Are you a comfort eater? Many overweight people use food as a form of medication for anxiety and stress – when you’re stuffed with food, you anesthetize yourself against stress.
Although this works to help to control stress in the short term, it’s not a long term solution: soon you’re even more stressed because of all the weight you’ve packed on.
Hormones released when you’re stress make you hungry, as “Can Stress Cause Weight Gain?” reveals.
So how do you break the stress pattern, and avoid gaining weight?
“Can Stress Cause Weight Gain?” recommends:
1. Exercise. This is the best stress-buster — and also happens to be good for you in lots of other ways. “It not only burns calories, when you move your body, even with a simple activity such as walking, you begin to produce a cascade of biochemicals, at least some of which counter the negative effects of stress hormones — as well as control insulin and sugar levels,” says Talbott.
2. Eat a balanced diet — and never skip a meal..
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Read the rest of the article if you’re under stress.
You don’t need the added stress of extra weight – you CAN lose weight, even if you’re stressed.
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