I eat even when I am not hungry simply bcz I am bored. It makes me feel better short term but not long term.
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I do that too sometimes. I think it’s just a matter of willpower and telling yourself “hey, this not a good thing to do, I am going to gain weight(or not lose weight anyway)”.
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I eat out of boredom. My trick is to only have healthy snacks in the house. So, when I do snack, it’s not such a bad thing.
I have unsalted mixed nuts, dried apple slices with no added sugar, dried mango with no added sugar, pita chips with a healthy dip, broccoli & cauliflower with a healthy dip, sugar snap peas, etc…
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Not too many things give me pleasure but eating gives me some pleasure, so I’m eating quite often throughout the day just to get that high.
The other things that give me some pleasure is watching porn and drinking coffee.
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This is partly why I have so many hobbies and keep myself busy. When I sit around with nothing to do I snack relentlessly.
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Step one for me was to only buy snacks that were high in nutrition and low in calories, or else snacks that required significant prep work.
If i have to choose between grabbing a banana off the counter or baking brownies, I will take the banana unless i am specifically seeking out brownies.
On the flip side, if there is a package of cookies, i will eat the cookies.
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I’ll have that problem in a few weeks when the kind heads back to uni. Right now all of the cookies are belong to her. She leaves the celery alone for some reason, though.
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Basically, i had to exhibit self control at the store because i know i will never exhibit self control at home.
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I try to find an activity that can keep me occupied for at least an hour to get past the urge to snack
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I’m one of those odd people that doesn’t get a lot of joy out of eating. It’s more of a chore for me.
But I’d recommend low calorie snacks so that your snacking can still be done but you won’t gain much from it
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my trick to eating less is to stay busy. When im at work or making music i forget everything around me and i can go the whole day without eating
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I wish I could stay busy. Nothing much I can do. No physical activity. I want to go to the gym or exercise and go to work but cant due to sz negative symptoms.
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I cant do much and cant exercise due to sz negative symptoms.
I cant stay busy bcz of sz negative symptoms. No exercise, no work, no shopping outside, etc I just play video games for 1hr a day with friends.
Yes, you’ve mentioned this.
I guess no one can help me, so why say it. My therapist gaveup on me she said I cant be helped and that I am wasting her time. She never seen someone with as bad negative symptoms.
calorie counter
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This might sound a bit harsh but maybe try to believe in yourself more and try to remove the word “cant” from your vocabulary.
Like you should focus on just doing like 1% of exercise. Get a few steps in, just super basic.
I really believe that this illness creates deficit in being able to see rewards in doing activities.
So the go slow and small steps is what you gotta do
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I wish that worked. I used to do 2-5min on my stationnary bike right when I received for a couple of days but that was it never did it again. The joy of buying something new disappears too fast.
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