Do I eat because I am hungry?

We know the answer to that is a big fat NO. I eat because I am bored, idle, lazy, tired, happy, sad, excited, angry. Whatever. Food is comforting and interesting. And I like it. But - is there something else I could do, apart from eat, which would comfort me? I have sort of come up with a list of things we could do when the urge for food takes us.

Please add to it! I think we should award ourselves points when we manage to do one of these activities instead of eating.

Here we go

Work on the most difficult thing in your to do list for 20 minutes
Knit
Sew
Have sex
Drink water
Call your mum
Read a book
Read a magazine
Make a cup of tea
Go for a run
Do some yoga
Book a holiday
Look at some goldfish
Play with the cat
Tidy and clean
Weeding
Water the garden
Write a story
Write a diary
Blog
Tidy your desk/sort through emails
Run up and down stairs
Write a postcard to a friend/husband
Add to this list
Have a bath with candles
Pluck your eyebrows
Update your top 50 things to do
Think of a new challenge
Dancing
Sing a song (difficult to do with your mouth full)
Dry skin brushing
Skipping
Design an imaginary garden
Invent a title for yourself and imagine a footman announcing your entrance to a posh party – 'Her Grace the Duchess of Grangetown’