Thursday, February 11, 2016

The Stress Will Eat You

This has been an insane week at work and it's only Thursday.  I know we're not supposed to wish our lives away, but I'm ready for it to be the weekend.

Work stress has killed my eating and sleeping this week.  I had several days in a row of good eating last week with lots of activity and solid sleeping, but now here I am feeling puffy and run down and just generally blah.

I know that stress makes me eat, but it also makes me cranky and possibly a little depressed.  I fully intend to get back on track today though.  Hopefully a solid workout and fewer french fries will lift my mood.

My husband has also had some work stress and when we talk about his day, I start to feel his stress too, you know?  Like sympathy stress.

The good news is (or is this the bad news?) that since I've cut out chocolate, I haven't had an episode of my heart racing.  ALSO, I haven't had to take any heartburn medicine.  Apparently I really have a sensitivity to chocolate and either I didn't put two and two together or maybe I was in denial over it.  Either way, I feel so much healthier not eating it.

3 comments:

  1. Thank heavens cutting the chocolate has totally solved the racing heart issues! And just think about the fact that you won't be having those calories! :-) It's a win win!

    I start wishing my life away each Monday when I return to work after the weekend! ha ha ha

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  2. cutting out chocolate is always good news (i just had a whole bar)

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  3. Some weeks are hard not to wish away - I am in work stress season for sure and need to remember to not lean on food for relief. Sorry chocolate is a source of trouble for you, but great job identifying and rectifying a problem.

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