Erica just finished 13 days of thin thoughts on her blog and I feel inspired to continue the series here with habits that I want to work on adopting as I try to get and stay thin! I’m sure at the end of these 13 days, we’ll all be healthier and thinner. Right? Ha!Unfortunately, “Thin Habits” doesn’t have the nifty alliteration that “Thin Thoughts” has. Oh well.
Thin Habit #1
Stop Using Food As a Way to Cope with Stress
This is one of my biggest (if not THE biggest) issue that I’m dealing with now. It’s always been a problem, but it’s really magnified now as I’m adjusting to having a newborn again. Every time Isaac starts to cry when I lay him down for his nap, I go to the pantry to put something in my mouth. If I want to lose weight and keep it off, I really need to stop doing this.
I think I remember Chris (Nathan’s mom) mentioning some trick to overcoming this. It had to do with doing something you didn’t need to think about and was repetitive. Maybe she will elaborate in a comment (hint, hint!). Did you say something about gum? Anyway, I think I’m going to invest in a pack or two. The next time I’m tempted to eat because I feel stressed, I’m going to pop a piece of gum in my mouth instead. Think of the calories that I can save!
Better go, Isaac is crying in his swing. I’ll let you know what gum I plan to us- this would be a good time to buy stock. Their revenues are about to increase!
