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Handle Stress without Turning to Food

Although feeling physically, emotionally, and/ or mentally exhausted and stressed may seem inevitable, using food to handle these feelings will negatively impact your health.

Using caffeine or energy drinks and/or eating mindlessly to "stay awake" will cause unwanted short-term and long-term effects. In the short term, caffine and sugary snacks can result in a rush that leads to a crash or fatigue. In the long-term, eating mindlessly can lead to weight gain.

Develop stress management skills to protect your overall health and well-being.

Get 7 - 8 hours of sleep each night. Consistent sleep patterns are part of a healthy lifestyle that can prevent exhaustion and help to regulate your hunger/fullness cues.

Maintaining hobbies can help to keep your life in balance and minimize your reliance on food to handle the pressure of college.

Consider these options:

  • Join a club sport
  • Try scrapbooking, painting, or drawing
  • Try an Informal Class
  • Run by Town Lake
  • Take a nap
  • Volunteer
  • Ride a bike
  • Join an on-campus organization
  • Intramural sports
  • Go bowling
  • Plan a weekend get-a-way to unwind with friends
For more information on stress management, click here.


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