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Hi, I'm Tina!

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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Good morning! :mrgreen:

This morning, I enjoyed such a yummy breakfast: blueberry-coconut oats. Mmm! Love ’em! The shredded coconut was a really fun addition. I forgot about how much I love adding it to oats.

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In the mix:

  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup oat bran
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
  • Shredded coconut

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With breakfast, I also sipped on a deliciously creamy iced non-fat latte.

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So good! :mrgreen:

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Stress-Related Eating

After I wrote yesterday’s lunch post, I starting thinking about my stress-related eating. I don’t deal with stress well at all. It’s actually sort of a disaster when it gets really bad. 😕 I work in front of a computer most of the time, so when I started to feel stressed, food always seems to comfort me while I type away.

Stress-related eating wasn’t really a problem for me until recently. The more stressed I get, the more I eat, and lately I’ve started to feel out-of-control when it comes to my emotions and the food that I consume. To be honest, it hasn’t been pretty.

At my check-in yesterday, I briefly talked with Tara, my trainer, about my stress-related eating. We chatted and came up with a few ideas to help better manage it:

  • Step away from the computer: Go for a walk, clean a room in your house, paint your nails. Do something besides going into the kitchen.
  • Take a deep breath: Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and meditate for a minute or two. The slow breathing will help relax you.
  • Drink some water: Sometimes I mistake thirst for hunger, so chugging down some H20 sometimes does the trick.
  • Chomp on veggies: If you want “mouth satisfaction,” eat veggie crudites. Tara says “she’s never seen anyone gain weight from eating too many vegetables!”

These are all great ideas that I will definitely try to incorporate into my life, but I think even just being more conscious of what I am doing will help me put on the brakes when I feel stressed and out-of-control with what I am putting into my mouth.

Question of the Day

Do you struggle with stress-related eating? How do you deal with it?

P.S. Don’t forget about my chia seed and cupcake aisle promotions. Lots of good deals! 😉 And, it’s Free Pastry Day at Starbucks!

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