Feeling Tired????...Stressed????

.....eating wont help....but exercise might. Been there, I know. I have had an emotional few...well months. It seems like forever sometimes.
Eating only when you're hungry makes sense on an intellectual level but, emotionally, food often represents more than just a mixture of inanimate ingredients. For many of us, food is a reward for doing something good, a comfort when we're feeling bad or even something to do when we're bored. People often turn to food when they feel:

•Stress
•Depression
•Anger
•Boredom
•Loneliness
•Frustration
•Anxiety
For many of us, reaching for our favorite foods is an automatic response when we don't feel good about ourselves. Changing that automatic response isn't easy but, if you want to learn how to control your calories to lose weight or get healthy, it's worth the time and effort to figure out what's behind your emotional eating habits.

Why Are You Eating?

The first step to taking control of your eating is to figure out what triggers emotional eating for you. Do you eat more at work because of stress or boredom? Do you eat more at parties or other social situations because you're nervous or anxious? Do you eat when you're bored or lonely?

For many of us, emotional eating is such an ingrained habit, we're not even aware we're doing it. There will be days where you are too week to say no, and will binge eat. It’s ok, forgive yourself. Don’t let the feelings of guild creep in. Don’t try to be a perfectionist. You are NOT perfect. Rather forgive yourself, and move on. If you let feelings of guilt and disappointment creep in, you probably will feel overwhelmed, give up, and binge eat some more. Acknowledge what you are feeling, do not bury your emotions by eating. For instance you feel depress why not try to call a friend instead of eating that pint of ice cream in the refrigerator. The way you manage your emotions should not be related to food.

OK........So lets get off our asses.......yeah you heard me. Lets get going! Believe me, you will feel so much better....moving some way some how...just ....go!

I had a friend stop me today...."you know, Ellen, you are right. I do feel better when I take a walk!" Thank-you is all I said! It is that simple...isn't that crazy? xxoo el

CHICKEN CHILI (holy buckets~ YUMMY)

WW Point Recipes

■Servings: 8

WW Points: 6 weight watcher points plus

1 onion - chop/cut it up
1 can black beans (16 ounces)
1 can kidney beans (16 ounces)
1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces)
1 package corn kernels
2 cans diced tomatoes w/chilies (14 ounces)
1 packet of spicy or mild taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
24 0z. boned and skinned chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (if you want spicy)
Diced up cilantro

Instructions

1.Combine most of the ingredients (the beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning) in a crock pot (also known as a slow cooker).
2.Set the skinned and boned chicken on top & cover it.

3.Cook on low heat for 10 hours, also you could do it quicker on high heat for 6 hours.
4.30 minutes before serving, remove the chicken and rip it up. Then put the chicken back into the slow cooker and mix in. Top the chili with fresh cilantro. Feel free to utilize low fat cheese and sour cream as a topping.
Serve in cold weather and enjoy with friends!

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