If you adopt the right attitude as you sit down to eat, you’ll shed pounds easily. Oftentimes, eating has nothing to do with hunger. It’s emotions that can really drive you to overeat. That’s why putting yourself in the right frame of mind at mealtimes can counter a tendency to overindulgence. To do that, Ferguson recommends repeating the following affirmations before, during, and after each meal :

BEFORE YOU EAT- Consciously say or think, “ I’m not deprived, and I will not feed my stress, anxiety, or fatigue.” This will prepare you to eat a balanced, moderate-size meal.

WHILE YOU EAT – say to yourself, “ I enjoy food and I’m going to slow down and savor every morsel.” Take time to smell your food and feel its textures on your tongue; if you appreciate your food now, you’ll crave less food later.

AFTER YOU EAT – if you’re regularly eating well but yearn for seconds, remind yourself, “ I ate a “balanced meal. I don’t need more. “ repeat the first affirmation, and ask yourself if you’re eating to fill an emotional void.

Everyday in our lives we experience stress. No matter how small or big it is what we call stress. It is easy to be stressed out when things do not happen as what we expect. When we are in stress there are many physical symptoms that happen. Just like headaches, nauseated, and many others.

Feel that pounding headache? Is that stress? Or is that the cumulative effect of stress? Is it just the proverbial straw on the camel’s back?

Stress is like thirst. By the time your body says, “Hey, I’m thirsty,” it means that your body is really dehydrated.

Your body puts up with the lack of water for the longest time, before it gets on the phone to your brain screaming: “Get me to the water, will ya?”

Stress is exactly the same. It builds one layer on top of the other. The headache is a sign that you need to stop now. Not tomorrow. Not next week.

You brain needs to get it’s drink of ‘relaxation’ right away.

Your dehydrated brain needs peace and quiet. Re-hydrate your brain today. Stop. Slow down. Take a sip of relaxation. Take two sips.

Feels better already, doesn’t it?