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Stress Kills Healthy Diets

Stressed by the 'upper class' at school? Stress can contribute to weight gain....and attitude. Stress can kill even the most healthiest of diets.

Long ago when I was in high school....there were these people that were called Cheerleaders and Sports Jocks. I believe that most adults are full of it because the teachers and school leaders encouraged everyone to look up to the Cheerleaders and Sports Jocks. And as much as I dislike mentioning this - the only nice Cheerleader that I ever met was one that wanted my vote before election day.

There was this one girl who was running for Cheerleader again - and she came up to me oozing with sweetness, telling me that I was her best friend - that she really liked me and that ...oh yeah, that she wanted me to vote for her.

Well, I did. And after she won, she passed me in the hall and I excitedly greeted her and she just walked on by - her eyes fixed like some zombie. And Sky - well, she learned a BIG lesson in life. And that lesson really hurt and it has stuck with me forever.

Personally, I believe that school officials are a bit nutsy-coo-coo when it comes to sporting events because if they were really smart - they would allow EVERYONE who wanted to be a cheerleader or a sport's dude play. All the parents, friends and family would come to see the games - and the school would benefit from the revenue and the students would gain an experience to remember.

Sad but so - sporting events are much like the Stage of Life. There are leaders that we like to look up to there are leaders that we like to follow there are leaders that we like to lead us. And we don't like it when our peers do us wrong. It hurts it taints our trust. And it creates stress.

Did you know that stress can actually lead to weight gain?

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