Help me make a list

mrscjwilson
mrscjwilson Posts: 252
edited September 30 in Health and Weight Loss
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.
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  • tony2009
    tony2009 Posts: 201 Member
    Go to bed!
  • courtneylwatson
    courtneylwatson Posts: 260 Member
    Brush your teeth. Who wants to eat with that minty taste in your mouth?
  • crazyladym
    crazyladym Posts: 26
    brush ur teeth, nothing tastes good after tootpaste. lol
  • knowmydestiny
    knowmydestiny Posts: 104 Member
    don't buy the junk food you can't stay away from.
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    Go to bed!

    This

    5/6 (dunno how counting repeat). Get up and go for a walk
  • crazyladym
    crazyladym Posts: 26
    lol, we were thinking alike
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    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:wink: ).
  • mrscjwilson
    mrscjwilson Posts: 252
    20mins of excercise!
  • Daffydilly
    Daffydilly Posts: 29 Member
    Imagine how cross and disappointed you'll be with yourself if you give in.
  • AHealthierRhonda
    AHealthierRhonda Posts: 881 Member
    Do some exercise and then decide if you really want to eat afterwards.
  • mrscjwilson
    mrscjwilson Posts: 252
    Do a quick water drinking challenge!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Log it in your Food Diary...perhaps if you see just how bad it is, you'll be less tempted to eat it
  • sibbets37
    sibbets37 Posts: 9
    Xbox live Call of Duty! You can't beat it and it takes your mind of everything!! lol
  • anberlingasm
    anberlingasm Posts: 177
    Go to bed, definitely, my cravings hit hardest at night time so I try to sleep it off!
  • Janie5605
    Janie5605 Posts: 182 Member
    drink a glass of water

    if you have to overeat do it on something healthy like veggies.
  • mrscjwilson
    mrscjwilson Posts: 252
    Have sex....hehehe!
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    groom the dogs - I have yorkies, this is a never ending job.
    Give yourself a facial/pedicure
  • CARNAT22
    CARNAT22 Posts: 764 Member
    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!
  • tassit
    tassit Posts: 7
    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 :)
  • lil_pulp
    lil_pulp Posts: 701 Member
    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.
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    get up and play something active with the kids :)
  • AmmerPlett
    AmmerPlett Posts: 1
    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.
  • MaryB2
    MaryB2 Posts: 331 Member
    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.
  • MsFitnFabulous
    MsFitnFabulous Posts: 432 Member
    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 hahaha
  • carriecarlstrom
    carriecarlstrom Posts: 2
    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...
  • mrscjwilson
    mrscjwilson Posts: 252
    so far Ive counted 12....keep um coming...letz get creative.
  • mellymink
    mellymink Posts: 72 Member
    LEAVE the kitchen! :)

    fold your laundry

    clean the bathroom

    make a list!

    crochet something
  • lottee1000
    lottee1000 Posts: 447 Member
    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...
  • MeReInvented
    MeReInvented Posts: 1
    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.
  • lbn23
    lbn23 Posts: 9
    chew gum.
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