Stress Eating: Under Stress, We Say Yes!

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Title: Stress Eating: Under Stress, We Say Yes!

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Author: Carol

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Stress Eating: Under Stress, We Say Yes!

Copyright 2006 Carol

Last weekend, I went to a coaching conference in Washington

D.C.

While I was there, I had very little hunger. As a result, I

didn’t eat very much the entire weekend.

As I thought back on the weekend, I wondered why I had

eaten so little. I had few urges to eat and rarely even

thought about food.

I considered the fact that I was very busy having a lot of

FUN. I was with a wonderful group of coaches, learning and

socializing together all weekend long. On Saturday, we went

to see the cherry blossoms in the city.

Saturday night was purely social – I even got talked into

doing karaoke.

Yes, me -- “Stop in The Name of Love” may never sound the

same again! :-)

But I don’t think those factors really made the difference,

because I keep very busy here at home, and I can create fun

anytime I want to.

The really important factor seemed to be more about what

was NOT there during the weekend – factors such as phones,

faxes, email, hungry children, dirty laundry, dishes piled

in the sink, and a dog that pesters me to go walking (not a

bad thing!)

Demands, responsibilities, stress – all zapped out with one

simple plane flight!

It’s not that I would change my life in any extreme way,

but it sure is nice to extract the stress and see what is

there.

It reminded me of a saying I once heard “under stress we

say yes!”

It’s the self-talk I didn’t hear . . .

“I’ll just have _______, then I will be able to ________.”

And the constant demands and responsibilities, all by my

own choosing, " Mom, can you _________? " Honey, would you

mind ________? " If I can just get these last few chapters

written . . . "

I realize that I can recreate that stress-free feeling by

doing kind things and taking more time for me.

I tend to work too hard, and can feel overwhelmed trying to

meet all the demands.

I can be more intentional about decreasing stress, setting

more boundaries and counteracting stress with fun

activities and social time.

I don't know anything that will increase stress more than

failure to set boundaries.

A break from all those responsibilites and demands sure

makes life look a lot clearer.

How about you? Are you taking enough time for you? What can

you subtract in your life to feel less stressed?

Here’s to seeing cherry blossoms more often!

About the Author:

By going from food obsessive to charge neutral (i.e. Did I

eat today?), Carol , Ph.D. became dedicated to

making it easy for others to step off the vicious cycle and

live free of anxiety about food and weight. If you want to

learn how to intentionally decrease your appetite, the best

place to start is her ebook – all the strategies you need

to lose weight without restriction or dieting. Go to . . .

http://www.lose-weight-now-stay-slim-forever.com/