10 things you could do instead of randomly eating
SlinkyNewMe
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It has to be things you can do both for and by YOURSELF!
1. Go fantasy shopping on the internet - choosing clothes for your goal weight - print them and keep them!
2. Give yourself a pampering. Have a soak in the bath. Wax/shave your hairy bits. Pluck eyebrows. Manicure/pedicure and paint fingernails/toenails
3. Experiment with make up and your hair - like you used to when you were a teenager!
4. Practice/learn something you have always wanted to do - in my case that's my guitar, crochet, applique
5. Revisit a previously loved hobby/pastime - in my case that would be dressmaking
6. Dance around like you're on MTV to music that YOU like!
7. Look at the before and after pics on MFP!
8. Clear out some of (your own) clutter, or re-organise (your own) study/den/wardrobe/shoes - whatever but it has to be YOURS!
9. Read a chapter from a motivational book
10.Lay down, close your eyes, relax and visualise yourself at your goal weight - what does it feel like, what will you be doing, etc?
Remember what we have all agreed before - that for many of us our weight gain has been due to external stressors in our life. We turned to food as a quick fix way of comforting ourselves, when we have become stressed, or overstretched.
We have internalised that it is selfish or self-indulgent to spend time on ourselves. We take our cars to the garage to be serviced regularly and yet we run ourselves into the ground?!
Remember who drives that car. Remember yourself - you're still here! And you are FABULOUS!
1. Go fantasy shopping on the internet - choosing clothes for your goal weight - print them and keep them!
2. Give yourself a pampering. Have a soak in the bath. Wax/shave your hairy bits. Pluck eyebrows. Manicure/pedicure and paint fingernails/toenails
3. Experiment with make up and your hair - like you used to when you were a teenager!
4. Practice/learn something you have always wanted to do - in my case that's my guitar, crochet, applique
5. Revisit a previously loved hobby/pastime - in my case that would be dressmaking
6. Dance around like you're on MTV to music that YOU like!
7. Look at the before and after pics on MFP!
8. Clear out some of (your own) clutter, or re-organise (your own) study/den/wardrobe/shoes - whatever but it has to be YOURS!
9. Read a chapter from a motivational book
10.Lay down, close your eyes, relax and visualise yourself at your goal weight - what does it feel like, what will you be doing, etc?
Remember what we have all agreed before - that for many of us our weight gain has been due to external stressors in our life. We turned to food as a quick fix way of comforting ourselves, when we have become stressed, or overstretched.
We have internalised that it is selfish or self-indulgent to spend time on ourselves. We take our cars to the garage to be serviced regularly and yet we run ourselves into the ground?!
Remember who drives that car. Remember yourself - you're still here! And you are FABULOUS!
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Love it, thanks. You are right, we do forget about ourselves, I will be kind to myself that is my goal.
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Great post...THANK YOU!!! Sometimes you really do need to slow down and remember that YOU are worth a little pampering too.
I forget that often. Thank you for reminding me Slinky it truly isnt about FOOD its about ME.0 -
Love this post! I work from home and find myself snacking throughout the day when I get bored - I'm going to try some of these alternatives when I need a break :-)0
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Great suggestions!
I have a 6 yr old daughter and she and i have started coloring a lot together. It's fun and makes me feel like a kid again. She's a great little cheerleader too. My biggest supporter!
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Excellent ideas. I have a catalog that I just circled outfits in. I look at it every day for motivation.0
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You are an amazing and insightful woman!!0
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I like your ten. Let's see if I can add some more....
1. Spend time with my kids
2. Pray
3. Go to the park - take in fresh air, play on the swingset, lay on a blanket, toss frisbie, walk...whatever!
4. Watch a good movie
5. Call a girlfriend and chat about nothing in particular!
6. Ramble around Homegoods (TJ MAXX homestore)....my favorite!
7. Actually make a project I found on Pinterest!
8. Check out match.com......LOL! I'm single and just had to put that....I'm not actually a member of it....yet!!
9. Update my recipe book - because I'm always printing/cutting out recipes but then I lose them...
10. Play dress up in my closet - lets see what fits (again!)0 -
That's a great 10. Has anyone else got some ideas. Please share!0
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My current distraction from the evening munchies is www.isketch.net. It's a pictionary type game where you take turns to draw and guess words with other players. It's wonderfully addictive
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Thanks for the list...I went through my closet. I now have a good problem...having to decide which clothes to give away, because they're too big.0
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Thanks for the reminder. Needed it. 0
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Here are my 10 in no particular order:
1) Read a book
2) Play "Just Dance 3" with my kids - they can't believe I can beat them sometimes!
3) Drink a mug of hot tea
4) Walk the dog
5) Get on MFP and check out the message boards
6) Clean up the basement (current home project)
7) Plan healthy meals
8) Call a friend
9) Go workout or stretch my sore muscles from working out
10) Get on my home email and catch up!
This is an interesting exercise - it took a bit to come up with 10 things.
I'll keep this list close by for those tougher days!
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It is hard to come up with 10 isn't it - especially 10 things that you can do ON YOUR OWN. The reason why I chose things I could do on my own - is because I already spend 99% of my waking hours doing stuff for, with or because of other people. For me this is about reconnecting to myself. I do stuff with my son/husband/friends - but I seldom spend any time with myself!
My eating is around being bored or stressed, and the reason I am bored or stressed is because I have forgotten about ME - so busy have I been doing things for others. So for me spending time WITH myself, getting to know myself, looking after myself instead in other ways instead of eating sounds like a plan.0 -
Great ideas!0
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Great ideas, and what's more...what a great, supportive bunch of ladies. I love how positive and encouraging everyone is. Funny, in 'real life' it doesn't seem like folks are as inspirational. I mean I get support and encouragement, just not this much! Love this community!0
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1. Chat with my daughter about her adventures
2. Play Wii, specifically Just Dance 3 (Yes it is sooooo cool to beat your kid!)
3. Mani/Pedi (do it yourself...I recently got a nail infection from an upcale salon, so I'm doing my own now!)
4. Read (devour) humorous romance novels
5. Garden (when the season allows...coming soon for us in the northeast)
6. Play Words with Friends or Angry Birds on my iphone
7. Fold laundry and sort through clothes that are too big!
8. Facial
9. Watch silly videos on Youtube with teenage daughter
10. Crafts
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Great 10. I have thought of some more....
1. Gardening - digging/weeding/pruning
2. Clear out kitchen cupboards
3. Catch up on some paperwork
4. Knitting (you absolutely cannot knit and eat at the same time)
5. Back up your files on the computer
6. Go up into the attic/garage and sort out stuff to put on Ebay
7. Plan your next holiday
8. Try and find old acquaintances on Facebook
9. Look for a new job - you never know what's out there
10. Check out some night classes in something you have always wanted to learn0 -
Brand new to the group .... so excited and love all the suggestions for things to do other than stress eat! I will be back to read again and again!0
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Hi SuziQ!0
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Great Post :flowerforyou:0
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Hi Everyone! I'm new to this group and I love this post! I decided to come up with 10 things for me to do for myself and by myself which is almost a foreign concept in my mind anymore!
1. Build a website
2. Take pictures every day
3. Swim (just moved to a place with a pool) without feeling self-conscious about my body
4. Walk my dogs
5. Create my own jewelry
6. Finish the crochet projects I've started
7. Go outside and read
8. Work on a patio garden
9. Pamper myself ( facials, nails, long bath with candles/music, etc...)
10. Meditate/Sit still in the quiet
Wow! That was MUCH harder than I thought it would be... I think it would be beneficial for me to actually do these things to remember what it was like to put myself as a priority. I am going to transition this into a 'to do for me' list that I need to complete until taking care of myself isn't something I have to think about.
Great exercise and post! Very eye-opening for me that I don't do much for me anymore!0 -
^^^Fantastic ideas there ^^^
I like revisiting this post from time to time. I hope we are all actually doing our "ten things"
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