So I’m at the tail end of a part-time MSc, with exams, final assignments and lots of thesis pressure. I’m also experiencing a lot of difficulty with an autoimmune illness as well as poor sleep. I am a stress eater, but with work I’ve done through therapy, I don’t feel guilty about this anymore! I know that as soon as this pressured period has passed, I will go straight back on the weight loss wagon. I don’t beat myself up about it, but I also don’t go too overboard with food.
I’ve lost 10kg so far since January, and I tend to lose about 13kg more before I hit my goal weight. But this month, I am just focused on maintaining as I don’t have the mental energy to think about diet and exercise. When I am stressed I get absolutely useless with food, I cannot think straight about it and hate having to cook or prepare anything. Thankfully, I have a lovely boyfriend who takes care of meals for me and he cooks good healthy meals, so meals are sorted.
But, I need some advice on good snacks as I often get quite hungry and crave something while I am working/studying. The poor sleep and autoimmune flare also make me much more hungry than usual, which is a fairly normal reaction I think.
What are your stress eating snacks that actually leave you feeling fulfilled and fill the gap for a while? I am going to make myself go to the supermarket later and will pick up a few things to get me through exam week!
They do not really have to be low calorie or diet friendly, but just not really unhealthy. I am having a major mental block and I don’t know what to buy!
Does anyone else get this kind of mental block with food when they are stressed? A few years ago when I had a severe period of depression I would go to the supermarket and just not know what to buy, it was so difficult to think of what or how to cook. I’m obviously not that severe now, but I’m really struggling to think clearly about food. I recognise that this will pass, but it would be great to hear other people’s experiences and how you manage it?
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