Dealing with Stress Eating

Why is it that eating and stress seem to go hand in hand?  The key is to learn to control what we let stress us out.  Now I've been volunteering a lot at my son's school and in fact I am running to be on the board of the program he's in at school.  There is a group of folks that just seem to hate not matter what it is you do.  They have taken a simple question that I asked and blown it up in huge proportions.  Not only did they totally misunderstand but they are relaying their misinformation to other parents. Now normally something like this would stress a person out, well it would have me years ago.  Today I don't feel like it's stressing me out.  I makes me sad the choices they've made and it makes me mad that they are just trying to make waves and stir the pot now....Even though they are where they are because of choices they made.  So handling the stress is becoming a little easier, thank God.  Now to handle the eating a little easier!  LOL  

I believe the biggest thing for me is I don't care what others think of me anymore.  I have really just gotten to the point that I don't give a shit what they think. Does God love me? YES!  Do I love myself? Yes.  Does my husband love me? Yes.  Do my children love me? Yes.  Does my family love me? Yes.  Do my friends love me? Yes.  Does anyone else matter? NO!  That my friends is the honest truth.  I recently dyed my hair.  I mean I went from a dark blonde color (roots had grown out about 8 inches) and bleached it a really really light blonde, the underneath is a chocolate brown and I have a bright pink streak in it.  Do I care if everyone else likes it? NO!  Do I like it? YES!  That's all that matters. You have to get  yourself to the point that you don't care what everyone else thinks.  That helps to eliminate the stress.  Learn to love yourself the way you are right now.  I mean really love yourself no matter what.  It doesn't happen overnight, but it can happen.  I'm still a work in progress but with every day it gets easier and easier.  You can do it!!

My sister introduced me to a book called "Trim Healthy Mama".  I have been reading the electronic version and I am enjoying it.  However, I did order the paperback version because with recipes I just do better to have it in front of me so that I can flag pages and highlight and all that jazz.  Now don't get me wrong I know you can do that with the electronic version too, but for me it's just not the same.  Anywhoo, my book should be here today or tomorrow and I am excited to try some of these recipes.  I can't wait to compare it all to my own recipes.  I'm a little curious how well I will lose if I follow their eating habits.  I have read mixed reviews of it so it will be interesting to say the least.  And hey, at least I know I'll get some good food out of it.  :)  My hardest thing to find will be the cream for my coffee.  That is one vice I might just have to learn to live with.  

Enjoy your day!

~K