Just mentioning the word diet” can send most people into a tail spin … the thought of having to deprive yourself of certain foods is only going to set yourself up for failure before you even begin.
Confused? What has stress got to do with weight loss?
Well I’m going to get a bit technical here but I want you to stick with me because it could very well change your life.
It’s not until you start reducing the acidity in your blood will your body then begin to realize that it no longer needs as much fat to store it.
Consider the example of a woman who is obsessed with losing weight. It’s all she thinks about. Do you think that might create some unneeded stress?
Unfortunately the media has certainly skewed the way many people see themselves. Fashion magazines portray the “perfect’ body as a stick figure so more and more people stress, (both men and women) about how their body should look.
Now this is critical to understand if you hope to lose weight. You can exercise all you like and will your way to a leaner body, but if you do nothing to reduce the acid in your body (aka stress), your attempts to lose weight will be in vain!
I totally agree that our negative perceptions of ourselves can really impact our bodies more than we may realize.
I need to be kinder to myself & my body.
Great post!
I love this fact – also, when you work out, you feel less stressed thus you lose weight that way as well. Great tip again.
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Regarding your post…. Cortisol is the menacing "stress hormone" in our bodies that contributes to weight gain. It has been clinically proven that by reducing stress, the Cortisol levels in our blood also reduce. Too little Cortisol can result in endocrine problems too, so a balance for good health and proper immunity is vital. That's easier said than done, unfortunately. We live in a stressful world and keep chaotic schedules. Couple that with the demands put on us by our work and families and it's no wonder many of us are ticking time bombs.
BUT – I think diet and exercise is critical to managing stress, so don't load up on cheesecake just yet. Although denial is never the best way to go, balance is what you should be striving for. Balance and moderation is how we retrain ourselves into healthier habits that will last a lifetime.
For a little more information on Cortisol, follow this URL to a short but interesting article:http://www.advance-health.com/cortisol.html
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Great post. I was just saying to my Niece over the holiday. "be gentle with yourself".. she's always so manic! I'm sending her this. Thanks a million, Happy Holidays to you and yours. Keri http://www.samwich365.com
Love this. So true too. Also, I just think when women are stressed they tend to eat something bad because they "deserve" the treat. Changing those patterns to healthy things that we deserve…like a long walk, or time to read, or perhaps blogging!:) Holly