Since Leslie threatened in her last post to come over us if we don’t post, I think I’d better get in gear! ;)  Maybe you read my post about this topic at the jix message board. About one month ago I got serious back problems. It hurt so bad that I had to see an orthopaedist. Thankfully, it’s not what I was afraid of (arthrosis), only cramped muscles and a lack of muscles in my back and tummy. The doctor said I had to build up more muscles, so I finally gave in and signed up with a fitness center, though I hate to go to the Mucki-Bude (muscle-hut), as we call it here. Ever since then I’ve been a very diligent girl. I do my workout three times a week (otherwise my back will drive me crazy).   About two month ago I made the solution to improve my health and change my lifestyle. Of course it had a lot to do with the fact that I needed to lose about 23 kg … So far, I lost about 4 kg, +/- 500g, it changes from day to day. There has been no significant weight loss since I joined the fitness center, but I seemed to have turned fat into muscles. When I started, I had 42 % fat on my bones, now it’s only 39,5%.   This week, I’m doing really poor with my new eating habits. I am supposed to have a week of vacation, but in fact I’m back to the office at least once a day for 2-5 hours (long story!). I’m so frustrated about that that I eat whatever I can lay my hands on. I hope I’ll be back on schedule when I start working again next week. Unfortunately, all my good solutions are gone as soon as I am under pressure. Does anyone know what to do about pressure-eating-attacks?