Solve your problems and face your stress
Stress can be easier to overcome as you realize what is stressful in your life. Are you doing too much at your job? Are you finding it hard to find work? Do you want to get your house cleaned up but your children won’t help?
The stress in your life can always be changed. The stress in your life doesn’t mean you are stuck in this rut. You can change your feelings of stress by leaving those problems behind and changing what you do and how you do it.
Keep yourself busy, fight off those urges to help everyone do every thing, and lessen the stress in your life. Make sure if you do have quick foods around the house, they are pre-cut vegetables and salads, not cake and cookies and candy.
If you are trying to quit smoking, and fear the stress levels and weight gain, use carrot sticks and celery to keep your mouth busy. Brush your teeth after every meal—the minty taste is nice but discourages noshing.
Try sugarless gum as well to keep your mouth busy. The act of chewing is also fairly relaxing for us, as it is with dogs.
I also use Australian chewing sticks to stop myself from eating when stressed. They come in regular tea tree oil flavor, or cinnamon. They are a birch bark toothpick infused with the natural oils, and you can use them to massage your gums like flossing, and to help get the food out from between your teeth after eating if you can’t brush or something gets stuck.
The strong flavor tends to remove good cravings and is quite relaxing, and keeps your mouth busy. They are great for preventing mindless eating.
Knowing your stress triggers and having strategies in place to help you cope, will help you avoid mindless eating, and unhealthy comfort eating.
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