weight control and tax week

April 15 is almost here and perhaps this produces a certain anxiety/stress for a number of people who have to come up with some additional bucks to pay into the government. During particularly stressful weeks, I would strongly recommend that everyone that is in a weight losing mode take a step back and think through the concepts of eating and stress. Eating high-caloric food sources may give an immediate "feel-good" sensation, but that is followed by guilt and self-flagellation for "spoiling" your weight loss efforts. Ingesting some high-caloric food source of drinking alcohol will not change your 1040 tax form nor lessen the amount of money you may owe the government. And if you do owe the government money, remember that to replenish your savings, you will need to remain healthy in order to be able to go to work. Losing weight will allow you to be healthier and give you a much better chance of being more work-productive for longer periods of time. Consider weight lifting as an outlet for dissipating negative stress. Even at work, some type of hand squeezing device will allow you to tighten and relax your muscles. Going to that machine at work and getting some high-caloric source will not reduce your stress..it will only add to it.