Need advice on beating stress and eating well!

missionskinnynow

Soo... my wedding is less than two months away, and the wedding stress is getting to me . I haven't found time to exercise for 11 days now (who am I kidding- I just try to skip it , and eat chocolate ice cream instead! HMPH).
Could you guys help me figure out really quick healthy foods to eat ? (I cook everyday - Im vegetarian, and it takes me a while to even cut up vegetables and stir fry them - anything quicker will be awesome! ) , and ideas to motivate me! I am still 24 lbs away from my ideal "wedding" weight. That seems like a lot to lose in such a short amt of time, but I will take any weight closer to my goal. I mainly need to get flat (at least flatter) abs , and lose my love handles, I don't care as much about the weight factor. I just want to get a good waist that I haven;t had in such a looong time now
Hoping to hear from all you awesome people out here!!!!! The only thing that keeps me from diving into a second bowl of chocolate ice cream is you guys !!! I need to login to MFP more often in a day!

lisabinco

Wedding stress... tough one. And the stress of losing weight before the wedding. You do have stress there.
I hate to say it but exercise is a great stress-buster.
I'm really good at making excuses for not exercising, but I do better if it's something I enjoy. I dislike weight lifting (boring!!) but I like riding a bike in the great outdoors. I get so bored on the treadmill but I love a good hike in the great outdoors. The point is, you don't have to sweat in a gym to get exercise -- find something you really enjoy that is active, and make time for it. Even a 10-minute walk around the block is better than nothing, and if you're crunched for time, then do one 10-minute walk and then squeeze another 10-minute walk later.
I know I feel better after exercise and I try to keep it simple, like not having to go put on "workout gear" and then drive somewhere. I do best when I can simply slip on a pair of tennies and grab my bike and ride a bit.
I share your exercise struggle and I'm right now trying to figure out tricks that will help me get my lazy butt out more often. Hope this helps you!

dittmarml

Agree on using exercise to deal with stress.

You can't "spot reduce" - but you can tone up - so start doing abdominals, obliques, and squats for the belly and butt/love handles.

Lay off the high fat, high sugar, high salt...will just make it worse.

Buy a yoga DVD....

Do long stretch sessions....

Take "breathing breaks" during the day - two or three of these - deep breath, hold a bit, exhale slowly...

Good luck!