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18-01-2008, 02:42 AM
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PTSD seems to be good weight control for me as well and helps me to stay in shape. It's not that I don't eat, it's just that I get hyper when I'm stressed and then I can't stop moving so I walk, lift weights, ride my bycicle, and run laps on my stairwell. I've had people accuse me of being anorexic when in reality I eat like a pig to maintain a healthy body weight so I won't lose strength. Then when my stress level goes down and I exercise less I've got to ratchet down my eating habits. It's not easy to manage or stay in the same size clothes. |
18-01-2008, 11:25 PM
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To be honest, the only positive thing from a several month long stretch of depression is the weight loss. I eat when I get anxious, so weight gain is more of my problem. I usually drop 30-40 lbs when a major depression hits, but it doesn't happen as frequently as it used to. I just get the insomnia now. Lucky me!! (joking) |
19-01-2008, 02:14 AM
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OH how I wish I lost my appetite when depressed, scared, anxious or just down right messed up. I don't! I eat and eat and eat--mostly chocolate! Stress makes it even worse.
When Grama is happy, Gram is thin and .looks prety dam good for a Grama, BUT when Grama is depressed, well, Grama gets fat, sloppy,etc. She just turns into a mess.
Just more fun stuff to deal with YIPPEE |
19-01-2008, 03:16 AM
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So does this mean that the 14 oz bag of M&M's that I have consumed in the past 2 days means I might be stressed a little?????? LOL!!!! Yup and they were the peanut ones. YUMMY!!!! |
19-01-2008, 06:57 AM
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Eating those over a 2 day period only proves 1 thing YOU, my dear, are a rookie. That bag of candy should have been consumed within 2 hours of entering your home! LMAO  |
19-01-2008, 07:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grama-Herc  That bag of candy should have been consumed within 2 hours of entering your home! LMAO | Touche! Well said! |
20-01-2008, 02:26 AM
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Well Nicolette, do you concede to being the rookie?
I am still LMAO over this. I use to always say that chocolate did not have an expiration date--it had an expiration time---That time was 30 minutes after entering the house! ! !
Love ya--hugs---Grama Herc |
20-01-2008, 03:44 AM
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LMAO.........OMG I am laughing so hard. Rookie....LMAO!!!!!! |
20-01-2008, 07:03 AM
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My family has chocolate-dar. Anyone can walk into the house with something healthy...no one notices. Anyone walks into the house with chocolate...OMG! it's like it sends out signals or pheromones or something. The whole crew (myself included) comes running.
I got two boxes of chocolates fro Xmas this year. I put them under the tree to see how long they lasted. I was really impressed with my family's restraint-as long as they were sealed. Once the seals came off, both boxes were demolished in about 15 minutes. Not even close to a record for this crew!
I think on our family crest is says Tergum a chocolate quod nemo gets vulnero!. That's Latin for 'Back away from the chocolate and no one gets hurt!'
Lisa |
20-01-2008, 11:01 AM
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OMG How funny this is getting I love it, BUT, I had finally gotten that "chocolate monkey" off my back and now I am willing to crawl to the store thru rain and snow for 1 piece of the dam stuff.
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