Out of Your Skull–How to Stop Boredom Eating

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you eat because you're bored? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The kind of bored where you have lots to do but don’t want to do it? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Or that kind of boredom that feels like something is missing in your life?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I recently asked my fantastic Facebook group, Ditch the Diet Tribe, which emotions caused them to want to eat when they weren’t hungry.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two out of three responses were BOREDOM.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although psychologists and philosophers have come up with all kinds of causes for boredom, I’m concerned here with boredom that has you running to the  kitchen for something “interesting” -- FOOD!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are three main types of boredom that cause people to eat:</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you feel like you have nothing to do </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you have something you must do but don’t want to do it right now</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you feel like something is missing in your life.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This response summed up the second type well: </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sometimes when I am working on something that I don't really want to be doing......usually because I am overwhelmed and don't know where to start......I find myself in the pantry or fridge. Probably trying to avoid the uncomfortable feeling. The struggle is real!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we have more and more stimulation, we’re more inclined to be bored. We want constant stimulation. When we set the bar that high, we’re bound to feel bored more easily. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tune in and learn how to manage that boredom so you don’t eat to avoid feeling it!</span></p> <p><sp