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    • Posts: 217 Member
      A good laugh!
    • Posts: 444 Member
      Cleaning. When the house is clean, I am more relaxed.
    • Posts: 8,423 Member
      egrant13 wrote: »
      What do you guys use besides food to improve your mood?

      Meditation
      Positive thinking
      Exercise
      Cleaning
      Reding or watching something funny
      Sex
      A hot bath
      Listen to music
      Talk to and pet animals
      Focus on someone else instead of me

    • Posts: 3,203 Member
      I do, but it's shopping so that might not help you. :laugh:
    • Posts: 140 Member
      jkwolly wrote: »
      Wine.

      Lol I like you!

      I found a 3 mile route through my neighborhood. Whenever I get stressed out our have a bad day, walking/jogging that route with my headphones in and music blaring is absolute therapy!
    • Posts: 1,168 Member
      A really good cardio workout helps me.
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      hot baths, run, workout, paint, create, read, sex, more sex, but not bad sex only good sex, drink, but not too much cause then you're like my mother and thats not good
    • Posts: 1,243 Member
      I keep my bookmarks in my browser full of blog posts so funny that I'm in tears reading them.
    • Posts: 4,246 Member
      Get outside and do some deep breathing. Qui gong, Yoga, walk around the block, climb some stairs, personal dance party, gardening, putt some discs, play with my dogs.

      When all else fails, call my mother and b*tch about it while I drink a glass (or two) of wine.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      - lifting weights
      - going for a run or a ride or even a walk
      - yoga
      - meditation
      - massage therapy
      - sex
      - etc, etc, etc...
    • Posts: 45 Member
      Well, I quit the job that was making me miserable and more stressed than I ever plan to be again, and moved to East Africa. That cut my stress down SIGNIFICANTLY.

      I realize that may not work for everyone, so I second what everyone else has posted. Minus cleaning. Cleaning actually stresses me more when im already stressed.
    • Posts: 14,464 Member
      Guided breathing meditation.
      Chatterbox husband.
      Hot bubble bath.
      Good book.
      Crafting like knitting or crochet.
      Blog it. May or may not post it depending on how I feel in the morning.
      Update my resume and do some recreational job hunting.
      Run a successful prank.
    • Posts: 142 Member
      Crocheting and gardening work for me.
    • Posts: 224 Member
      Odd but effective stress relief: sleep, petting animals, writing positive thoughts in a journal, setting up a do-able home project, and playing video games that have a set goal/achievement emphasis.

      Try to just "shake it off" and focus on the next step to your journey. Like any good adventure there will be some detours along the way! I too agree that a cheat meal is much more manageable that a whole cheat day.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Awesome, everyone. Tons of great suggestions in here. Thank you so much! :)
    • Posts: 56 Member
      boxing
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      edited April 2015
      I pamper myself on weeks like that , shopping or going for a pedicure
    • Posts: 1,942 Member
      edited April 2015
      I go to the dojo and attack people... often with sticks. It makes me feel much better.

      Of course these are people who are perfectly happy to be attacked with weapons and they do get to take their turn as well. Can't just go about hitting random people with sticks. It's frowned upon...or so I hear.

      The really nice thing about this is it counts as exercise. So after 2 hours of workout I have more than enough calories available for that piece of chocolate. :)
    • Posts: 457 Member
      Heavy squats.
    • Posts: 119 Member
      Run for me. However the flip side is if I can't run I get stressed!
    • Posts: 5,446 Member
      cardio usually improves my mood, it doesn't tend to make me more irritable. anything outside especially.

      using music tends to amp up good vibes, come to think of it. think of a playlist with upbeat songs.

      are you getting enough sleep? i use carby treats to compensate for ****** sleep sometimes.
    • Posts: 26,040 Member
      egrant13 wrote: »
      What do you guys use besides food to improve your mood?

      Sleep more

      Walk to the beach and walk along the beach listening to the waves ... there's just something really soothing about the waves (that was the first thing I did when I got the message in January that I might have breast cancer and they wanted me in for immediate testing)

      Cycle ... long, long ride

      Do something different. Perhaps try a different cycling or walking route. Or maybe go swimming. Perhaps plan a weekend away. Or check through the events on in my local area and pick one to go to.

      Curl up on the sofa and watch sitcoms and British mystery shows while "processing" the myriad of photos I take.

    • Posts: 792 Member
      I found my zen on the mats training mma. Tho I've also been known when it gets really bad to pull out a push mower and mow my yard or walk till I need a ride home.
    • Posts: 465 Member
      Exercise of any kind. Walking, running, weight lifting, anything. I am a huge stress/emotional eater and while it's taken time, I've started turning to exercise instead of food in times of stress. It's so much better, and helps way more than food does.
    • Posts: 282 Member
      definitely sex
    • Posts: 176 Member
      Very strenuous activity....IE: run intervals, build up to running straight. It solved my stress issues instantly (no stress after a run)
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      Beating the ever loving crap out of a punching bag, lifting weights, and HIIT usually tire me out.

      Oh, i also enjoy doing de-stressing stuff like lighting candles and drawing a bubble bath, listening to calming music, and meditation.
    • Posts: 533 Member
      Sex

      Second to that..long walk
    • Posts: 15,149 Member
      Sex, definitely sex.
    • Posts: 15,149 Member
      Liftng4Lis wrote: »
      Sex, definitely sex.

      Better yet, sex and chocolate. You said no food, but ...chocolate :smiley:
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