I came across this same feeling this past weekend. My boyfriend moved across the state for a job, and on Sunday night I was bored (a little lonely, too). I had just eaten my protein and veggie dinner, and had no cravings. But as I got more and more bored and wanting companionship, I thought "I could go down to Wawa and grab a pint of Ben and Jerry's, and a small bag of chips. That'd be fun..."
Then I stopped myself. Fun?? Omg, I've been thinking that eating was FUN. "No," I told myself, "I want to see another pound drop this week, and I want to see my ketone strip register tomorrow morning." Then another thought crept up- "Well then what the heck am I gonna do now? I could eat more protein, but ick, I'm not hungry." BINGO!!! I wasn't hungry!!! This whole time I was eating 'bad' food for entertainment, not hunger.
So, what I did was I laid there on my bed for about 10 minutes and let myself be bored. Then I got an idea and pulled out my sketch pad and started doodling. Then I wasn't bored anymore.
Instead of ignoring the feeling of wanting food for some sort of entertainment or comfort we should acknowledge the feeling we were trying to cover up. It usually goes away in a few minutes, then we can focus on something else that's enjoyable and NOT food.
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