eating when bored??

[jenn20 0]

So when I'm at work I eat good, but as soon as I get home and I see food I eat it because I'm bored. I can't even watch some tv without my mind telling me I have to snack on something. It became a habit and now I don't know how to stop it! It's really irritating because if there is food I'll eat it! ughhhhh

[LittleSteve 4]

I have the same problem and this is what worked for me:

Chuck out all the Junk. buy grapes, nuts and dried fruit etc. Buy a load of little tiny weeny zip-lock bags. makeup lots of little bags of good snack food and place at front of fridge.

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Give your mouth something to do; sugar free suckers, gum, jaw-breaker. Give your hands something to do; knitting, crochet, needlepoint, cross-words, sudoku, journaling, mincing/slicing/dicing. Exercise.

Pop a good wad of gum in, start knitting while watching tv and not only will the time fly by but you will have two things to show for it - weight loss and fabulous scarves!

[clk 3,519]

Both suggestions are good ones. Start by changing what you munch on, and then work on stopping the munch entirely.

I chew gum and had to break out my dusty crafting bag. Now I sit and knit while chewing gum. Don't get bored! Go for a walk, read a book or do something with your hands to keep yourself occupied. It's head hunger - it's an old habit and it's one that probably helped you gain weight. You need to replace the habit with a healthy one.

And do yourself a favor and ensure that all of the food in your house is healthy food. It's one thing to snack on greek yogurt or a few almonds but another thing entirely if you're downing handfuls of chips or bowls of ice cream.

Good luck!

~Cheri

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I like drinking a yummy tea (like the Arizona Honey & Ginseng or Chai) with milk and splenda or agave nectar - depending on what my calories for the day are.