Restful Sleep Can Help You Control Boredom Eating

Getting up and living each day in the unknown is enough to created uncomfortable feelings. Where having a job is meaningful for your needs, the actual work you do might not be engaging. However, boring office jobs and meaningless repetitive tasks are part of modern life. Unfortunately, like a variety of emotions, this can trigger a sudden urge for food.

It is important to figure out how to manage boredom eating. If you think you are hungry, think about choosing a snack from a plate full of superfoods. If this seems appealing, there is good chance that you are feeling true hunger but never reach for a snack because there’s not much else to do.

Craving a specific food is associated with emotional eating…

In today’s world, snacking has become a source of entertainment, but it is not nourishment for survival. Listed are some strategies for better managing the boredom that maybe driving your food cravings:

• Get More Sleep – When you are not getting enough quality sleep at night, your body can build up ghrelin hormone. So, if you want to avoid reaching for a sweet treat, make sure you allow the appropriate amount of time for a good night’s sleep.
• Brush Your Teeth – Brushing your teeth or chewing a stick of gum with help satisfy any oral fixation without reaching for a snack. Any mint flavor will leave your palette feeling cleansed, which can reduce your cravings for poor food choices.
• Be a Mindful Eater – Mindful eating means being fully attentive to your food from the time your purchase it to preparing it in your own kitchen and consuming every bite. Adjusting to mindful eating will take as well as refocusing your approach to snacking.
• Drink Enough Water – Water does so much for your body, such as carrying nutrients to your cells, flushing toxins from your body, and aiding digestion while preventing constipation by creating a softer stool.

When you feel bored… ask yourself why?

Cravings are a good cue that your emotions may be driving your hunger. When boredom adds a double shot of creative energy, the next thing you know you are day dreaming about all of your favorite food possibilities.

Processing your true feelings might seem a bit uncomfortable at first but it is a healthy exercise in mindfulness that serves an effective distraction to boredom eating. If you think about having too much to do, it will likely translate into negative feelings like stress or boredom.

When you stay busy with a purpose, you are much more likely to enjoy each day and live a happier life.

At Metabolic Research Center, we teach and encourage clients to focus on living a healthy life. The first step to managing boredom is to understand that boredom does not signify a lack of passion. Plus, it helps to stay focused on the moment.