Day 13 - Afternoon reading brings on desires to munch

 Seriously, why does being calm and relaxed make someone want to munch?  I'm happily sitting outside on a rocking chair, trying to get far enough along in a new book to make night time reading easier, and then I get the munchies.  And I'm not even hungry.  I stopped reading and decided to do something else to keep me distracted.  

I spent the morning looking for online journaling ideas, and decided it would be just as easy to write it as a blog.  So here I am, writing to distract myself from wanting to eat.

I'm doing the Pahla B 5-0 program.  Journaling is the most important of the 5 steps and one of the more difficult ones for me to get my head around.  Today is 13 days and maybe finally it will kick in.  

I can type much faster than I can write, and I sure as heck can think a lot faster than I can write or type, for that matter.

Now I'm going to attempt to put my thoughts about quiet times, resting, afternoons, etc., into a journaling questionr me to dissect.  How do I do that?

Ask myself "a very specific and detailed question."
Write my uncensored answers.
Add "I think" in front of each sentence
Listen for/find the feeling that each sentence creates. (this is the one I don't quite comprehend)
Decide if it feels good or bad
Write helpful or unhelpful
Let your brain work it's magic

Too funny, I was listening to one of the podcasts just today where it mentioned 7 steps, and I guess those are the 7 steps.

Why do I get the munchies when I'm reading or taking quiet time for myself in the afternoon?

Answers are not popping into my head.  I hear the words "boredom" though I don't see why I'd be bored if I'm enjoying my book.  Another thought was that maybe  I was actually  hungry, but no, I sitting here typing, and there is not a single hungry tickle in my tummy.  Habit?  Afternoon eating can be a bit of a bad habit I guess, sort of like too much wine in the evening.  Luckily I'm not drinking right now, but habit is a big one for me.  Maybe my body is asking for something, low on this or that....I kind of doubt it.  

I think I am bored - unhelpful
I think afternoon eating is a bad habit - unhelpful but true
I think I am sometimes hungry in the afternoon - helpful (eat something then)
I think if I have munchies in the afternoon I can try to do something different. - helpful ( did that today)
I think my body is telling me it needs more carbs or protein or something. - unhelpful (doubt it)

So now my brain is working it's magic, ha ha, my brain in just confused.  I do know that writing this all down HAS distracted me from eating.  I had a big glass of water, it's now getting closer to dinner time.  And truthfully I do feel a bit better about it, so perhaps that is the magic.