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Things you should do instead of unnecessary eating
indigorow
Posts: 5
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)
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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Another one:
SUPPORT A HUNGRY CHILD (can be local, or international; the internet has a lot of resources)0 -
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 gone0
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Oooh, that is creative problem solving there!0
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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:0 -
"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.0
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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=false0
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