Listening to music can help you loose weight

Well, ok that might be a bit of a stretch, but here's the deal.
Today at book club we were discussing the book, Mindless Eating, by Brian Wansink.  The premise of the book is that we have no idea how much we are eating and we often eat for many other reasons besides hunger.
One point that came up in our discussion was that as caregivers, aka moms, we often feel undernourished emotionally and we try to make up for that deficit with food.  When we feel down, or tired, or lonely, etc. we reach for something that will give us a little feel good moment and often the most convenient thing available is a cookie.  Hmmm.
Our conclusion was that what we really need are some quick and easy pick-me-up ideas that will actually nourish us for the long run, both physically and emotionally.  So we scrounged up a paper and pencil and had a little brainstorm.
One of the first ideas we came up with, right after hand cream, foot cream, and eye cream, was listening to positive music.
This link will take you to one of my favorite feel good songs.  Listen to it, feel good, and read through our list while rubbing some good smelling lotion on your hands.  Some ideas won't appeal/apply to you, but some might and I'm sure you'll think of others you will want to try.

Bells of Freedom by Jon Schmidt

Quick pick-me-ups instead of eating a cookie

Use hand cream

Drink herbal tea from a fancy teacup

Read a poem

Turn on some music

Sing a song

Turn off all the noisy things in the house

Take a two-minute time out

Put on some earrings

Send a short email to a far away friend

Eat an orange

Kiss somebody

Step outside for a minute

Put on clean fluffy socks

Play the piano

Use foot cream

Sing at the top of your lungs

Have an ice cold drink of water with a fancy straw

Brush your teeth

Do a yoga pose

Stretch

Wear your favorite shirt

Brush your hair

Get out a toy the kids haven’t played with for a long time

Color a picture

Eat fruit or vegetables

Turn off/on all the lights

Open/close all the blinds

Close your eyes and breath deeply

Use eye cream

Zen garden, polish rocks

Clean a window

Sit in a sunny spot

List 5 blessings

Memorize/recite a scripture

Learn a new song

Thumb through an art book

Look at photo albums

Clean out a drawer

Trim your nails