A grazer...especially when bored! Snack ideas needed, please!!

Those sound pretty healthy to me. you could also add protein shakes, the Atkin ones are pretty tasty at about 160 calories and you can pack any fresh fruits and sliced veggies. hummus and veggies are a good combo. Also make sure you're staying hydrated, sometimes we confuse hunger for thirst.

If you’re not really hungry, just bored, maybe some coffee or tea might help.

MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »

I noticed my grazing curbed when I made an effort to keep my protein up, about at least 70g. That might be something to think about.

Yup, once I upped protein slightly, stopped having foods made from flour at lunch, and exercised at lunch, my urge to bored-eat went away.

You could try something that takes effort to eat, so it takes you longer and you won’t eat as much. Like a pomegranate, roasted pumpkin or sunflower seeds, or nuts that are still in the shell.

While it might be nice to figure something else out to do if you are bored, I would assume that's also, well, not too practical. If the habit has persisted into adulthood, it's likely there to stay, you know?

But one thing you could do is figure out what appeals to you about snacking while bored. Like, do you like the feeling of chewing something, or putting something in the mouth, or the feeling of fullness after the snack, that sort of thing.

If it's chewing, gum might be a good one to give you the same satisfaction, or even an adult chew toy - they make necklaces for people with big needs to bite on things as a stress habit, and they are just little pendants and such that are also silicon chewies. Just, adult ones. :-) I think they can be found places that have stim toys.

If you need something to do with your hands (like if your job is something hands off), maybe something you have to fiddle with while eating could be good, like unshelled roasted peanuts that you have to shell yourself.

Or could fiddle with straws in the mouth, or if feeling full is what helps, maybe just make sure to eat more before work, or during breaks, so that you don't get too hungry.

I'm with you. I've been trying to find activities to make me forget my hunger for years, and have yet to be successful.

I like popcorn, pita chips and dry cereal. I do keep a set of measuring cups in my desk at work to help with my portions. Or I buy the individually portioned boxes of cereal. I'm a big fan of individually wrapped items. I feel a little bad about wasting plastic and killing the planet and whatnot, but I need that extra help to stop me from eating the whole bag/box.

I also find that if I'm craving sweets, the only thing that will fulfill that need is real, actual, chocolate. I keep small, individual wrapped chocolates in the freezer at work and at home. They take longer to eat when they're cold, and ease my cravings.

Only keep lower calorie foods in sight... or... just don't graze. I am currently working on establishing extremely consistent meal times.