tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533085363945329358.post6012650532967636632..comments2013-09-13T09:43:12.302-07:00Comments on Hungry for a Quiet Mind: Battle with BoredomHungry for a Quiet Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268791175819167218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533085363945329358.post-76070690600666729822011-09-11T06:37:04.315-07:002011-09-11T06:37:04.315-07:00I have the exact same problem. Boredom was the mai...I have the exact same problem. Boredom was the main reason I got to where I am now. Reading a bunch of inspirational blogs and blogging daily has definitely helped me. One day at a time. Definitely hard to keep things fresh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533085363945329358.post-70231927274996732152011-09-10T10:58:26.933-07:002011-09-10T10:58:26.933-07:00I'm no expert at losing weight but I am an exp...I'm no expert at losing weight but I am an expert at eating and I can tell you that boredom is the enemy of any diet. <br />Have you ever read <a href="http://losingweighteveryday.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Daily Dairy Of A Winning Loser</a> by Sean Anderson?<br />Sean weighed over 500lbs. and now weighs somewhere around 230 or so.<br />He lost the weight by eating 1,500 calories a day. He allowed himself to have anything that he truly wanted as long as he stayed within this his calorie limit of 1,500 calories.<br />I've lost weight by doing something similar, while I don't have Sean's strict calorie limit, I do eat pretty much anything I want,(Except for chocolate, chocolate is like kryptonite to me.) I just eat it all in greatly reduced portions. I find that portion control allows you to eat some of what you want and still lose weight. Eating doesn't have to be either/or. It doesn't have to be a small salad or a half gallon of ice cream. Having a scoop of ice cream now and then may slow down the weight loss, but it may also make being on a diet tolerable.<br />I've been rambling on here, but I really hope that this helps. Good luck!Donald Wellshttp://1hundredweeks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533085363945329358.post-88084662877839868462011-09-10T10:30:38.796-07:002011-09-10T10:30:38.796-07:00How do you do it? How do you battle boredom? What ...How do you do it? How do you battle boredom? What do you tell yourself? I've had a really rough week, and quite frankly having so much time on my hands with nothing to do makes me just fill my time with eating. I have such a hard time keeping myself from giving in and I feel like such a loser afterwards for not having that self control. I was thinking of maybe going to some ED therapy but then I wonder if that's actually what I need...ChicFitMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834155548331429378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533085363945329358.post-50399177994211362562011-09-09T20:54:21.275-07:002011-09-09T20:54:21.275-07:00Oh do I hear you on the boredom! That's why I&...Oh do I hear you on the boredom! That's why I'm starting a challenge this week, and that's also why I'm setting my own goals. Yeah, there are only so many ways to make vegetables (especially when the only ones you'll eat are corn and carrots and potatoes, haha)...so I'm trying to set the bar a little higher. I'm definitely a boredom eater too. I just had to go lock myself in my bedroom to keep from raiding the freezer and taking my nightly ice cream sandwich...I sacrificed it for a VERY MEDIOCRE pumpkin spice latte today...I want my calories back, damn it.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535741923124551717noreply@blogger.com