Tip #33 - Control Your Eating Under Stress

We are all stressed at different times in our lives. This is not to mention that losing weight can be a stressful process. DO NOT let stress be an excuse to eat more. DO NOT take out your frustrations or stress on food. Eating more during stressful times is only going to make weight loss that much harder. Also, you will feel more stressed and guilty after you eat excessively.

Eating while stressed is not an easy thing to combat. My best advice is to have a bottle of water handy. Drink water when your stressed, you will feel full and drinking gives you that quick break from work that you would get from popping a chip in your mouth. Another way to combat too much eating during stress is the use of gum (sugar free of course). I chew gum all the time when I am stressed, it keeps my mouth busy, and I can take out some stress on the gum. With water and gum as alternatives, try to avoid over eating when you are particularly stressed out. MORE EATING WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE STRESS!!!

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