When food becomes your sole source of joy.

I noticed that I became more and more of a homebody the older I got.

Sure, that comes with age, but I know very active women way beyond my age bracket.

Sure, it’s fun to get some fun snacks and what not and park yourself in front of the tv to watch a marathon of your favorite tv show or movie. And sometimes you need that form of rest and pause. It is the best feeling. And so important and needed.

However, when I decrease my activities I do for fun or stop my hobbies etc, over time, I noticed I think about food more and consumes my life more.

If you are ALWAYS thinking about food and always reaching for snacks,meals etc even when not hungry, one thing to rule out is that you possibly don’t take enough time out for pleasure, hobbies, and so forth. It can be very possible that you are trying to address boredom via food.

The other day I went to the beach with my daughter to enjoy the last few weeks of summer in Chicago. Another day in the week we went shopping in a popular area in the city as well.

Sure we still ate lunch of course, all the walking we did built up a hunger, but we were having so much fun, it was just a relaxed approach to food. And we ate just enough to keep us satisfied. We even stopped by a candy shop. And moved on. We satisfied our craving for pleasure which is to do things fun outside the home that we felt satisfied then all around.

And going shopping and the beach are just a couple examples. Maybe you can pick up a good book series, play board games, find a hobby like painting, take long walks, you get the idea.

What are some fun things you like to do? Let me know! Would love to hear them!

-Deanna