Emotional eating has always been an issue for me. No matter what the emotion my first thought is to turn to food. They say eating can be a way of suppressing your emotions. That may be true for awhile but once I'm done the emotions come flooding back. The guilt and regret I feel only makes it worse. Its an endless cycle of emotional abuse that I put myself through. So I've come up with a list of things to do instead of eating.
1. Listen to music
2. Watch a movie
3. Play a game
4. Cook something healthy
5. Exercise
6. Play with a pet
7. Soak in a bubble bath
8. Call or text a friend
9. Browse the web
10.Clean the house
11.Read a book
12.Go to the park
13.Paint your nails
14.Color in an adult coloring book
15.Take dog for a walk
16.Go shopping
17.Have manicure, facial, pedicure done
18.Find a good cause to volunteer for
19.Play with kids
20.Visit a friend
I'm doing pretty good so far at redirecting my feelings and thoughts to avoid turning to food. I welcome any suggestions of activities I could include on this list.
Go for a walk. I do
ReplyDeleteYea forgot to put that on the list.
ReplyDeleteAll good ideas!!
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