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Eating When Bored

Luckie_Rabbit
Luckie_Rabbit Posts: 6
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm entirely aware that I do this. All the time. It's hard to stop though. Anyone else do this, or have any tips on how to knock it off?
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  • hdlb123
    hdlb123 Posts: 112 Member
    I really had a hard time with that too. I had to literally tell myself "you're not hungry, you're bored" while I was on the way to the fridge/cupboard.
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    I really had a hard time with that too. I had to literally tell myself "you're not hungry, you're bored" while I was on the way to the fridge/cupboard.

    Yup, pretty much all you can do.

    I'm currently unemployed and bored alllllllllllllll the time. You just have to have will power to tell yourself you aren't actually hungry
  • redmichelle67
    redmichelle67 Posts: 49 Member
    trying o drink water instead ...but I got tell ya I love food ...
  • chatnel
    chatnel Posts: 688 Member
    I am doing it right now................put the crackers away
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    I do it all the time! It's brutal! I find chewing gum helps a lot. Drinking water helps a lot! Find something to keep you busy.
  • Luckie_Rabbit
    Luckie_Rabbit Posts: 6
    I tell myself that too, but then I think just how delicious that food in the cupboard is....
  • Alisi1234
    Alisi1234 Posts: 131 Member
    Well I just ate a 90 cal chocolate fudge posicle and it was amazing!
  • sweetiepaia
    sweetiepaia Posts: 68 Member
    I do it all the time! It's brutal! I find chewing gum helps a lot. Drinking water helps a lot! Find something to keep you busy.

    I used to chew gum, but then realized the sugar in it made me hungry not long after.... I think the best thing to do i drink a glass of water and eat a celery stick. Or pick up the phone and call someone,
  • epursey
    epursey Posts: 36 Member
    I eat when I am bored to. It's terrible. I will have a great food day then totally screw it up with bored eating. I fight everyday to stop myself. I'm so tired of it and very much wanting to change (and lose some weight :( ) that I have changed my schedule. I go to the gym now at my prime munching time. I got through 2 days with success but today my boys have a different school start time so . . . I munched :/

    I'm going to try water and gum next Wednesday to see if that helps.

    Hang in there! Keep trying stuff until you find something that works.
  • tina219
    tina219 Posts: 47 Member
    I like to have a cup of hot tea before I reach for a snack. It helps to have a variety of flavors. I sweeten it with Splenda.
  • lanzaroteblue
    lanzaroteblue Posts: 198 Member
    I try and spend some time on MFP. If I'm typing, I don't have a free hand for a packet of crisps :-)
  • Skinny_Beans
    Skinny_Beans Posts: 405 Member
    I eat a few veggie chips and drink water. I've noticed all I need to keep from boredom-eating is a glass of water to sip.
  • sassysarah92
    sassysarah92 Posts: 13 Member
    I do it when im at home and not working so I always try and stay out of the house even on my days off i'll go to work which is a cafe but I will have lunch. I just munched before on bread and butter :( now i feel sick. I drink tea or coffee. not the best thing but i always have a different type of flavour
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,075 Member
    When I first started my journey I would take a bath when bored. I am fortunate to have a hot tub so a soak sometimes. I find it almost impossible to eat doing those two things. Now I simply go for a walk.
  • wender125
    wender125 Posts: 93 Member
    Juicy Fruit has some awesome dessert gums out. Apple Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, Orange Creamsicle! They taste fairly close to the real deal - think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka's full meal gum.

    Whenever I feel "hungry", which is generally twenty to thirty minutes after a healthy meal, I pop in a stick.
  • Luckie_Rabbit
    Luckie_Rabbit Posts: 6
    When I first started my journey I would take a bath when bored. I am fortunate to have a hot tub so a soak sometimes. I find it almost impossible to eat doing those two things. Now I simply go for a walk.

    I would go for a walk, but where I live, the weather is not allowing. Walking my dog is a regular part of my routine, weather permitting.
  • CherryOnionKiss
    CherryOnionKiss Posts: 376 Member
    I do that too. And I bored A LOT at work. So I eat and eat and eat
  • losingthisweight
    losingthisweight Posts: 25
    trying o drink water instead ...but I got tell ya I love food ...

    Same here. I try to drink a big old glass of water instead and then I'm not so hungry.
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    Drink tea.

    I drank about 14 cups the other day because I couldn't ride because of the rain, school was cancelled because my teacher was sick...I was beyond bored. So...cup after cup after cup. :) Works for me.

    ETA: All my tea is decaffeinated.
  • jennafluff
    jennafluff Posts: 54
    I'm definatly a boredom eater. Lately when I want to eat and it isn't mealtime I've been saying to myself "Okay, I'll go get a cup of tea and a muffin but I'll wait 20 minutes". Generally I start doing something else and forget or else I spend the 20 minutes talking myself out of it and don't end up eating. Doesn't always work but does 90% of the time:-)
  • shelton2202
    shelton2202 Posts: 4
    Try putting a sticky note on your pantry or fridge that says "Am I really hungry? or am I bored?" It might catch you before you delve into the snack mode. Hint you have to move it around after awhile since it will become part of the scenery in time!
  • daizylibra
    daizylibra Posts: 21
    I'm also a tea drinker. Just an hour or so ago, I felt the need to snack coming on....

    I am into the loose leaf teas lately and I have about 10 flavors now. When I need a little something something, I often go for the chocolate mint tea. Fruity teas often help too.
  • HerBravado
    HerBravado Posts: 392 Member
    Me toooo.
    Especially when I'm up all hours of the night.
    I grab a bottle of water & drink it first.
    If I'm still hungry,
    I'll pop a bag of popcorn or something.
    A lot less calories than chomping away on a bag of chips.
  • s1lence
    s1lence Posts: 493
    I remind myself that I'm trying to lose weight and I've put up a sticky note that has the allotted amount of proteins, fruits/veggies, and dairy that one is suppose to have (according to the health administration) on the fridge so that whenever I feel the urge for something I see that. I also grab a glass of water and drink it whenever I get a craving. Thought process is that if I drink till I don't want it anymore then I help my body flush itself out and I'm getting my needed water. One other thing I do is read when I'm bored or get cravings. If I get involved in a book I don't want to eat.
  • jenslife82
    jenslife82 Posts: 229
    I heard this great quote the other day: "don't give up what you want most, for what you want now" I repeat it to myself often.
  • Pugluvr1
    Pugluvr1 Posts: 8 Member
    I'm not so much a bored eater but have to be doing something in addition to being on my laptop when I'm watching TV. I can ruin a perfectly good day in no time at all just because I'm not able to focus on any one thing. It's weird and I think I will try the water and sticky notes.
    My weakness is peanuts in the shell. The only good thing about it is you can't just eat a handful at a time, you have to break them open. I often wake up feeling soooooo bloated because of all the salt but later that day I'll forget all about that and do it all over again...
    I have no self control. :ohwell:
  • Pugluvr1
    Pugluvr1 Posts: 8 Member
    I heard this great quote the other day: "don't give up what you want most, for what you want now" I repeat it to myself often.

    Thanks, I really like that.

    My mantra used to be "nothing tastes as good as thin feels."
  • jenslife82
    jenslife82 Posts: 229
    I'm not so much a bored eater but have to be doing something in addition to being on my laptop when I'm watching TV. I can ruin a perfectly good day in no time at all just because I'm not able to focus on any one thing. It's weird and I think I will try the water and sticky notes.
    My weakness is peanuts in the shell. The only good thing about it is you can't just eat a handful at a time, you have to break them open. I often wake up feeling soooooo bloated because of all the salt but later that day I'll forget all about that and do it all over again...
    I have no self control. :ohwell:
    Sure you do! We all misplace it from time to time and that's why we ate here. U just need to find it :)
  • 022412
    022412 Posts: 11
    I stock up on food that takes time to prepare...
    I wouldn't gorge myself on raw bacon, eggs, or vegetables for example

    Snacks are fun but if they're impeding your weight loss, big meals are better
  • Jessica1081
    Jessica1081 Posts: 11
    This is my biggest challenge. Especially when doing homework.
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