I wish I had time to do this with you. I am trying to get a double degree and I have two years left. All I read lately is textbooks! I don't mind reading the textbooks, but I don't think everyone else will want to go through books on HTML and JavaScripts.
What I really want to comment on is making alternative choices for stress relief. Because this is where I'm at too. I'm going through a particularly stressful time in my life right now, and I really, really, REALLY want to got to KFC and immerse myself in a bucket of extra crispy! I've literally been dreaming about it for days. I absolutely must find an alternative source for stress management.
I once watched a movie called What the Bleep Do We Know. It was all about how our brains are wired, how we can be addicted to our emotions as well as the behavior for overcoming those emotions. This gets hard wired into our brains. It can be changed, but it takes a steel will. It takes recognizing the behavior (check), recognizing the mental state we're in when we are inclined to apply the behavior (check), stop ourselves from going to the old behavior (um...sometimes) and choosing to instead do the new behavior (which I have yet to discover).
I was considering doing some upper body weight lifting when I can for around 20 minutes to release endorphins, or maybe find some reflexology I can do on my hands that will help alleviate stress. I wonder if that's why people wring their hands when they're stressed...
So, in conclusion, I think reading a good book is an excellent alternative to eating when you're not hungry! (I knew I could get to the point, eventually.)
Georgia
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