What kind of replacements did you come up with to replace eating out of boredom, stress, emotions, being tired,etc?

Obviously, I won't be able to eat my way thru those emotions, so I was wondering what others came up with.

I thought that in the evenings, a hard time for me, I could catch up on a ton of reading. I love to read. During the day at work, I can start back working out during lunch at the company sponsered gym, instead of going to the food court and eating lunch at my desk.

But I'm looking for other ideas for when things are really bad.

Thanks

Great ideas Everyone! I found these substitutions helpful:

1. Meditation - lots of great guided meditations on Itunes!

2. "The Work" - amazing process and a ton of fun. Great way to deal with head hunger. Lifechanging! www.thework.com

3. Helping others - I started volunteering to share "the work" and my addiction history in Prisons and Jails. It's a hoot. They help me far more than I help them.

4. Spending quality time with my elderly parents and REALLY LISTENING to them.

5. Photography, WebSite Building and Movie Making. I love making movies on my Mac from the video camera I bought me (it was only 300 bucks!) and I put up a family website, especially so our Son in Iraq can receive the latest news. Beautiful Pictures abound just from walking out here in the mountains of Virginia.

6. Physics. I am loving the host of audio books I am "reading" on Physics. It has greatly enhanced my spiritual journey!

Those are all great ideas! I will definitely take a look at "the work" and one thing I've really been wanting to do is volunteer, especially with disadvantaged kids and teens.

You look like you have it all together. I'm going to make a list of the things I've always wanted to do and never had the time or money. All the money I will save on fast food and eating out - I will be able to afford some of those other interests.

Exercising. I love to exercise. Also shopping, which is bad, but I only spend $cash so that I am not ringing up credit cards!

I, too, fixed up my garage for exercise. I also started scrapbooking. I have millions of pictures to work on! What fun! I read a lot more and get a lot more done around the house! I enjoy shopping online since I can fill my cart with wonderful things. I make myself wait til the next day to check out and 99.9% of the time I don't bother. The joy of shopping without the cost and clutter!

Sunflower seeds. They are time consuming and come in many different flavors.

Dill pickle are my favorite.