Boredom and Eating

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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lucyladybug Posts: 160 Joined: 2003/01/27	2003/04/10, 04:28 PM I have a job right now that is extremely boring and I am trying to switch careers. When I get bored I tend to eat and I am not sure how to alleviate this problem.

Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/04/10, 04:41 PM try reading a good fitness mag when you are bored. And also eat something nutritious. -------------- We must become the change we want to see. Ivan Montreal Canada
kkor Posts: 71 Joined: 2003/01/09	2003/04/10, 05:02 PM In addition to keeping healthy snacks close by, keep a bottle of water at all times on your desk. Whenever you feel the urge to put something in your mouth, take a big swig or two of the water. It's so good for you!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/04/10, 06:25 PM Go for a walk to the bathroom or water cooler, make reasons to get up and move (print to a printer across the room). Do kegel exercises (no one will know) or do mini-butt tightners, or crunches in your seat (if possible). Daydream... Good Luck! -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
jhadams Posts: 175 Joined: 2003/03/27	2003/04/10, 09:42 PM I read this forum!!!
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/04/11, 02:42 AM I do the same thing...... eat when I'm bored. I don't feel hungry at all but I just feel like snacking on something. What I do is drink a LOT of herbal tea. It fills up the tummy and stops the cravings. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/04/11, 01:24 PM A bag of bran type cereal will be a munchie that will fill you up.. -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results
lucyladybug Posts: 160 Joined: 2003/01/27	2003/04/11, 01:48 PM I drink tons and tons of water and it doesn't seem to fill me up. I think I will try tea. I am open to many more suggestions.
kirby00 Posts: 238 Joined: 2002/11/05	2003/04/11, 05:50 PM sux that you're bored at work...could you email friends or search online? how about brushing your teeth at work after real snacks/lunch? i find that will keep me from snacking for an hour or so. i also like water, herbal tea and sometimes lemon or lime sparkling mineral water. there's extra sodium (bad), but bubbles (good for feeling full...). -Krb
gwindalyn Posts: 434 Joined: 2003/01/15	2003/04/16, 08:20 AM I also eat when bored. :) And I'm bored at work a LOT! I keep water there and drink it, read this forum, take a walk and have a chat with a co-worker, etc. I also break my meals out into 6 small ones a day. This means I have a mid-morning meal while at work and a mid-afternoon meal while at work. That helps. Never thought about brushing my teeth! Good idea! -------------- ~Jennifer http://www.gwindalyn.com