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After being on vacation from the 13-16, as my husband tells me now, I had got off the band wagon. He loved my previous look. After taking my current pic, he's right and now it's time to get back on.

Discuss Feelings. The concept of communication and letting your feelings out has been so excessively promoted and parodied that it has nearly lost its value as good psychological advice. Nevertheless, feelings of anger or frustration that are not expressed in an acceptable way may lead to hostility, a sense of…

Substance Abuse People who are under chronic stress often turn to alcohol or tobacco for relief. Stress compounds the damage these self-destructive habits cause under ordinary circumstances. Many people also resort to unhealthy eating habits, smoking, or passive activities, such as watching television when they are…

Stroke In some people, prolonged or frequent mental stress causes an increase in blood pressure, a risk factor for stroke and heart disease. Effect on the Immune System Chronic stress affects the immune system in complicated ways, and may have various results. Susceptibility to Infections. Chronic stress may have an effect…

Caregiving Caregivers of Family Members. Studies show that caregivers of physically or mentally disabled family members are at risk for chronic stress. Spouses who care for a disabled partner are particularly vulnerable to a range of stress-related health threats, including influenza, depression, and heart disease. Caring…

Childhood Factors Children are frequent victims of stress because they are often unable to communicate their feelings accurately. They also have trouble communicating their responses to events over which they have no control. Certain physical symptoms, notably repeated abdominal pain without a known cause, may be…

The Body's Response The best way to envision the effect of acute stress is to imagine yourself in a primitive situation, such as being chased by a bear. The Brain's Response to Acute Stress In response to seeing the bear, a part of the brain called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal(HPA) system is activated. Release of…

• Nearly everyone experiences stress at some time. Stress produces changes in many body systems; examples include increased heart rate and blood pressure and altered immune function. • Some amount of stress is healthy, but excessive stress, left untreated, can lead to anxiety and illness. • In the American Psychological…

Stress Symptoms, Signs, and Causes Improving Your Ability to Handle Stress Stress isn’t always bad. In small doses, it can help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best. But when you’re constantly running in emergency mode, your mind and body pay the price. If you frequently find yourself feeling…

Stress Management Using Self-Help Techniques for Dealing with Stress It may seem like there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your work and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In…

Zzzz's during: This is right after losing six additional pounds for the weight loss challenge. I have dropped one size down. So far, I have lost 10 pounds after being on this site for about 14 days now. It feels great!

Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort — consciously or unconsciously — when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed or even feeling bored. Emotional eating can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. It often leads to eating too much,…

Emotional Eating Imagine you've had a fight with your best friend. It's a stupid fight, something you'll both get over. But right now you're upset. When you walk in the door, your mom asks what's wrong. How are you most likely to respond? • Tell your mom what happened and have a long, comforting talk about it. or • Tell…

Emotional Eating How to Recognize and Stop Emotional and Stress Eating It’s the reason why so many diets fail: We don’t always eat just to satisfy hunger. Many of us also turn to food to relieve stress or cope with unpleasant emotions such as sadness, loneliness, or boredom. And after eating, we feel even worse. Not only…

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How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Dieting Tips that Work and Won’t Make You Miserable Woman on medical scale In our eat-and-run, massive-portion-sized culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough—and losing weight, even tougher. If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight before, you may believe that diets don’t work…

Refined Carbs and Sugar: The Diet Saboteurs How Choosing Healthier Carbs Can Improve Your Health and Waistline French fries They’re the comfort foods we crave when we’re feeling down or stressed: pasta, fries, white bread, cookies, pastries, ice cream, cakes. But these simple or refined carbohydrates cause rapid spikes in…

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If a product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and composed of natural ingredients, would you assume it is safe to consume? If the same product is an artificial sweetener, would you assume it helps control your weight? Millions of people use aspartame, the artificial sweetener known as NutraSweet™, with…

Coffee lovers take their brew in lots of different ways. Some prefer it simple and black, and others stir in sugar, cream, or milk. We know what's in all those ingredients, so no mystery there. But what in the world is in non-dairy creamer? Before you tip that container of powdered or liquid non-dairy creamer, consider…

Here are 5 reasons to avoid drinking diet soda 1. It can harm your heart. According to research from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, men who drank two or more servings of Diet Coke had a 23% higher risk of developing heart failure. In the study, 42,400 men were tracked over 12 years and 3,604 cases of a positive…

Drink liquids 30 minutes before a meal/30-60 minutes after a meal/during a meal if necessary

There has been a lot of debate on the time and amount of water you should be having before, with and after meals. A lot of people have the habit of downing umpteen glasses of water along with their meals, perhaps with the intention of washing down the food and hoping that this aids the digestive process. However,…

My name is Z for short (snazzy nickname). I created this group in order to just have to go to one place and find support. I am not interested in scoping out the message boards to find friends, but rather have a selected few. I am hoping to cover a variety of subjects that everyone can be interested in. I hope that the…

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I give long lectures. What unique quality about yourself sets you apart from others?