Straight Steps for Day-to-Day Health When Stress and Cookies Collide

February 7, 2013 § 6 Comments

A short visit to my trusty M.D. spun me right around, straightened this girl out, and sent her back into the world with a clearer plan for a healthier day-to-day existence.

1. Too much stress is physically bad for the body.

i.e. Stress causes cortisol to raise, which can result in lovely cystic-like (face and neck) acne that five-year-olds can be trained to extract (though they won’t always coöperate when asked).

2. Too much coffee is helpful as an appetite suppressant, except that it has a short half-life, and if you’re already in an anxiety ridden state, added caffeine can increase said anxiety, which leads to impulsivity (of the bingy sort in my case, the liquid sort for alcoholics, etc.).

i.e. Afternoon Starbuck’s trips are fun, but polishing off three boxes of Girl Scout cookies in exactly two after-school afternoons is not. Afternoon coffee and impulsiveness must stop.

3. There is no pill in he world that will tell you that you are full, make you stop eating, or cause you to view sugary icing with repulsion.

i.e. Just don’t go near the “Make Your Own Box” of cookies located next to the salad bar at Whole Foods. In fact, avoid the grocery store altogether, but for once a week. Remember to always go with a list, and when you do go, adhere to the list at all costs.

4. Do the things you know that work, no matter how much you feel like ignoring them.

i.e. Move your body every day. i.e. Hug a kid instead of eating a pound of sugar. i.e. Count your calories. i.e. Use your brain.

5. Set boundaries with people who don’t care about your well-being.

i.e. Say, “No.” i.e. Don’t listen to the meanies.

6. Do what feels good as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody.

i.e. Blog the hell out the blog. Facebook ’til the cows come home. Be a budding social media rock star. It’s yours. Don’t let anyone take away what you love.

7. Come back in six weeks.

i.e. You can do this mama.

M.

When was the last time you had someone spin you around and set you straight?

There’s an art to pimple popping. Careful extraction with covered fingers is step one …

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Tagged: better choices, binge eating, diabetes, over eating, stress, stress causing acne

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