(Snippets from the frontline)
COVID-19: The coffee table of enticement
As coronavirus rules evolved and increased, and the threat of viral spread became ubiquitous, anxiety and stress levels escalated while dietary restrictions fizzled even for the most self-disciplined people.
My wife and I are very healthy: Shopping organic, exercising regularly, and rarely snacking. Once we were forced to change normal activity, personal control and restrictions went to pot (not CBD or THC).
Added to the anxiety and stress was working at home, shopping every two weeks instead of one, and even avoiding friends and neighbors. The best thing to do: Eat.
We turned to our vices: Zingers, cookies, and lots of chocolate. The stash on the coffee table in front of the TV became a source of enticement, and instead of “flattening the curve” we were “fattening the curve.”
After two weeks and noticing tighter pants and increasing weight (but of course settling into a less stressful routine) we started to exercise more cutting out sweets. Pants fit better, and the scale decreased.
We’re now safely in it for the long run.
COVID-19 can kill you. So can anxiety and stress that goes along with it.
Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.
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