Keeping Busy - Eating Less?

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 by Dea.

As everyone can see, it’s been a busy few days around here.  I haven’t been on the internet much at all, and keeping up here was - well, it was nonexistent, right?

There is one thing I noticed during my frenetic schedule this past week.  I ate less.  Not just a little bit less - a whole lot less.  I was shocked when I was finally able to input my foods in my tracking site.  I hadn’t snacked more than I should, I hadn’t wound up eating a huge lunch.

I tried to think about the differences between this week and a normal week.  I was busy helping at the school book fair, which means I was out of the house and didn’t have time to eat.  We had a bonfire and went to an apple orchard, so we were busy carrying wood or driving in the car.

So what do all the things I was doing this week have in common?  I was out of the house, and I was busy doing a lot of physical things.  So the main lesson I need to take away from this is never go home?

Well, that’s not possible.  I think, though, that if I concentrate on doing projects that aren’t near the kitchen, that might help.  I also want to get my workspace set up for my computer.  I sit on the couch right now to use my laptop.  And the couch is awfully close to the refrigerator and pantry.  If I have a designated work space, I think this will help avoid the computer-time snacking!

So here’s to Distraction Dieting.  Eating less through keeping busy means less obsessing.  It seems to work fairly well!

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