Activities to replace "comfort" eating

walking, hiking, rock climbing, yoga, zumba, swimming, skating, running, bowling, movies, day-trips, etc.?

If snacking while watching television is a problem, take up something to keep your hands busy like crochet, knitting, counted cross-stitch, etc. Boyfriend can be eating messy snacks but you won't want to get it all over your needlework.

And note: needlework is not necessarily gender-linked. If you don't believe me, google Rosey Greer (famous former member of the Los Angeles Rams) and needlepoint. My brother used counted cross-stitch to stay awake when a resident in a NICU.

Go for a walk, Try a craft like sewing, patching quilts, making something for someone. I picked up Quilt patching

Hi
My advice would be eat whatever your boyfriend is eating on Sunday, just a smaller amount of it, add in extra healthy food at the same time to fill you up if needed and enjoy the day. The other thing would be to suggest to your boyfriend that you guys do something else which doesn't involve eating fun food on that day perhaps. I don't think distracting from eating helps to be honest, and if you find snacking to be difficult due to overeating at snack time, perhaps consider stopping it completely on the weekends. Think about your next proper meal and how much you'll enjoy it and that it'll fill you up and have a cup of tea.
Hope that is of some help, best wishes

nspink22 wrote: »

Hi everyone. I am just wondering if anyone has any good tips or activities for things they have replaced comfort eating with. I workout/go to fitness classes all through the week, but the weekends seem to be my downfall. My boyfriend is a pro athlete and Sundays are really the only days he has off and we are able to relax together. I find that this usually includes eating as a "fun" activity, which, since he exercises all the time, he can afford, but I cannot.

Anyway, I would just like to know what people would suggest for alternate activities. Since this is our one "rest" day together, I am looking for ideas that are not really exercise-related. Thanks!

but if you exercise through the week and this is your rest day why can't you afford to eat???

just curious....

relaxation could be things like watching movies...or playing cards or going for a walk or a hike.

Just because it's a rest day doesn't mean you have to sit all day does it?

what does your BF want to do?

You could try just smelling your food, that could make a few hours pass by (joking) but it could help trick your brain that you've eaten

Also listening to a podcast can make an hour or two fly by

Do some Internet searches of your general area and find some new interesting places to go and walk around. I'm lucky that I live close to the city as well as mountains, beach, and deserts and there seems always to be something going on or someplace to go that I've never been to before or just love to go back to. We even have some "hidden" trails near the house that are fun to walk/hike. Picnics are fun. My kids and I love doing inexpensive events on the weekends like music events with vendors or sometimes kid things. Of course food and drink is normally a part of that, but I've learned to limit myself and that is good. When I buy something I eat half of it and give the other half to my son who is a human garbage disposal. I normally bring my own drinks (unless its wine tasting and even that is doable in moderation) and something like beef jerky or nuts to munch on beside the vendor food. I log the walking calories as low impact exercise for the day which helps even out the calories. When at home I like to continually graze on snacks....always my downfall in the past. Now that I'm logging I really watch the caloric content of my snacks and substitute in some low cal drinks like Chai or herbal tea, iced coffee, chocolate cashew milk, sugar-free sparkling waters (sometimes w/ounce of alcohol) which I can slowly sip at. In addition to fruit I also eat a couple sugar-free desserts during the day which I've come to love and look forward to, especially the low carb fudge sickles. My ex and I shared several hobbies that we enjoyed at home on weekends like wine/beer making, cooking and baking together (healthy of course-we were low carb then and always trying new low carb/high protein recipes), and working in the garden which provided many of our vegetables. I like to do some yoga on my no-exercise days to keep me stretched out and burn a few calories, although that was one thing I could never talk the ex into trying...he was just too tight and wouldn't even try. Does your gym have a pool? That is one exercise I don't ever mind and in fact enjoy. We have a public pool in the summer that our family goes to for a few laps once a week in the evening and then watches movies in the park afterwards.

Cook a nice meal together - no reason a pro athlete cannot have a healthy meal too, and something like steak, baked potato, veggies, isn't too bad. Also no reason you cannot simply have smaller portions or save some calories during the other 6 days to give yourself more leeway. Homemade popcorn is a pretty healthy snack if watching a film or tv or somesuch.

Or, you could get into games, whether that be console games or board games ... lots of gaming options out there.
Personally, I have a meal out once a week, Saturday usually, with my boyfriend and I just fast the rest of the day so I have plenty spare.

amtyrell wrote: »

Polish your nails. Smell is not delicious so not appetite affecting, can not snack with wet nails ,looks pretty which makes looking pretty elsewhere too, pretty color also serves as a goal reminder when you do go to eat.

This is so true.