STRESS

Well here is another emotion that sends us to the candy jar, refrigerator, fast food joints, etc....Its very hard to contain especially now after being out from surgery almost two years.....You can eat yourself silly now if you want....But do you want to? I know I am dealing with family stuff right now. Its very hard for me to walk away from the SF chocolate. I find it harder to say no right now. I have to find the strength to not let the stress wear down my armor. The armor helps protect my body from the food demons...I know I am getting way too deep here huh! Don't call DSH on me now okay! I don't need a white coat! What I need is to find a balance for the stressers of life and food. Food has been the comforting factor of my life for a long time. I let it go for these months and have dealt with it fairly I guess. But when the stress kicks it up a notch its harder. Perhaps something will come to mind to cope with these things that I cannot control. How are you dealing with stress and does it get the best of you? hugs and fleece blankets Debbie

Debbie, I wish I could give you a magic answer but I am going through the same thing right now. I thought I had it better under control but I had a super bad eatting day yesterday. I ate everything I could get my hands on. My daughter is having ankle surgery tomorrow and I am handling it just like before. I need to get it under control. I do have the exercise which helps somewhat but it is easier to slip back to old habits. I hope someone will give us some good advise. Today is the start of another day and I am going to try to eat like I know I should NOT like I have done in the past which is the reason I am in this situation to begin with. Have a good day. Ellen

Why don't we pack up our stress and send it on a vacation??? Have a good day today. You are right its another day! Hugs and Fleece Blankets Debbie

WHAT IS UP WITH FAMILIES!!!!! WE THINK OF FAMILIES AS THE SUPPORT SYSTEM. BUT I HAVE BEEN FULLED. FAMILY CAN ALSO BE YOUR WORST ENEMY TOO. My mother and I are going through some horrendous family crap right now!!!!!! AND THE STRESS COMES WITH IT. I can admit that I have eaten some things that I should not be eating. And I know that this is not the right thing to do because this is what i did before surgery. This is just something to throw out there. I was thinking!!!!!! What if we have a call system. What I mean is that if one of us gets under soooo much stress, that the first thing to do is reach for food, we can reach for the phone. I think that the message board is a wonderful thing, but sometimes we need to hear someone's voice too. I will give out my cell phone number and if anyone feels they need to talk, give me a call anytime. 302-841-9556. Let me know what you think!!!!! Sometimes it is better to talk to someone on the outside then to talk to someone within the family. Smiles!!!!! Julie