Must find a better way to cope with stress

I admit it: I'm a stress eater. I know this about myself and try to compensate whenever possible.

Today, I failed miserably. I told myself I wouldn't eat my way through a stressful evening at work — but I did it anyway.

I know there are other ways to deal with stress: Take a walk ... phone a friend ... take a stretching break ... run to a quiet place and let out a scream ... :D

But when you don't feel like you can leave your desk for longer than it takes to hit the bathroom, it's rather difficult to do any of those things. Much easier to snack.

Except it's not better for my waistline — and I've decided that the status quo is not working. After realizing a couple of posts ago that I've basically maintained my weight for a year (down about 50 but with about 20 left to get to goal), I've been trying to come up with ways to shake things up a bit.

One way would be to come up with suitable alternatives to stress-eating. Any of you out there have any ideas on how to stop snacking when I'm stressed out but feel obligated to stay at my desk, plowing through a pile of pages?

It might not look like much

Believe me, I know this looks like poo on toast ... but it's really rather tasty.

What is it, you ask? I've been calling it pumpkin pie, but it's more like pumpkin pie filling on a reduced-fat graham cracker. And it's really simple to make — you might say it's as easy as pie! :D

I wish I could recall where I found the recipe, but it's been so long that I don't remember. It just popped up on my computer screen when I opened "Stickies" and I thought, "I wanted to try this." Since I had pumpkin leftover from the carrot-pumpkin cupcakes I made last weekend, I figured there was no time like the present.

Here's the recipe:

1 cup canned pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 cup FF vanilla yogurt
1 packet Splenda
cinnamon and ginger to taste

Mix everything together and chill until very cold. Enjoy!

I decided to enjoy mine with some reduced-fat graham crackers. The first batch I made, I crumbled graham crackers into the bowl and ate it with a spoon. This time, I spread some on the cracker squares.

Either way, it's a pretty good snack — and low in WW Points, too. The filling isn't even 2 Points (pumpkin is 1, the yogurt should be less than 1); and two whole graham crackers (RF) have just 2 Points.