Boredom Eater

Somedays or for some of us everyday we eat because of an emotion rather than because we are hungry. Emotional eaters eat when they are angry, sad/lonely, stressed, insecure, or bored. I have battled with emotional eating for many years and I have developed solutions to emotional eating that don't require food. In this blog I will from time to time blog about the different kinds of emotional eaters and the solutions for them. Yesterday I kept taking frequent breaks from working (since I was working from home for the day) and found myself sneaking into the pantry and snacking throughout the day not because I was hungry but because I was bored. As soon as I realized that I was eating out of boredom I tried some of the solutions I had come up with. I immediately left the house and went for a brisk walk and then I went to Target and did some shopping with my husband. As soon as my mind switched gears from food to what cleaning supplies to buy, that urge to go and eat something dissapated. Next time you find yourself eating out of boredom, call up a friend, do something active, and switch your focus onto something other than food!