Where Did My diet Go wrong? Stress
Stress is one factor that affects our lives and everything we do,
Our diet is no difference.
The main thing stress does to us is impairing our judgment,
While our judgment is relevant to everything we do, it’s the most important thing about keeping up with our diet.
How does this work?
When In stress, the mind tries to act as quickly as possible in order to reduce strees instead of accumulating it. In order to do that, the mind relies more on instinct/habits than on slower rational thinking.
We can phrase it as “putting out fires”.
By “putting out fires” I mean handling everything that comes your way quickly and moving on to the next mission. Usually – the next mission is another “fire”. So while you’re busying yourself with the symptoms – the real problem is far out of your reach.
This state of mind can be the result of many causes,
But I find the most common one is having too many duties and not having enough time.
When you have a family and you realize you are not in first priority anymore,
It is sometimes hard to focus on yourself and try to solve the real problems.
So what should you do?
The most simple and probably most meaningless answer is:
“Avoid being stressed”
Well, with that out of the way, I can move on to the real answers.
Because of the nature of stressed life, you have to program yourself to have a better automatic response when it comes to your dieting issues.
For example, try to cross fast food off of your list of options.
I know it comes as a quick and easy solution sometimes, but it does huge damage and should be avoided.
Also - you should think of “pitfalls” you usually fall into and focus on eliminating them.
I have a weakness for sweets, as many of us do,
So I make sure I don’t have sweets around me, but what do I say to my kids than?
I try to have sweets they like and I don’t like so I won’t be tempted, and I keep it in a designated cupboard I don’t get near to.
This way, when I’m stressed I don’t have a quick way to slip while I’m on autopilot and not really considering everything I put in my mouth.
But the most important thing to do with stress is to separate it from your diet.
Don’t let your everyday life be an excuse to not keeping up with your diet.
Don’t blame it on your job, your kids, or your mother.
It’s all on you!
I’m not trying to imply that managing stress and acquiring breaking automatic behaviors is simple – it’s not.
But if you want to keep yourself from failing your diet – I suggest you consider this seriously.
There is something else you have to consider - you have to realize that your diet is not a bad, evil monster that tries to ruin your life.
It’s a choice you made because you want to make your life better,
It is not a punishment!
It is a journey, and as such it can be long and sometimes hard.
But it has a finish line and you want to get there, because if you stop now, your next journey starts back at the beginning
Good Luck,
David H. Mason,
For more information about dieting psychology, weight loss, fitness and nutrition you are welcome to visit my site:
www.LivingRightLosingWeight.com
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