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Hi.
I work full time as a policy analyst for a Congressional Commission in Washington, DC. The job is often VERY stressful and my average work week is 50 - 60 hours. The keys to getting through my day - I drink peppermint tea and water all day long, constantly. I also hardly ever eat out for lunch. Not only would there be problems with cafeteria greese and all the other stuff we find when eating out, it's just too damn expensive in this city. Almost every day I eat leftovers that I've brought from home and nuke in the microwave. I cook every night and both hubby and I pack our lunch (me every day, him about half) so my leftovers are generally dinner from the night before - that might be harder though for women with families since more food is consumed - cooking for 2 generally leaves more leftovers. I also bring snacks that I know are safe and I keep them in my cardenza cabinet. I have individual apple sauce, rice crispee treats, hunny nut cherios, dry mangos and dry papaya. Sometimes if I'm feeling particularly crampy, I'll just munch lightly on the snacks through the day and skip a bigger meal till I'm home. I also eat instant oatmeal every morning at work for breakfast (yummy - comfort food). It also helps LOTS that I am almost always within easy access to a bathroom. When I'm writing reports or working on other research stuff, I can leave my desk whenever I want and the bathroom's right around the corner. On days I have big meetings, if I'm worried about my access to the bathroom, I do often pop an immodium in the morning and that helps.
Good luck to you with this and hope my hints are helpful.
Min

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