Problems at work? Have you quarreled again with your husband? The son again got a deuce? With the order to go to the refrigerator and completely empty it can be a lot, but the result of such food behavior is only one - extra kilograms and a new stress ... The habit of seizing trouble - treatment and methods of preventive prevention are set forth in this article.
Who is guilty?
It is known that psychologists tend to look for the causes of all problems in our childhood. Remember, with what in those distant times did you associate a holiday? With my mother's eclairs, chill and salad olivier? And what about the grandmother's pancakes and pancakes? Eat them - and all the problems go away somewhere. Remember how, wiping away the tears after the first two, did your mother offer you a patty? And you really felt relieved and forgot about your assessment, as if it were not there! That's why now you are such an adult and smart - every time you come home annoyed, offended or tired, go to the refrigerator and sweep everything (not remembering either taste or smell). Well, you're really calming down. But does your food solve your problems?
"Stinging stress is one of the most common forms of neurosis," says the psychotherapist Marina Gurvich. - Switching to food, alcohol or smoking, you just change the activity, but your problems do not disappear from this. So, instead of running after another chocolate or cake, think about what exactly bothers you. Are you too tired at work? So, you need to reconsider your duties, talk with the boss or read books on time management and apply knowledge in practice. The boss allows himself to scream at you, the client thinks it is too weak-spirited, and the assistant now and then throws off her work on you? It's time to start your own self-esteem and learn to say "no", distribute responsibilities and be not only a "shower-gang", but also a real professional, capable of rebuffing, reprimanding and yielding. Your relationship with her husband heated up to the limit? Do you constantly quarrel over trifles, and your "love boat" is also striving to "break up about life"? Well, then it's time to talk with your beloved, arrange "personal" holidays, make appointments and somehow change your life. "
From the point of view of science
In fact, everything is very simple. During stress, our body lacks magnesium and tries to fill it with high-calorie foods such as chocolate, dried fruits and white rolls. This food quickly becomes addictive, and on quieter days, we again and again buy ourselves a bar of chocolate and a snack with nuts and raisins. The result is extra pounds, a new size of clothes and a newly spoiled mood, which you urgently need to eat with a couple of cakes and sweets. A vicious circle, and only! However, not all of us cope with their problems through food. Some try to "pour" their grief on coffee, alcohol or use cigarettes as a sedative. Well, I must say, coffee, alcohol and tobacco are really capable of switching our attention for a while and lowering the level of cortisol - a stress hormone. However, very few people remember that coffee delays water in the body, any alcohol is very high in calories, and cigarettes, despite the fact that they cause some acceleration of metabolism, increase the feeling of hunger. Anyway, but as a result of stress has not gone anywhere, but there are serious troubles and problems with excess weight.
What to do?
"Treatment" is one: literally do not let yourself to the refrigerator. Start a food diary, hang it on the refrigerator, if not a lock, then a warning to yourself and replace the food with warm water. Think of all the seemingly most banal rules of maloezhes: thoroughly chew food, eat little, but often, drink more and pay attention to the taste and smell of food. If the willpower is not your strong point, use the rule "out of sight out of mind". Do not carry an ambulance in the purse in the form of candy. Do not buy or leave in the fridge unattended products such as cakes, ice cream, cakes, bananas, hamburgers and so on. Be sure to take vitamins, and during serious overloads at work and at home - soothing agents (for example, based on herbs). And if you still need to refresh yourself to relieve tension, eat a green apple or pear (glucose and fructose affect your mood), cucumber (this vegetable has a so-called "negative calorie" and helps to lose weight) or drink a glass of kefir (quickly The assimilated fats help to cope with stress and do not affect weight).
A pleasant alternative
If in order to gather and make some decision, you need so-called distracting physical maneuvers, so that when you get home, do not go to the refrigerator ...
The habit of taking a hot bath can also save the situation. Especially with aromatic oils and herbs (melissa and mint perfectly relax your nerves). Herbal tea helps very well (for example, with chamomile or St. John's wort).
Be engaged in sex (this agent operates or works uselessly and, by the way, beneficially affects a figure). Dance (turn on the music and move to the beat of your mood: this way of dealing with stress is one of the most pleasant and effective).
Take a break (look at a good film, read a book, go to the park and tune into a positive).
How to "feed" depression
You can improve your mood not only with chocolates. Include in your diet foods rich in vitamins A, C and E, as well as microelements of selenium and zinc. Perfectly cheer up colored vegetables and fruits. Green salad, yellow pepper, red tomatoes, orange oranges ... - all this, according to dieticians and psychologists, can relieve you of stress.
One of the factors that cause depression, can be the level of sugar in the blood. Using food that promotes the uniform release of carbohydrates throughout the day, you will avoid sudden surges in blood sugar levels. Eat more foods containing complex carbohydrates (whole grains and vegetables), and smile more often.
How the Stars Come
In fact, the same as we do. Remember Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Britney Spears ... All of them in difficult times "sinned" by the habit of seizing trouble - then treatment was not found by all. However, there are among the stars and "exemplary" girls. So, Julia Roberts and Jerry Hall prefer to seize their problems with vegetables from their own garden. And Alicia Silverstone and Drew Barrymore even specifically stipulate in their rider the constant presence of legumes at hand during filming. Alicia and Drew are veggie and prefer to treat nerves with peas, not hamburgers.
TEST: DO YOU HAVE YOUR STRESSES?
Do you have a desire to eat when:
1. You are annoyed ........... □
2. You have nothing to do ......... □
3. You are suppressed or discouraged ............ □
4. You feel lonely ................ □
5. Someone has let you down ......... □
6. You are hindered, gets in the way, plans fall or something fails ................ □
7. You have a premonition of some kind of trouble ............. □
8. You are alarmed, anxious, tense ..... □
10. Are you scared ............. □
11. You are excited, upset ............. □
12. You are tired ............ □
Rate each item in points. If you do this very rarely - 1 point ; sometimes - 2 points ; often - 3 points , very often - 4 points . A negative answer is estimated at 0 points .
If you scored more than 20 points - you have a serious reason to think about and rethink your attitude towards food.