How To Shed The Pounds While Changing Your Lifestyle

Have you tried a number of diets and failed? Maybe even tried some exercise only to find you lose a little weight but it comes straight back again? There's a reason for that, and it happens to be (STRESS) related.

Stress, is not just a mental reaction but a physical condition. When place under stress your body will produce adrenaline but it also produces a hormone called (Cortisol). This hormone is responsible for pumping energy in the form of sugar into the body to fuel the adrenalin rush. Stress is then a natural bodily function designed to help keep us alive and reactive to things going on in the world.

unfortunately there is a negative by-product if you are not using this energy. Stress in the modern world often takes the form of money worries, issues in the office, family problems and much more. The extra blood sugar that is being released has nowhere to go except settle around your stomach to be used later as fat.

Because of this many people are keeping or gaining weight without even realizing it. Of course there are other factors, but stress is one that very few people talk about. Stress however needs to be controlled and fought against such as an unhealthy diet needs to be. It may be the one thing stopping you from losing the pounds you so desperately want to.

Stress and anxiety is in fact a double edged sword. Not only does it produce the excess blood sugars that turn to fat, but it also encourages you to use food as a comfort tool. You may choose chocolatae or fast food for that instant hit that is the culinary equivalent of a warm hug from a loved one.

Eating these foods that are bad for you when you are stressed does not mean you are weak minded. You are just following your biological programming. Tests on rats have shown that under stress organisms naturally engage in pleasure seeking behavior. In particular high calorie food.

Other tests have shown that men who only manage to get four hours of sleep a night have on average a thirty seven percent higher level of Cortisol (the hormone that is responsible for energy-sugar) than those who get a full eight hours? and what is one of the biggest reasons for lack of sleep? Stress!

On top of that it is imperative that you get a good nights sleep when trying to shed the pounds because a deep sleep leads to higher secretions of a natural occurring hormone called (Human Growth Hormone). This protects your muscle mass and it is muscle that helps to maintain a steady burning metabolism.

Of course if you are already stressed the chances are you are not getting enough sleep already and are caught in a vicious circle that is affecting your weight loss.

Stress is a silent killer. We can overcome it by not neglecting ourself. Getting a good peaceful sleep, can happen if we learn to grow spiritually, exercise, drink plenty of fluids, eat a healthy balance diet, think postive, and move forward.

Learning to accept stress and use it to work in a positive way in our life, will help us accomplish our goals.

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