tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392953914136595057.post5743659421681116520..comments2024-03-03T12:55:01.528-06:00Comments on Living a Changed Life: The Great Labyrinth of Weight LossJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892127893025704154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392953914136595057.post-65310785323751957672012-01-25T07:52:16.435-06:002012-01-25T07:52:16.435-06:00Good suggestions . . . thanks so much!Good suggestions . . . thanks so much!Leigh-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821936226746380073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392953914136595057.post-30278527801117181852012-01-24T14:46:27.505-06:002012-01-24T14:46:27.505-06:00When I was a commuter, I really struggled with the...When I was a commuter, I really struggled with the drive home from my stressful job! I'd stop at a coffee shop for a latte, or a drive-thru for fries, or a gas station and grab a candy bar. My drive home was all of 15 minutes- there was NO WAY I'd starve before I got home. But I "needed" it to calm down or reward myself after a hard day (and in my job, every day is a hard day when the FBI can knock on your door when you make a mistake!).<br /><br />So that said, I decided to always have a drink in the car - a soda that was a "zero", or a bottle of water. <br /><br />Then I decided to save money AND stress and started taking the bus. It was about a mile to the nearest bus station, and I walked through a beautiful oak-shaded dirt road by a lake. What a beautiful way to start AND end my day? The extra walking got me relaxed and got out the stress on the way home from work. And sitting on the bus reading let me relax. While I never THOUGHT I stressed out in traffic, it was SO nice to just read, or catch up with a friend talking on the phone. <br /><br />And I was saving money and the planet by not driving! :) <br /><br />It may be an extreme solution, but it worked for me! Now, I keep a small protien bar in the car and a gallon of water, if I get the munchies, but I find that time on the bus broke that habit.-J.D. Humenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086704419701940067noreply@blogger.com