Next time the urge to stress eat strikes, try a simple yogic breathing technique. Inhale deeply for four counts, hold your breath for seven counts, and exhale for eight counts, then repeat for four cycles. The exercise gives you a minute to pause and regroup, as well as turn off your body’s fight or flight response so you feel less stressed, says meditation teacher and massage therapist Kathleen Lisson, CMT, CLT. Once you’re calm, eating a chocolate bar might not feel like the most important thing in the world.
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