer class
    Volunteer at a shelter/animal clinic
    Go to the gym
    Go for a walk
    Walk the dog
    Do some yoga
    Learn to sew/knit/crochet/cross stitch
    Read a good book
    Go swimming
    Go see a movie (only bring enough cash for a ticket)
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  • RiverMelSong
    RiverMelSong Posts: 456 Member
    I've got 2 jobs this summer (1 volunteer and 1 ''real'' :p) Which make sure I don't have any time for boredom eating.
    The ''real'' job is being a guide in an archaeological museum so even when I'm not at work I'm preparing tours and presentations.
    Both jobs are also in the city centre (and my house is not) so I have to bike an hour each day to go to work too! (plus the walking around doing tours) so even if I snack I'll probably won't gain much weight and I'm making money in the process! Win win! :happy:

    Apart from that I just make sure there is no junk in the house apart from some fruit. So even if I get a snack it's light and unlikely to make me gain weight.


    [Edited to say I'm still a student too, so I know how quiet and boring the summer months can be, but there are many things to do and going out and finding them can be an activity in itself! Good luck :smile:]
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    gum is actually a real good idea --- my struggle time is at home after dinner --- even after i workout, when on the couch watching mindless television, i tend to snack

    I'm snacking on Parmesan Goldfish right now in front of the tv and my laptop post dinner...
  • Schann7
    Schann7 Posts: 218
    I eat a mint, chew gum, brush my teeth, have a cup of tea or some diet coke. You could try painting your nails, and put on a lot of coats (wet nails = hard to eat) :smile:
  • cherryd69
    cherryd69 Posts: 340
    I smoke. :laugh:

    ^^me too

    Yup!

    Hence why i dotn want to quit smoking just yet!
  • Mitzigan94
    Mitzigan94 Posts: 393 Member
    Go outside. It helps.
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    Yep!
  • AlainaKayy
    AlainaKayy Posts: 206 Member
    I drink a glass of water. Wait 30 minutes. If I'm still hungry I'll chew a piece of gum. If I'm still hungry after that? I'll eat a hard boiled egg. That's usually the end of it--if it gets that far.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    I do this too. Sometime I will buy a pack of gum and spend the afternoon eating piece after peice until i've finished the whole pack. Gum is about 3 cals/piece X about 15 pieces per pack so I'm only consuming about 45 cals and keeps my mouth busy which keeps my mind off food cravings :)

    Yep, I do this almost everyday.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Hobby, job, failing that... stop thinking about food.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    if you had your meals and snacks but still want to eat something for your boredom. try gum. also make sure you are forcing down at least 8 glasses of water a day. I believe that with the constant drinking of water and eating food throughout the day you wont have much time for the "boredom' to just eat kick in. WIth your eating and exercise and just normal daily activities there shouldn't be that much time to get bored. That is how I approach it anyways.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    I smoke. :laugh:

    ^^me too

    Yup!

    Hence why i dotn want to quit smoking just yet!

    admission time: me too. I need to quit since I been upping my cardio with running longer and faster but cant help it. I don't have the will to quit right now.
  • balletpolegirl
    balletpolegirl Posts: 73 Member
    I do this too. Sometime I will buy a pack of gum and spend the afternoon eating piece after peice until i've finished the whole pack. Gum is about 3 cals/piece X about 15 pieces per pack so I'm only consuming about 45 cals and keeps my mouth busy which keeps my mind off food cravings :)

    Great Idea!
  • Zomb1eMummy
    Zomb1eMummy Posts: 104 Member
    I know this is probably not what you want to hear, but I eat still when I am bored. I usually will have cellery with peanut butter or green peppers or something along those lines. I have also found a Chapman's Sorbet that is only 80 calories per half cup, not overly terrible with sugars, and really gets rid of my usually cravings of candies and other sweet things. The only weakness that I am looking for an alternative for is Salt and Vinegar chips. But hey, I am allowed a treat every now and then. :)
  • spickard34
    spickard34 Posts: 303 Member
    In the summer I go outside, in the winter I have taught myself crocheting keeps the hands busy :)

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