how do you deal with stress

flitabout
flitabout Posts: 200 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Depending on the stress I either eat or starve. Today for me was a starve day. It is rare that I end up with so much stress that I starve myself but the idea of eating well it just made me sick. With normal stress I eat. But today was really awful, probably the worst day I have had in about a year. So I can't say that is is normal for me to do. the really bad part is at the end of one of these horrible days i don't eat all day and then the wine comes out to play. I get it isn't health but honestly I do feel so much better now. Tomorrow I will get back on track. For tonight I am offically chilled out.

So how does everybody else deal with stress???

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Cardio Boxing helps me relax
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    Sleep and 'starve' are my Stress methods.
    Also "intensifying my control freak gene" (which is where the 'starve' part comes in, I guess)
  • MsJulielicious
    MsJulielicious Posts: 708 Member
    I Workout till I am too tired to feel crazy, stressed, upset, etc. then I feel calm enough to make sensible choices
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    Cardio Boxing helps me relax

    This for me, as well as weight lifting.

    I either do Turbo Kick, or I pick up really heavy barbells and put them back down.
  • makemewannadie
    makemewannadie Posts: 401 Member
    How about taking some time to refocus yourself and give yourself some much needed attention for at least a short amount of time before you eat? (eg. a 30 minute soak in the bath with some nice candles, or just taking 10 to read a chapter of a book). Then get your food ready and hopefully you'll be a bit calmer and relaxed and can enjoy your meal (:
  • IndigoFlowers
    IndigoFlowers Posts: 221 Member
    If the stress is really bad I don't eat and I sleep lots...

    If it's mild stress I workout (kickbox, go for a run, go outside), take a bath, cry, talk to people I love. Sometimes a good cry solves a lot.
  • carolyn000000
    carolyn000000 Posts: 179 Member
    Try breathing exercises. Doasone.com is a good place to learn how. Some people make it a new age thing or something, but I look at it as just breathing, and it works. ( No disrespect to new agers, just not my thing) I do 20 minutes at a time. I actually took a 3 day class on learning breathing exercises, but you can find them on youtube or even get an app for your phone.

    Exercise works too, but I really think the reason that works has to do with breathing also. Yoga is good, especially if you do the correct breathing with it. I am like you, when I am extremely stressed, I have no appetite. Just a little stressed, I want to eat.
  • flitabout
    flitabout Posts: 200 Member
    With days like I had taking even 5 minutes to myself just wasn't happening. It was a rare occurance like I said last time was about a year ago. For me the stress had to be dealt with when quite frankly I just wanted shut my phone off and hide my head under a pillow and wait for the storm to pass, figuratively speaking. I am just glad I got through it and it's over. Tomorrow I am going to do nothing but make my saturday morning pancakes and hang out with my 4 little monsters. I am really looking forward to a quite day with them after my day from hell today.

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