How do you have fun without eating?

barefoot76
barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
So I realized over the weekend how much my idea of "fun" revolves around food. I love to cook. I love to go out to eat. I love to eat in general! And, really, with four kids I don't have time to go places much unless I go with them, so when I am at home, making or ordering-in food is our primary recreation.

Help, what do you do besides eat for fun?!
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  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Play games, go for walks in the park, go hiking, dance. Most of these are family friendly too! Get the kids, go outside and play a nice rousing game of tag. Great fun and great exercise for all of you!
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Alcohol?
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    Obsessively watch season after season of the West Wing with my boyfriend. Watch Arnie films. Walk around the most boring city on the face of the planet (Southampton, UK), play with my bunny, play solitaire.... i'm really boring.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,151 Member
    Alcohol?
    Win
  • OpenHeaven
    OpenHeaven Posts: 275 Member
    You can still cook - explore healthy recipes for you and your family! The internet is a WEALTH of knowledge, and there are SOOOOO many great and HEALTHY recipes out there just waiting for you!!!

    Make a challenge of finding new delicious, HEALTHY meals when you go out, and then remember PORTION sizes!!! BBQ time - bring healthy things to share! Get your friends involved in this!! I bet they would LOVE to encourage you, and hey, they could probably use a little push in the right (healthy) direction too!!!
  • jessicawrites
    jessicawrites Posts: 235 Member
    Playing Frisbee is fun. I like reading and writing, and friends of mine knit.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    puttputt golf
    bowling
    frisbee
    swimming
    dodgeball
    trivia nights
    3D puzzles
    boardgame wars
    building pillow forts
    going to playgrounds
    outdoor movies
    petting zoos and zoos
    fairs
    playing at toys r us
    gokarts
    bikes
    trampolines
    swingsets
    mudpies
    building a playhouse
    fishing
    *rock climbing

    omg seriously i could go on all day
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    rock climbing
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,393 Member
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  • PHS7
    PHS7 Posts: 213 Member
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    That's great.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    being outdoors - walking, hiking, biking
    napping - vegging out - watching TV
    shopping
    manicures
    pedicures
    massages
    sex :blushing:
    going out to eat for healthy meals - cooking healthy meals
    wine :drinker:
    yoga
    going to the movies
    reading
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Make a beautiful picnic and take it to the park (or on a nasty day, eat it on a blanket on the floor)
    baseball/softball/football games (alot of walking, so you get to eat more too!)
    Find new/ fun recipes, and get the kids in the kitchen with you
    Start a garden to grow some of your own, fresh ingredients - get the kids to help
    Play outside with the kids - ride bikes, jump rope, play ball, make obstacle courses with them
    Play games together - board games, card games, make up games
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    puttputt golf
    bowling
    frisbee
    swimming
    dodgeball
    trivia nights
    3D puzzles
    boardgame wars
    building pillow forts
    going to playgrounds
    outdoor movies
    petting zoos and zoos
    fairs
    playing at toys r us
    gokarts
    bikes
    trampolines
    swingsets
    mudpies
    building a playhouse
    fishing

    omg seriously i could go on all day

    Lol...you rock =).
  • moonsforeyes
    moonsforeyes Posts: 228 Member
    Food is a self soothe option for many. I am no stranger to it. It is fun! Every party, function or event you go to, your bound to run into food and most likely unhealthy food!

    sports, or going to the gym or a yoga class with your friends
    shopping! retail therapy baby! keeps you occupied so you're not thinking about food.
    reading
    going to the park, walking, running, tennis or just lounging around.
  • MissNations
    MissNations Posts: 513 Member
    Make a beautiful picnic and take it to the park (or on a nasty day, eat it on a blanket on the floor)
    baseball/softball/football games (alot of walking, so you get to eat more too!)
    Find new/ fun recipes, and get the kids in the kitchen with you
    Start a garden to grow some of your own, fresh ingredients - get the kids to help
    Play outside with the kids - ride bikes, jump rope, play ball, make obstacle courses with them
    Play games together - board games, card games, make up games

    THIS ^^ All good things.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    puttputt golf
    bowling
    frisbee
    swimming
    dodgeball
    trivia nights
    3D puzzles
    boardgame wars
    building pillow forts
    going to playgrounds
    outdoor movies
    petting zoos and zoos
    fairs
    playing at toys r us
    gokarts
    bikes
    trampolines
    swingsets
    mudpies
    building a playhouse
    fishing

    omg seriously i could go on all day

    Lol...you rock =).


    LOL, I have to agree....awesome fun!! I wanna leave work right now, go home, build a fort and crawl in it:)))
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    Drive-in Movie!!!
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    www.dashingdish.com Yummy, healthy alternatives for meals and desserts
  • _LilPowerHouse
    _LilPowerHouse Posts: 365 Member
    I drink VODKA
  • SarahLee10
    SarahLee10 Posts: 10 Member
    bump
  • dalmiechick45
    dalmiechick45 Posts: 164 Member
    So I realized over the weekend how much my idea of "fun" revolves around food. I love to cook. I love to go out to eat. I love to eat in general! And, really, with four kids I don't have time to go places much unless I go with them, so when I am at home, making or ordering-in food is our primary recreation.

    Help, what do you do besides eat for fun?!

    same problem, and its also involves having a drink or three .... LOL it is tough to do when everyone I know can eat what they want and stay slim.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Oh yeah, Im moving this weekend and Im all about building a fort in my room before... oh crap I have to buy a bed O_O
  • Perisylpha
    Perisylpha Posts: 139 Member
    No, that's not right, there are plenty of other boring cities in the UK :D
  • DevilishDessert
    DevilishDessert Posts: 24 Member
    you can still eat out and have fun just lesson the portion sizes, and chose healthy places
    NEVER SUBWAY EWWW
  • Perisylpha
    Perisylpha Posts: 139 Member
    Get hypnotherpy so that food is not the main focus of everything. I find gardening is a great distraction, I did alot of it last year when I quit smoking.....but then that is whole different story, I substituted smoking for food now I am having to substitute food for excercise.
  • dalmiechick45
    dalmiechick45 Posts: 164 Member
    what I have been doing to improve my chances of weight loss with weekend cheats..

    Outdoor activities

    Mowing the lawn,
    Kayaking,
    Walking the dogs twice as much,
    staying BUSY... not nearly as much couch time as I used to have ....
    Invite friends to do outdoor and indoor activities.... wii is fun, kinect by xbaox 360... those types of activities are a riot with a good group of friends, and then you can feel gooa bout having your glass of wine ... just sitting and drinking and eating.... thats what my body doesn't respond well too

    TV is great and all, but sucks the life out of you, I have figured out, I don't want to watch other ppl live... I want to live my own life :)

    We also just do a tiny project per weekend now too, clean a certain room (better than the normal weekly run through is what I mean... even if it's planting an outdoor plant, and making little changes, I am finding it's helping...

    I only gained 1 lbs this weekend haha instead of 4... and also, don't be too down on your self, baby steps...
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    rock climbing
    dancing
    take walks
    play board games, video games, arcade games, card games
    read a book
    bowling
    shooting pool
    go to movies
    play mini golf
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    Walking, hiking, bike riding, shopping! I just try to always be doing something active so that I don't think about food.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    rock climbing
    dancing
    take walks
    play board games, video games, arcade games, card games
    read a book
    bowling
    shooting pool
    go to movies
    play mini golf

    You, me, and Yoovie need to hang out some weekend lol.

    Strictly friendly of course!
  • Testosterone
    Testosterone Posts: 236 Member
    think of food as fuel, not a drug. you can still make amazing meals that are high in nutritional value. chicken marsala, chicken tikka masala (indian) steak...
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