 Allergies [35]
Allergy is a disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy.
Antidepressants [36]
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia.
Arthritis [7]
Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body.
Cancer [36]
Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth
Cardio & Blood [20]
Risk factors for heart disease: infections
Cholesterol [1]
A fat-like substance called a lipid. It is used to build cell membranes, hormones and bile acids
Diabetes [15]
The inability of the body to produce, or the inability to metabolize, the human hormone insulin; Diabetes insipidus, usually a disorder of the ...
Epilepsy [2]
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures
Gastrointestinal [1]
The digestive tract is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food...
General Health [144]
The infant, child or young person?s current health condition
Herbal [36]
Herbal tea, herbal medicine
Hormonal [20]
Hormones - Proteins produced by organs of the body that trigger activity in other locations.
Men's Health [1]
For men on fitness, health, sex, caree
Pain relief [36]
Pain management is the medical discipline concerned with the relief of pain.
Skin care [36]
The skin is the outer covering of the body
Weight Loss [36]
Loss of body weight by dieting or due to various easting disorders or medical conditions.
Women's Health [36]
Find information on women's health issues, and lifestyle at the Women's Health
Awaiting moderation 1845 Article |
End emotion-driven eating: she biked away from bingeing END EMOTION-DRIVEN EATING: SHE BIKED AWAY FROM BINGEING
Joanie Morris knows all too well what loneliness can do to her appetite and her waistline.
In September 1996, Joanie, then a regional manager for a national health-care company, had to leave behind her family in ^ Melbourne, Florida, for a 1 -year job assignment at company head-^ quarters, 1,000 miles away. Every evening, while her coworkers were Q enjoying the company of family and friends, she'd sit by herself in § the small apartment that her employer had provided. She'd read g and watch television until about 7:30, when she'd call her husband i§ ; and daughter back in Melbourne.
"Usually, after I hung up the phone, I'd just sit and cry," Joanie recalls. "I missed my family so much. I could see them only on weekends—and not every weekend, at that. It was incredibly lonely."
For comfort, she began treating herself to dinner at a little Italian restaurant next to her apartment building. "My apartment had a kitchen, but I thought that going out was easier," she explains. "I'd eat a snack when I got home from work, then walk over to the restaurant after talking to my family." Needless to say, she got to know the menu very well. "I especially loved the large pasta dishes with creamy, cheesy sauces," she says. After dinner, she'd return to her apartment, where she'd help herself to a bowl of ice cream and some cookies.
While this ritual made Joanie feel better, it also took a toll on her figure. In just 3 to 4 months, she gained 20 pounds. "On one of my weekend trips home, a friend of mine said to me, 'You may not like your job, but you sure must like the food,'" she recalls. "I was mortified. When I stepped on the scale, it read 142 pounds. I had never weighed that much—except when I was pregnant."
As she headed back to her job in January 1997, Joanie resolved to start a new after-work routine that would put an end to her nightly binges and help her slim down. As soon as she arrived at her apartment, she'd change her clothing and head straight for her apartment building's fitness room. There, she'd put in an hour on the treadmill and exercise bike while watching the evening
news. Then, she'd return to her apartment, shower, and call her family.
"Even though I was exercising to lose weight, I noticed that I felt better, too," Joanie says. "The physical activity seemed to lift my sadness and even out my moods."
Joanie also cut back on her nightly forays to the Italian restaurant next door, instead stocking her kitchen with healthy staple ingredients for fast ajid easy dinners.
Between her improved eating habits and her nightly exercise routine, Joanie was able to get rid of the 20 pounds that she had gained, plus a few more. She returned home at the end of her job assignment weighing 119 pounds, where she's stayed ever since.
"I was determined to slim down by the time my assignment was over, and I did," says Joanie, now a 41-year-old full-time mom. "I think that exercising made the difference. It helped me emotionally as well as physically."
WINNING ACTION
Boost your mood without food. Feeling blue? Instead of heading for the fridge, lace on your sneakers for a few minutes of physical activity. Research has shown that exercise can improve your mood by triggering the release of endorphins, opiate-like brain chemicals that can make you feel good all over. You'll avoid a binge, and you'll burn some calories to boot.
*76\89\8*
Weight Loss
«Buy Generic Cialis»
 Print
Viewed: 111
| Keywords for this page: End emotion-driven eating: she biked away from bingeing |
|
|
Fresh materia
Treatment of endometriosis: danazol