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The Crafty Diet

Maintaining, they say, is the worst part of dieting. And, congratulations, if you have gotten that far. I have found however, that maintaining over weight is much easier than maintaining lost weight. For me it's not really the food itself but rather the feelings. If I am moody, I want chocolate. If I am anxious, I want chips.  If the kids drive me crazy I eat bread??? If I am eating alone, I have bigger portions or a second serving. If I had a bad day, I go straight for the ice cream. And if my husband and I go out on a romantic date, we want to try or share everything on the menu.  So really, if I could just be like Spock, with no emotions for a while, I could lose weight. But I don't think technology is that advanced yet. Daily stressors are really the culprit. Recently, I discovered  something both interesting and scientific confirmed by   Dr. Oz and Dr. Henry Cloud .  Both share how stress really affects your body chemistry.  I...