| Nothing says De-Stress like a good old fashion Aussie | | | | Food gives you a feeling of comfort and lets you for |
| Meat Pie with lots of tomato sauce and a bag of | | | | think for a moment that everything is going to be all |
| shoestring chips (with gravy of course). I can feel the | | | | right. If you use that attitude to solve problems, your in |
| stress leaving my body with every bite. Unfortunately | | | | good company - most people do. However, there are |
| soon after the last bite, thoughts begin to surface | | | | many people who have unconsciously started to rely |
| about the cholesterol I just devoured, the fat that is | | | | on food as the only way of coping with stress. For |
| sticking to my arteries and the flab that is hanging over | | | | example, there are thousands of mothers around the |
| my belt. So much for the De-Stress - Stress is back | | | | world who start eating snacks the moment any |
| With a vengeance. | | | | problems with children starts instead of trying to fix |
| Maybe your have eaten a piece of chocolate to | | | | them. Then, they initially feel better, but the problems |
| reduce your stress before that important meeting? Or | | | | persist. When they show up next time, mothers eat |
| maybe you think that if you eat a slab of chocolate | | | | something sweet again and again and again. The result |
| cake, everything will look clearer? If not, full praise to | | | | is a weight gain of forty or fifty pounds in less than a |
| you - can you teach me how you do it ? Most people | | | | year. |
| when facing some stressful situation use food to | | | | How do we protect ourselves from stress without |
| reduce the burden of stress. | | | | turning to food? Well, in reality, we can't protect |
| The problem with using snack foods and lollies to | | | | ourselves from stress, but we can tackle it head on. |
| handle stress is that they can't really solve anything. | | | | Find the actual source of some particular problem and |
| While they work just fine in the short-term, the | | | | solve it. This will make you feel a bit better. Continue |
| problems that cause stress do not disappear. And if | | | | the process, solve each stressful activity and feel |
| the stress is long-term, snacks become a problem | | | | even happier. |
| within themselves. You start overeating, because you | | | | If all else fails - Try sunbaking on a secluded beach. |
| feel stressed. Eating starts to be a habit and soon | | | | You'll feel better and the Vitamin D will do you the |
| after you start gaining weight and add to your | | | | world of good. |
| problems instead of getting rid of them. | | | | |