Eat When You're Hungry, Not When You're Not

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Things you should do instead of unnecessary eating

indigorow
indigorow Posts: 5
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Everyone does it (except maybe if you're starving in a third world country...): eats when they're not hungry. Well, the next time you notice yourself perusing the fridge in boredom, close the door and peruse this list instead:

EXERCISE

WRITE A LETTER TO A FRIEND

READ A GOOD BOOK (and try doing core exercises or something whenever you finish a page or chapter)

GO SHOPPING

CALL A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND TO CATCH UP

PLANT A FLOWER OR OTHER PLANT

MAKE SOMETHING YOU'VE WANTED TO MAKE BUT THINK YOU DON'T HAVE TIME

WRITE IN A JOURNAL

WRITE A STORY

GIVE YOURSELF A FACIAL

STRETCH OR DO YOGA

WATCH A MOVIE AND DRINK WATER

(more to come, I hope)

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  • indigorow
    indigorow Posts: 5
    Another one:

    SUPPORT A HUNGRY CHILD (can be local, or international; the internet has a lot of resources)
  • ErnieM88
    ErnieM88 Posts: 146 Member
    painting your nails is a good one, means also that you really can't use your hands for a bit, and by then the craving for food might have gone
  • indigorow
    indigorow Posts: 5
    Oooh, that is creative problem solving there!
  • Cyndi62
    Cyndi62 Posts: 106 Member
    Oohh, I like the nails idea.
    I blew it last night. I was almost 300 calories under.
    Put the kids to bed.
    Was good for the first 1/2 hour.
    then........decided I could have a "few" almonds as a good protein before-bed snack.
    Almost a cup later.....OVER calories.

    And my nails are bare!

    New plan for tonight!!!
    Thanks for sharing. :flowerforyou:
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    "Eat when I'm hungry, don't when I'm not, and eat what I'm hungry for" is something I live by, and it works. It's also the closest thing to a diet I'll do.
  • indigorow
    indigorow Posts: 5
    Good news if you were snacking on almonds! According to studies, they actually don't make you gain weight. Read the second to last paragraph of page 193 here:


    SOURCE:
    http://books.google.com/books?id=pAxH-S93nh4C&q=almonds+women#v=snippet&q=almonds women&f=false

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