FS and Stress

I just went through a very stressful week with one of my kids. Normally - this would mean gaining 5 lb or so and completely losing my good habits of food and exercise. Thanks to the habit of the food/exercise diary and weighing myself - I stopped myself after just a couple of days of this and managed to stay even throughout.

Thanks to FS for this excellent web site that makes it easy to do this. I have tried logging my food/exercise/weight in other ways, and this is the best.

Well done...so difficult to manage emotional eating when stress is high, so acknowledge the self-discipline (and love!) it took.

Let's not forget too that we all handle stress better when we eat healthy and exercise. It improves our ability to respond to our world in a more relaxed manner. Your doing soo great!
Kim

Good for you! I agree that stress is easier to handle when we don't go off plan because of it. Not only are we giving our body what it needs, we aren't heaping a big pile of guilt on top of the stress.