How do You cope with Boredom? or Boredom and Frustration? How do You Relax w/out...

 Before my surgery , whenever I felt a feeling  ESPECIALLY a negative one ...  I would eat .  I dont really remember eating because i was HUNGRY  ..I dont think i ever  allowed myself to GET hungry .

I basically ate all day .     

Now i eat my meal  , or i drink my protein tea  and i say NEXT ?   Im looking to INGEST something -  anything  .....  so i dont have to feel bored  or  frustrated or just anything at all.  

I like  to occupy my mouth .

How  did U guys learn to cope with this  ?   What  are Ur alternative behaviors  to  overeating  ?  How do U relax ?

This time of year is hard.  I do best when I can get outside, in the garden, with the ponies.  I do some crafts, knitting, making cards but that doesn't hold my attention like being outside.  I have never been a shopper and although I have done more lately out of necessity, it isn't a favorite of my.  I actually do eat a lot of the day.  5 "meals" and protein drinks, plus the additional hot tea and I keep my mouth pretty busy.

I found I had to start drinking more fluids - when I'm low on fluids I tend to graze/eat more. 

When I get those feelings I'll go get a BIG container of Crystal lite and drink it - that satisfies my need to put something in my mouth, and I like the taste of it.

I wrote/write. I tried knitting but am hopeless. I meditate, I read, I walk, I organize. I chew gum.

GUM!!  I love my gum.  Chew ice too.

Then with Hubbins gone, work, kids and my addiction to the net.  I kinda keep busy, useless busy, but busy and trying to not eat..  What I need to do is to start painting again, I can keep my hands busy.

FYI..........craving and chewing ice (pagophagia) is often associated with iron deficiency anemia — although it may be associated with other nutritional problems as well.  And it's BAD for your teeth.

CLEANING!  Reading, researching things to do locally that are free and interesting to me.