What Does "Boredom" Feel Like For YOU???
A while back Johnita was talking about having to be careful not to eat out of boredom. For me personally, eating out of boredom has never been much of a problem, but for most of us, eating when bored is just as bad as emotional eating or eating to comfort stress, which I was guilty of as the day is long. I also equate that with "mindless" eating, the kind where you are holding a bag of chips and just mindlessly putting them in your mouth until you start feeling around to find the damned bag is empty! How did THAT happen?
This to me is doing the mind work that all dieters MUST master. We have to become so keenly aware of what we are going through emotionally that we learn how to recognize what is triggering our eating pattern. A lot of us don't think of boredom as an emotion, but it is, and we need to learn to recognize how it affects US personally and what are we going to do to handle the situation when that bag of chips starts calling our names.
I don't get bored very often, but when I do I usually start a project that I love...something creative. How do you handle it?
Mary
This to me is doing the mind work that all dieters MUST master. We have to become so keenly aware of what we are going through emotionally that we learn how to recognize what is triggering our eating pattern. A lot of us don't think of boredom as an emotion, but it is, and we need to learn to recognize how it affects US personally and what are we going to do to handle the situation when that bag of chips starts calling our names.
I don't get bored very often, but when I do I usually start a project that I love...something creative. How do you handle it?
Mary
Hmmm, I don't get bored too often, but when I do, it makes me feel like screaming....Odd I know, I guess I just don't like it...lol
If its early enough and the store are open, I'll go window shopping (away from food), or go to a friend's house (away from food again!) lol...
If its late, I might start cleaning, going through stuff etc...I guess what I'm sayin is I get movin, not a whole lot, but enough to not snack...
Its tough, something we always have to deal with, this weight stuff...
Have you ever thought about just letting out a rip roaring scream when you get bored? First of all, it probably would burn off a few calories, it's a great deep breathing exercise, plus add the fact that you wouldn't be bored anymore when people come to see what all of the screaming was about. Could be fun. Hehehe
Mary
Mary
I eat then I sleep. Then I wake up, eat some more, and then sleep some more....But I'm pretty sure this isn't all bordom related, but also due to my depression. Both would be better if I could just shout at myself (and LISTEN to myself when I do) to get up and do something!
HW: 460 (12/18/14) SW: 419 (6/4/15) CW: 330 (10/19/15) Mini goal: 319 by 10/4/15
Now listen hear you, don't you go shouting at my sweet little Heather or I'm going to have to come up there and whoop ya toockuss!
It's hard to get up and do something when you are depressed. What a viscious circle, huh? You know that if you got up and moved and ate right, you would feel better about yourself and help relieve the depression, but you're depressed so your give a damn is busted so it's almost impossible to care. Been there done that. I had to MAKE myself get started whether I was ready or not. Start by doing something, even if you can't be consistent and you mess up, start over again and keep starting over until it starts to work for you.
I've found your new title, "The Queen of Starting Over". Even if you have to recommit every stinkin day, start every day over like it's your first day of trying.
Loves ya,
Mary
It's hard to get up and do something when you are depressed. What a viscious circle, huh? You know that if you got up and moved and ate right, you would feel better about yourself and help relieve the depression, but you're depressed so your give a damn is busted so it's almost impossible to care. Been there done that. I had to MAKE myself get started whether I was ready or not. Start by doing something, even if you can't be consistent and you mess up, start over again and keep starting over until it starts to work for you.
I've found your new title, "The Queen of Starting Over". Even if you have to recommit every stinkin day, start every day over like it's your first day of trying.
Loves ya,
Mary
Mary! I love that title! :-) It fits, and I think I'm going to HAVE to do just that and recommit each day. Every night I think about things, and decide I'm going to stick to things, and start exercising (I have an exercise bike that my dd plays on...i havn't touched it much 
But by the time morning comes around, I've lost my motivation, I hurt, and I don't have enough energy to force myself to do it. 
I'm gonna try. The first step is to drag the bike out of it's corner in my room into my living room where it's harder to ignore. I think I'll do that tonight.
But by the time morning comes around, I've lost my motivation, I hurt, and I don't have enough energy to force myself to do it. I'm gonna try. The first step is to drag the bike out of it's corner in my room into my living room where it's harder to ignore. I think I'll do that tonight. 
HW: 460 (12/18/14) SW: 419 (6/4/15) CW: 330 (10/19/15) Mini goal: 319 by 10/4/15
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on 11/6/09 9:35 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 11/6/09 9:35 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
For me boredom is a feeling of emptiness and frustration.
It's been recently pointed out to me that when I get bored I get "fidgety" and then "grumpy" and then I know I follow that up with sad. I've worked full-time since 1974 and always seem to do about 60 hrs a week so there was not much time to be bored. Since retiring from my job last year I have had moments of shear boredom which I find frustrating. I didn't feel it at all for the first 9 months or so but recently in the last couple of months I have. I think I'm just tired of doing nothing more than cooking, cleaning, laundry. Plus I'm missing all of my family and friends back home.....it's tough being just the 2 of us here in a new State...all alone.
Once all my plastic surgery is done I'll be able to do more like play in the yard, make a garden, maybe join a book club or something.
On an up note I have all new furniture coming next week so that will keep me busy for a few days. LOL!!!
Good question.....really mad me think and get in touch with my thoughts/feelings.
Tootles
Ruth
It's been recently pointed out to me that when I get bored I get "fidgety" and then "grumpy" and then I know I follow that up with sad. I've worked full-time since 1974 and always seem to do about 60 hrs a week so there was not much time to be bored. Since retiring from my job last year I have had moments of shear boredom which I find frustrating. I didn't feel it at all for the first 9 months or so but recently in the last couple of months I have. I think I'm just tired of doing nothing more than cooking, cleaning, laundry. Plus I'm missing all of my family and friends back home.....it's tough being just the 2 of us here in a new State...all alone.
Once all my plastic surgery is done I'll be able to do more like play in the yard, make a garden, maybe join a book club or something.
On an up note I have all new furniture coming next week so that will keep me busy for a few days. LOL!!!
Good question.....really mad me think and get in touch with my thoughts/feelings.
Tootles
Ruth
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