Does anyone else replace binging with pinterest?
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Iknowsaur
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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?
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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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.0 -
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!
That makes me feel less crazy, yay.0 -
Me! Not the resipes but Pinterest in general, i'm an addict, i'll admit.0
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YES x 10 lol0
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I hadn't really thought about it until now. I use Pinterest for everything. Yes, I'm a Pinterest addict. :laugh:0
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Yes yes YES!!!!! Could you please message me your pinterest or post it on here so I can follow you? :smooched:0
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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:0 -
Yes! I get all of my great ideas from Pinning lol... even exercises!
It's my addiction.:glasses:0 -
Thanks for making me realize what im doing!! im always on pinterest looking at everything especially recipes!! Defiantly distracting enough to keep from eating0
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I love Pinterest!0
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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!0
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I pin cupcake ideas for parties I make them for and my husbands work.... lol0
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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.0 -
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I don't use pinterest but I experience the same with Yummly! Omg it's the mother-load of recipe databases.0
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I Pin fitspiration posts :P I find that looking at recipes makes me crave them :grumble:0
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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!0
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I love pinterest. My pinterest profile is http://www.pinterest.com/kikidkilla .0
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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!0
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I totally do this too! I love pinning recipes and fitspo0
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