Stress Induced Cravings
Work has been extremely busy for me lately. In fact - I’ve been swamped. For those of you who don’t know, I run my own home-based business called My Virtual Partner. I specialize in social media marketing, consulting & virtual assistance.
This week has been full of endless deadlines as clients prepare for summer holidays… and I’m anxious to snag a weekend away with my honey - or at least some quiet time together after dinner.
In hindsight, probably not the best week to have attempted a commitment to a 30 day cleanse.
Today - I didn’t even attempt to make any of the smoothies I had hoped to enjoy. Well, that’s not entirely true. I did attempt to start the day off right and make a pink smoothie but sadly realized that my strawberries (which has just been purchased the day before) and gone bad. So I just grabbed a banana and went back to work.
At lunch, a few unexpected phone calls threw me off track and I found I just couldn’t be bothered to make the mango smoothie I was planning to enjoy. Mainly cuz I have no clue on how to cut into one without making a mess and I knew my time was limited and didn’t want to have to be caught with clean up afterwards so I grabbed a few peanut butter cookies and went back to my desk.
All afternoon, I was hungry and ignored my grumbling tummy. Even water didn’t manage to stave off the inner beast. Around 2 PM, I spied the olives hiding at the back of my fridge - and proceeded to pop one after another in my mouth until they were all gone and I felt 10 lbs heavier due! To make things worse, peanut butter cookies with an olive chaser are really neither tempting or satisfying.
So here’s what I’ve realized:
- You need to eat - and eat well - in order to avoid cravings.
- You need to have things on hand to nibble on - baby carrots, celery, bananas, apples - so that you’re not tempted to starve yourself.
- Always have a Plan A & Plan B - so that if your strawberries rot overnight, you’re not stuck in the morning with nothing to eat!
The most important thing to remember though is that tomorrow is a new day and another chance to start again. Don’t let one day derail you from your health, fitness or nutritional goals.
And if you need extra help managing your cravings, be sure to check out this fabulous program from Tera Warner and the Raw Divas: The Divas Complete Cravings and Emotional Eating Program.