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Apparently I eat all day!
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:34 am
by Merry
Did anyone else find, as they started NoS, that one of their real problems is that they eat throughout the day? I never really noticed or thought about it before, but now that I'm focusing on meals, it sure stands out, LOL! Any time that I want to stop and think through a problem, I seem to think that's a good time to go get a snack! Obviously I need to replace this thought pattern! Maybe that's a good time to...get up and do a 5 minute exercise?!
How have you replaced your snacking habit with another, more beneficial (or at least not detrimental) habit?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:21 am
by lpearlmom
Yep I definitely remembering noticing how often I'd find myself staring at an open frig. I find its best to do something completely enjoyable like read a book or watch mindless tv. I know we're suppose to go for a walk or sit with our feelings but if the substitution isn't just as enjoyable as the real thing (food), I'm going for the food every time. Eventually I got to the point where I'd reach for food between meals & go oh yeah I'm just doing that because the girls are fighting & im stressed. Now I'll go lay in my room for a bit because it's not mealtime. The need for a mindless distraction is gone because my habit is so intact.
I'm rambling but hope it makes sense somehow.
Gl!
Linda
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:13 pm
by NoelFigart
Goodness, yes, Merry!
The acceptability of snacking is very much the perfect storm. Easy to prepare (as in no preparation, really), often inexpensive, shelf-stable, calorically dense and difficult to track because it's often unconscious behavior.
It's possible that a lot of it is that we also habitually bundle eating with other things as well. I am extremely guilty, even now, of eating meals while I am working.
Re: Apparently I eat all day!
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:38 pm
by FarmerHal
Merry wrote:Did anyone else find, as they started NoS, that one of their real problems is that they eat throughout the day? I never really noticed or thought about it before, but now that I'm focusing on meals, it sure stands out, LOL! Any time that I want to stop and think through a problem, I seem to think that's a good time to go get a snack! Obviously I need to replace this thought pattern! Maybe that's a good time to...get up and do a 5 minute exercise?!
How have you replaced your snacking habit with another, more beneficial (or at least not detrimental) habit?
This is my MAJOR problem right here. I eat emotionally, or bored, or lonely. I also homeschool, and some days the stress level is quite high and I walk right into the kitchen to find something to calm myself down.
I'm needing to find an alternative! Ugh.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:23 am
by Merry
NoelFigart wrote:
It's possible that a lot of it is that we also habitually bundle eating with other things as well. I am extremely guilty, even now, of eating meals while I am working.
Yes, that's exactly what I do! I work part-time from home, and I often eat while I'm working at the computer--and apparently had the habit of getting up to get a snack to go think through tougher problems. Now every time I need to think through a tougher email to respond to, I realize that this is when I would eat! I've been getting up and getting water or tea instead this week...I'm just surprised by how much grazing I must have done, LOL!
Re: Apparently I eat all day!
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:27 am
by Merry
FarmerHal wrote:Merry wrote:
This is my MAJOR problem right here. I eat emotionally, or bored, or lonely. I also homeschool, and some days the stress level is quite high and I walk right into the kitchen to find something to calm myself down.
I'm needing to find an alternative! Ugh.
Hi fellow-homeschooler
. How old are your kids? We're almost done--my oldest is a Freshman in college now (last final and paper tomorrow!), and my youngest is a high school junior. I think kids get squirrely when it's close to a big holiday. Sometimes it's just hard when the weather gets worse & they start to get cabin fever--hang in there!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:22 pm
by oolala53
I called it punctuating the day, and I did it before and after every activity, unless I was very busy at work. I can't say I found a lot of terrific things to do instead. I guess a lot of them are "snacking with my time," as I think Noelfigart said on another thread. But I don't want to go back to snacking as the go-to. My mantra was "It's worth it to wait."
I did it when I felt lost, though I often didn't know what I felt. I still feel lost a lot. Yes, it is NOT as pleasant as food is, but the aftermath is better. Now I'm much more likely to feel better ANY time I can go 5 or more hours without eating, no matter what I do instead.