{"id":5626,"date":"2022-11-28T10:27:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happybellyhealth.com\/staging\/1293\/?p=5626"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:17:15","slug":"eat-less-play-more-keep-yourself-occupied-to-reduce-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happybellyhealth.com\/staging\/1293\/eat-less-play-more-keep-yourself-occupied-to-reduce-cravings\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Less, Play More: Keep Yourself Occupied to Reduce Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5626\" class=\"elementor elementor-5626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34559e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34559e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f830ba2\" data-id=\"f830ba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e633b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e633b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"6a22a02\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div data-id=\"fb68a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\"><p>Remember when you were a child and you got so wrapped up in playing,<br \/>imagining or creating that you didn\u2019t want to stop when it was time to<br \/>eat? Do you remember leaving your meal half-finished to run off and<br \/>continue playing?\u00a0<\/p><p>Children innately understand that food is secondary to<br \/>what is most nutritious and primary in life: fun and play.<\/p><p>As adults we seem to have lost our instinct to prioritize play. In<br \/>our busy world, with its emphasis on work and responsibility, to be<br \/>healthy and balanced we must work on more than just our bodies; we must<br \/>feed our hearts, minds and spirits.\u00a0In return, we can also reduce<br \/>cravings!<\/p><h5><strong>How to Reduce Cravings While Having Fun<\/strong><\/h5><p>Have you noticed that when your body, mind, and spirit are engaged in a creative project or happy relationship, your reliance on food seems to decrease? Likewise, when you are unsatisfied with your relationships, job, or other areas of your life, you may depend on food to cheer, soothe, or numb you.<\/p><p>When your life is out of balance, no amount of food can feed you where you truly need nourishment. The food we eat is very important for health and balance, but what really feeds us\u2014a full and fulfilling life\u2014doesn\u2019t come on a plate.<\/p><h3>What is Fun for You?<\/h3><ul><li><strong>What makes you light up?<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>What excites you?<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Make time for it this week. Even if you don\u2019t have much free time for fun, try approaching a \u201cserious\u201d activity with an attitude of play. 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