Merry Stressful Christmas!

Life on its own can be   is stressful. Add in the expectation of a perfect Christmas, decorating, gifts under the tree for everyone, gifts to ship to those long distance, gifts for the unexpected givers, multiple family parties on the actual day, cooking for the masses, baking for the masses, kids recitals, sporting events, and parties and the stress begins to mount.  Then we begin to think about what the gifts, the food, the parties will cost us, come January, when the bills come in and the weight we gained from all the Holiday party foods and we have...

***** THE PERFECT STORM *****

In 1999 I was in a similar situation. Many things around me were changing: marital status, new home, lost 2 dogs, no money, I moved, and I went back to school.  My therapist told me, "if you add one more stress inducing situation, I'll shoot you" LOL - I was young and dumb back then, so I took a job 45 minutes away from the university. :-)  I also moved away from the therapist.  I survived, but I also surged to over 200 pounds. Those 60 extra pounds were horrible, took a great toll on my health and were so difficult to shed. It wasn't until 2007 when I was able to finally drop those stress induced pounds (55) and keep them off.

I'll be doing a series of posts on stress and weight management as we head into the new year. Join me, and share with your friends!  I want my story and success to help inspire and encourage others to get behind the wheel, take control and to begin improving their own lives, just as my life and health have improved.

In today's 

world  it is so easy

 to become overly stressed,  

chronically stressed, and it has 

MANY horrible effects. 

 I've heard some say, "you can't get rid of the stress."  

But what if you can eliminate some, control some, and change 

the way you see the rest?

Stress levels have become such a HUGE issue in the American society 

that our health is now being effected.

As we finish out 2011 and drive like there is no tomorrow toward 2012, 

I would like to take a look at STRESS

and how, with help,

nutritional support,

and determination

we can control IT!

Merry Christmas!

If you've got the Drive, we've got the Vehicle!

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