Boredom, Loneliness, Stress...Oh My!

The first thing I am trying to do is use these strategies for the Emotional Eater.  Three things to look out for are:

• Boredom – According to Just 10 LBS, studies have shown most emotional eating occurs   between 7pm & 10 pm.  I'm not sure those times are accurate for me so, an important question I am keeping in mind – Am I eating to fill time?

• Loneliness – As a recent empty nester, I will be mindful that this is not the reason to overeat.  With a lot of relationships including food as part of the gathering, this is going to require some thought.

• Stress –  Wow!  I think this is a big one for me.  The stressors I’ve had in my life in the past couple of years would blow apart one of those how much stress questionnaires!  However everyone has stress, so strategies to relieve stress like enjoyable exercise, humor, & satisfying relationships are where I’ll be focusing.

Speaking of humor, this was just shared with me.

The correct way to weigh yourself:



I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years.
WE MUST SPREAD THE WORD.

Other strategies include starting your day with a solid breakfast, cutting back on the amount of saturated fat, & filling the diet with fruits, veggies, & other body-honoring foods.  Plan ahead. 

I recently heard you could encourage fat burning by eating breakfast within 30 minutes of getting up.  Ugh!  Too early to prepare a balanced body-honoring breakfast for me.  I am using one of Brad’s recommended meal replacements for my breakfasts.  This morning was a Vanilla Cinch shake mixed with soy milk, a teaspoon of natural peanut butter, & ice cubes.  Yummy!  & 20 grams of protein to start my day!

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I Am Worth the Work!

Onward,

Lisa