Archive for the "Anxiety & Depression" category

 

3 Ways Anger Can Help You Lose Weight

 

Yes, it’s true…anger can help you lose weight, however read this entire article in order to get the full gist of what I am suggesting here.
Anger is An Emotion Like Any Other
Anger is an often misunderstood emotion. Many are brought up to believe that they should never feel angry or even worse, to [...]

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You’re Never Done Becoming YOU

 

It’s time to wrap up the 15-week series that I’ve been writing for you as my self-experiment with Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program.
If this is your first time reading one of my posts in this series please go back to the introduction where you will not only learn why I willingly offered myself [...]

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Control Your Stress Instead of Eating Over It

 

Is It Worth Dying For? - Robert S. Elliot
So there’s a question for ya - Is it worth dying for? Whatever it is that you’re constantly stressing over in your life… is it really worth dying for?
Stress Kills and… that’s No Fun!
Stress Kills - you’ve heard this before, right? Chronic stress creates more dis-ease in the body than essentially [...]

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Balanced Living through Time Management

 

Here we are at week 13 in my 15-week self-experiment using Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program.
Wow, it feels like I’ve been writing this series forever, but it’s really a good thing that this work is 15 weeks long. If you’ve been a worrier, stressed out, and feeling anxious (and even depressed) for most of [...]

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The Courage to Change (and Lose Weight!)

 

It takes a whole lot of courage to make change in your life; it’s why many people don’t take action to change. Even though things may be very painful - your body could be in pain because of the extra weight and your life may be suffering in many different areas because of this - but [...]

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Are You READY To Change and Lose Weight?

 

Here’s a great topic that has come up at The Fit Shack before and that’s that there’s a big difference between wanting to lose weight and being ready and willing to lose weight.
It’s easy to tell yourself that you want to change but the real test comes when you’re in the moment and have to make those choices [...]

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Why Medicating Your Stress & Anxiety with Food Doesn’t Work

 

We’re at week eleven in my self-experiment with Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program. Just a couple more weeks and I’ll have completed this program although just like any area of self-growth and self-improvement it never really “ends”, but rather when you learn healthy life coping skills then you’re in a position to continue [...]

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Does Obsessive Thinking Drive You to Overeat?

 

So, have you ever engaged in obsessive, scary thinking, telling yourself all kinds of things that got you all worked up, scared, and worried? 
Have you ever found yourself turning to food to try to quell those scary, obsessive thoughts and feelings?
Week 10 - Attacking Anxiety and Depression
Wow, we’re already at week 10 in my 15-week experiment [...]

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