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Well, it is plain to see.......i deal with stress by eating. I have had so many things weighing on my mind lately and all it makes me want to do it eat. I have recently found out, my best friend from high school has been arrested and has been in jail for over a month now. He has had problems with drugs since high school and it has finally caught up with him. Over the years we have kept in touch, but I mostly hear from him during the really hard times, like now. I got a letter in the mail yesterday from him. So sad. He is such a good person, but when he is on drugs, he is just not the same person. All I can do is keep him in my prayers and send him letters. Hopefully I can be some form of encouragement for him. The part that breaks my heart is that he has a 20 month old little girl that his mom is raising now. So sad.
On the home front, we are having issues with my daughter's prospective school district. The school we are zoned for is "not good" to say the least. It is 92% hispanic. 2% white. So the main focus for these teachers is teaching these children to speak english. I just don't want my daughter to get lost in the shuffle. So, we are in the process of getting our house re-zoned. We are the only house in our subdivision that is in that school district. Why? i have no idea. So we are having to go before the school board and plea our case..show them the subdivision plat, ect...I just pray it all works out.
Ok. well, I can't let stress be an excuse for losing focus on my diet. It only makes me feel worse.
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Oh brother.... I'm sorry about the school zoning, I can sympathize! You'd laugh if you saw the zigzag lines out here for our little district. It's just weird. I think parents have pushed the zones over to make it look this way. Can't see how else it would do that! Good luck ... it is the start of many more new struggles to come, dealing with the schools! Stress eating is difficult to over come. I have found my best tactic is to eat well, early in the day with plenty of protein, starting off. If I eat protein with every meal, I do not get the munchies as bad. Finding what works is not easy! Good luck!! You can DO THIS!
06 May 08 by member: bullytrouble
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It seems like there's always something to jeopardize our weight loss efforts. It never goes away, and for stress eaters like us it's agonizing! Take a deep breath and remember this too shall pass and then try to do other things to keep your mind off eating like play with the kids, read, clean, anything!
06 May 08 by member: mbhpro
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So sorry you are going through so much right now! I will pray for your peace of mind. That is strange about the school! That would make communication so difficult!
I have nothing against immigrants whatsoever, and I get sick of hearing the people around here making racial comments(Texas is a HORRIBLY racist state!!), but I do see that it can complicate things in many ways that there are so many Hispanic peaple moving into the US over a short period of time.
I myself had to overcome stress easting, or I never would have gotten anywhere. It is a habit/addiction and it can be broken just as can drinking or smoking. Finding other ways to deal with stress is key. I used to have a huge binge after my husband and I would have a fight(our big fights always end up with him storming out).
meditation, taking a shower, or even jsut coming online and putting down my thoughts here on fatsecret all help me. Talking to someone, praying, or putting thoughts down in a journal about the problem when it is bothering you is a much better way to let it out than eating the problem away.
it all starts with the first time you want to reach for that comfort food in the midst of turmoil, and you do not. Just like quitting cigarettes, which I have also done. You just have to retrain your mind form using food as a stress reliver. It is hard just like quitting any addiction. I hope you find you own path to recovering form it!
Know you are not alone in your struggle, and we all love ya so much!
06 May 08 by member: Lotus
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