Stress Eating
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Be careful or I will EAT YOUR FACE!
I’m in the final push for my upcoming show (plug: buy tickets!) and discovering a propensity toward a vice I’ve never really experienced before: stress eating.
Early last year I had a stretch of time where I realized I wasn’t eating enough. Since then, I’ve made a conscious effort to watch when and how much I eat, and have been pretty successful at keeping a healthy, steady diet. (Particularly good because, when I don’t, I have a tendency to get dizzy and almost faint.)
However, the past few weeks – with my show, trying to get more bookings, actually getting bookings and realizing I have to follow through on them, figuring out my finances, dating, and more – I’ve been pretty stressed. Over the last few days in particular, I noticed I’ve been eating more than I usually do. More than I really need to. Just cuz I’m stressed and food is yummy.
This isn’t something I’m thrilled about, but I’m also not super worried. I’ve been pretty good about going to the gym (biked for about 45 minutes today, or 20 bullshit stationary bike ‘miles’), I’m getting enough sleep, and I haven’t been indulging in crazy amounts of sweets. All the same, I’d like to try and nip this in the bud. I tend to not cut myself enough slack, so I’m trying to allow myself some time and permission to indulge. But it seems like an easy and slippery slope from an occasional treat/reward to constant munchies.
(PS – The image on this post was found Google Image searching for stress eating. It’s only one of a bunch of amusing images that came up.)
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