Does anyone else replace binging with pinterest?

Iknowsaur
Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I had no idea I was doing this, but every time I fight the urge to binge I start pinning recipes.
My boyfriend pointed it out last night and I burst out laughing, because I hadn't made the connection at all.
It's so weirdly satisfying to pin recipes, but also fashion and home decor or whatever.
I used to drink diet soda to try to curb a binge, but since I cut that out of my life to prepare for a pending operation, I had been struggling with binging more and more.
Now I just open up pinterest on my phone and fiddle with it, especially while I'm watching TV (TV is where bingers go to die :P)

Does anyone else have a similar distraction strategy?
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  • IsaTexDesigner
    IsaTexDesigner Posts: 54 Member
    Oh Im obsessed with Pinterest recipes. Its my way of dealing with cravings- better to just look than eat it!

    On the other hand, Ive found many great recipes there.
  • Iknowsaur
    Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
    Oh Im obsessed with Pinterest recipes. Its my way of dealing with cravings- better to just look than eat it!

    On the other hand, Ive found many great recipes there.

    I'm not alone! :D
    That makes me feel less crazy, yay.
  • caramammal
    caramammal Posts: 147 Member
    Me! Not the resipes but Pinterest in general, i'm an addict, i'll admit.
  • speedy740
    speedy740 Posts: 141 Member
    YES x 10 lol
  • aprilslusher
    aprilslusher Posts: 127 Member
    I hadn't really thought about it until now. I use Pinterest for everything. Yes, I'm a Pinterest addict. :laugh:
  • lily_swenson
    lily_swenson Posts: 38 Member
    Yes yes YES!!!!! Could you please message me your pinterest or post it on here so I can follow you? :smooched:
  • Iknowsaur
    Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
    Yes yes YES!!!!! Could you please message me your pinterest or post it on here so I can follow you? :smooched:

    I'm @ Iknowsaur o:
  • J_adoreDior_
    J_adoreDior_ Posts: 57 Member
    Yes! I get all of my great ideas from Pinning lol... even exercises!
    It's my addiction.:glasses:
  • April_KT
    April_KT Posts: 332 Member
    Thanks for making me realize what im doing!! im always on pinterest looking at everything especially recipes!! Defiantly distracting enough to keep from eating :)
  • QueenMother14
    QueenMother14 Posts: 438 Member
    I love Pinterest!
  • healthykaitlin
    healthykaitlin Posts: 91 Member
    Yes! Not so much with recipes (If I see a cookie or cupcake recipe... I will make it right then & there because I bake often for others and therefore always have the fixings on hand!!!) But I LOOOOVE health & fitness boards.. the motivational quotes really work for me, as does the humor section! If I pin some really funny stuff, I just forget about my craving!
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I pin cupcake ideas for parties I make them for and my husbands work.... lol
  • Neonbeige
    Neonbeige Posts: 271 Member
    I like Pinterest! It's perfect for people like me, who love nice stuff and love to do some research, but almost never actually get themselves to do it. That keeps the danger on a minimum.

    If I would start to cook, craft, etc. all the stuff I am looking at, in awe of those strangers that have the time to do such nice things, I would either eat way too much or have my house full with pretty, but useless things. So, yeah, only watching for me is fine.
  • aprilslusher
    aprilslusher Posts: 127 Member
    http://www.pinterest.com/april0307/
  • firefoxxie
    firefoxxie Posts: 381 Member
    I don't use pinterest but I experience the same with Yummly! Omg it's the mother-load of recipe databases.
  • supermysza
    supermysza Posts: 167 Member
    I Pin fitspiration posts :P I find that looking at recipes makes me crave them :grumble:
  • plumbean
    plumbean Posts: 4
    Yes, I totally do this! I sometimes make the dessert recipes too, but that is just once in a while. I sometimes look through all the dessert recipes trying to find which one is the best to make for a special occasion. Sometimes I just look, knowing - yeah, I'll never eat that!
  • Erikaelias85
    Erikaelias85 Posts: 69 Member
    I love pinterest. My pinterest profile is http://www.pinterest.com/kikidkilla .
  • p_s1984
    p_s1984 Posts: 30 Member
    LOL! Totally me!! If I am not thinking of food I am looking at food on Pinterest :) Just goes to show you "appetite" is a mental thing :) I'll binge on Pinterest any day!
  • jammajish
    jammajish Posts: 7 Member
    I totally do this too! I love pinning recipes and fitspo :)
  • Mistyvs
    Mistyvs Posts: 56 Member
    YES!! But mine isn't recipes, mine is fitness and motivational posters! It's actually kind of why I'm here right now :)
  • tulip_in_a_cup
    tulip_in_a_cup Posts: 117 Member
    totally
  • ALNoog
    ALNoog Posts: 413 Member
    I am a MAJOR Pinterest addict! I am nearing 10,000 pins and that's AFTER I just deleted my desserts board and some other random boards. Buy I've always been like that... Although if I'm not careful it makes me WANT to binge!
  • ALNoog
    ALNoog Posts: 413 Member
    I've got low cal boards and low carb boards and fitness and inspiration boards... It helps keep me on track
  • caellen518
    caellen518 Posts: 14 Member
    I was actually doing this tonight. I had a super intense craving for chocolate, so I grabbed some Jello and started looking up Pinterest dessert recipes instead.

    I actually have become ridiculous obsessed with both reading and social media since quitting smoking, and now adding dieting to it has sent me over the edge in constantly needing to feel occupied. I'm trying to turn that focus to fitness instead but, baby steps!
  • loriq41
    loriq41 Posts: 479 Member
    Yes...I am soooooooooooooooo guilty of this...I pin a bunch of fattening crap that I don't intend to make...i am pathetic...lol
  • Iknowsaur
    Iknowsaur Posts: 777 Member
    Yes...I am soooooooooooooooo guilty of this...I pin a bunch of fattening crap that I don't intend to make...i am pathetic...lol

    I literally have a board specifically for stuff I will never make, unless I'm 100% sure someone ELSE will eat it x3
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Oh Im obsessed with Pinterest recipes. Its my way of dealing with cravings- better to just look than eat it!

    On the other hand, Ive found many great recipes there.

    I'm not alone! :D
    That makes me feel less crazy, yay.
    less crazy yet because I do it too. Same as the OP I never really thought of it that way but it's as if it's a fix just to pin the cookies or whatever it is ...like I'm now satisfied as if I ate them or something. It's weird thinking of it like that but hey whatever works right?! Works even better when the ingredients aren't in the house:tongue:

    That IS crazy how so many of us do that... again, never gave it much thought until the topic was brought up. I mostly have healthier versions of things but even browsing the less than healthy on others boards kicks the craving.

    :wink: Funny stuff, our minds! :drinker:
    Yes...I am soooooooooooooooo guilty of this...I pin a bunch of fattening crap that I don't intend to make...i am pathetic...lol
    Don't know about that! Pretty good way to do it if it's working... not pathetic at all.:drinker:
  • SNLover87
    SNLover87 Posts: 101 Member
    I just recently joined pinterest, and I can totally understand how it would help curb cravings (or distract you until they go away lol). I do pin recipes but I mostly use it for workout ideas and motivation. Although my original goal was to pin outfits I want to get my hands on when I've lost the rest of the weight. I'm officially hooked!
  • jenny181111
    jenny181111 Posts: 163 Member
    Hi, I'd never used pintrest until I saw your post, So, I signed up, and yes, I can see how it would be addictive. I'm loving it so far!

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