Diet & Stress, Facing the Giants

I’ve created stress in my corner of the world.

I’ve come to realize that a lot of it is of my own making, either through something I’ve said or done, the way I reacted to what was said or done to me, or not saying “no” to additional projects. Stress is stress, whether it’s a good kind (a new puppy), or a not-so-good kind (a personal attack), or even side projects that crop up that interrupt my regularly scheduled program. Anyway, I’ve had stressors for a bit now and most of the time I’m good at juggling, but there are times when it’s hard for me to focus on my dailies because the added stress, that one extra little straw, saps my energy. And get this. It also causes a carb-craving for me, which creates more stress, which, it turns out, is a real thing.

Carb consumption during a stressful situation gives quick energy, serotonin, but then it starts a blood sugar rollar coaster. This has been what I’ve been dealing with for a while now and I feel it is behind my yoyo-ing scale. So, acknowledging that, what am I going to do about it today? Tomorrow?

Well, I just deleted half of this post because it was causing stress just to see how many stressors I have right now *laughing*

What to do, what to do?

Well… *sipping my coffee*

I’m big on lists, so making one seems to be in order so that I can prioritize which ones can go away and which ones need attention now. What foods will be conducive to my stress-eating and my diet plan? Which stressors can I eliminate or rectify? Which ones can be out-sourced? And finally, how can I use exercise to combat and/or deal with my list?

Pondering a course of action this morning, but I think I’ve hit the nail on the head about what’s been bothering me, so I plan to head into this day with a plan, which will include a puppy, a timer, and lot more coffee. Yeah, that’s how my brain cells are firing this morning

*But first, off to the coffeemaker*