You are at your friends house along with several other buddies and it is getting to be time for your next meal. Your friend decides to order pizza while you are out back chatting with the others. When it arrives the pizza is set out on the counter. You come inside to a counter full of pizza and they look extremely cheesy and they are covered with all your favorite toppings.

The next thing you know you start to justify why you need this pizza and start to contemplate whether you actually should just dive right it. There is a good chance that you will cave into that temptation without any second thoughts.

The Solution

This one can be very hard to deal with. If you go throughout your day seeing what comes your way there is a good chance that something unexpected will pop up. From the previous example you might not have expected that you would be faced with an array of pizzas tormenting your will power. You need to decide at the beginning of the day that everything that you put into your mouth is going to benefit you and bring you closer to your goals.

Pre-plan what you will have throughout the day and if anything deviates from what you had already planned you can easily reject it. You don’t even have a choice to eat anything else during the day because you have already decided that you will eat healthy. Start your day off with a good breakfast and you are on your way to a healthy day.

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Where are these protein fortified candy bars?

Well probably in your kitchen or office under the disguise of some name such as “Deluxe Energy Bar”, “Protein Builder”, or whatever other creative names there might be. Take a look at the 2 bars below:

Bar 1
calories: 250
fat: 5g
carbohydrate: 44g (20g sugar)
protein: 10g

Bar 2
calories: 280
fat: 7g
carbohydrate: 27g (18 g sugar)
protein: 13g

Well aside from the obvious minor variations in the macronutrient contents and total calories, Bar 1 is advertised as a nutrition bar packed with protein, while Bar 2 is known as one of the Snickers brand candy bars. Although not all protein bars are to this extreme they are not far from it. In addition to getting all of that extra fat needed for binding of the bar’s contents, you also get unneeded amounts of sugar which are in almost all protein bars, and most bars do not even contain a great amount of protein in them.

Stay smart, avoid the marketing gimmicks and know what you’re eating!

1. Meditate. 5 to 10 minutes of quiet reflection can bring some relief. If you’re having a stressful day at work, close your door and meditate or go for a quick walk to clear your mind.

2. Exercise. Thirty minutes of physical activity per day helps both body and mind. If you have an hour lunch break at the office, use half of it for a walk or a jog. Make plans with a coworker to do this a few times a week.

3. Hobbies. Take a break and do something you enjoy.

4. Adopt a healthy lifestyle. Get adequate rest, eat right, exercise, limit your use of caffeine and alcohol, and balance work and play.

5. Share your feelings. Don’t try to cope alone. Let friends and family provide support and guidance.

6. Be flexible! Whether you’re at home or at work,
arguing only increases stress. If you feel you’re right, stand your ground, but do so calmly and rationally. Be prepared to make allowances for other people’s opinions and to compromise.

7. Don’t be overly critical. Remember, everyone is unique and has his or her own virtues and shortcomings.

8. Laugh. If you’re laughing, it’s hard to hold on to stress. Your facial muscles get a natural workout that relaxes them.

9. Try Yoga or Tai Chi. Both come with benefits of stress relief, muscle tension relief, improvement in flexibility and joint mobility, while strengthening and toning muscles.

10. Get a Massage. A massage provides deep relaxation and as your muscles in your body relax, so does your overstressed mind.