Today's Health Tip: Stress Eating

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Tuesday, February 19 2008

 

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Dear Diana,

 

Here is your latest health tip on the topic of...

 

Stress Eating

 

by Victoria

 

Why is it that whenever you are overcome with incredible

stress, you want to reach for something to shove into

your mouth?

 

Before I addressed my hormonal problems, I did deal with

some anxious eating. When I felt anxious, I wanted to

chomp on food to cope with the anxious feelings. Since I

have treated my hormonal problems, I no longer deal with

the anxiety, but times of stress can still bring on the

urge to munch/cope.

 

Of course the best time to eat is only when you are

hungry, but none of us are perfect. There are times when

we will eat when we are feeling the stresses in life.

 

So what are we left with here? There is no way to avoid

stress, so are we doomed by the power of stress on our

eating habits? Is it possible to make some healthful

changes even though you may be eating for reasons other

than hunger?

 

A lot of times when I'm stressed, I feel like eating

something crunchy. The first thing that comes to mind is

chips! But a healthy alternative is raw veggies. Carrots

or celery can satisfy the need for crunching as well or

better than chips, and actually provide nutritional

value. A few properly prepared nuts can also do the

trick if craving something crunchy and you will certainly

be providing your body with more nutrients when choosing

something other than chips as a snack.

 

It helps if you plan ahead. Make sure you will have some

crunchy veggies within reach when the crunch attack sets

in. Keep the veggies in your drawer at work. If you're

going to be running errands in your car for a couple of

hours, make sure you take some healthy snacks. If you

have a healthy snack within reach, you will be less

likely to buy junk food from the nearest vending machine

or drive-thru window.

 

Reach for those live foods and don't talk yourself out of

it. You are alive and you need to eat live foods to keep

you healthy.

 

Different types of stress can cause you to crave

different kinds of foods. Talk to yourself and find out

what emotions you are dealing with and notice which type

of foods each emotion cause you to crave.

 

Once you can recognize that the stress is causing you to

crave the food, and not hunger, you may be able to avoid

eating as a stress reaction. Or, at least, you may be

able to find a healthy food to satisfy the craving.

 

Maybe you are a little depressed and are craving

something warm and creamy? Make some soup (blenders will

make the texture of any soup creamy without adding cream)

or other food that is warm and smooth on the palette.

Oatmeal will also work well to give you the smooth, warm

and creamy food you desire.

 

I have discovered that if I choose to be overwhelmed with

stress, reaching for sugary sweets is just like reaching

for a drink or other drugs. People reach for the carbs

to get a sugar high and escape that emotion for the

moment. This never works (as we all know) because after

you have started to come down from the initial rush, you

are left feeling a little sick and sometimes depressed

and guilty.

 

I know how hard living well is in our world. I am going

through the same challenges you are and battle all of

this daily. I have the kids that I homeschool, the full

time business, all the healthy meals to prepare, etc.,

etc. We are all in the same boat.

 

Living Well is not a test to see how powerful you can

become over junk. It is just a choice to eat foods that

will nourish your body, feed your cells and help the body

rid itself of toxins. The more often you eat foods that

do this, the healthier you will be.

 

Yes, you may choose to eat when stressed out. If you do,

work on eating something that will give the body what it

needs to handle all that stress.

 

Better yet, find healthy alternatives to food for coping

with the challenges of life.

 

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