Tight work deadlines, financial condition deteriorated, to a less harmonious social relationships are factors that cause stress are dominant today.
For those of you who are dieting in order to lose weight, of course it can be a challenge because of the stress can be the main enemy in your diet program. Why is that?
Stress is the body's response to physical, emotional or behavior to something that bothers you or upset your balance in many ways. Stress can cause adverse effects on diet and your weight.
Ironically again, stress is one of the risk factors for heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. When you're under stress, then a stress hormone, cortisol ie, will be released and affect the release of a variety of other hormones.
In general, stress can affect your weight through:
Metabolic disorders
High levels of cortisol can also make the body's metabolism slows down, thus burning calories in the body is reduced. Of course this will affect the results of a diet and make your weight loss more difficult to get off, even will tend to rise.
Emotional Eating
Stress can trigger emotional eating. A form of expression which is channeled to the flood of overeating way that feelings became calmer. If that is consumed unhealthy foods (fatty, sweet, too salty), then these habits can lead to weight gain.
Increase fat deposits
According to one study, the stress associated with the accumulation of fat in the body. The hormone cortisol is suspected as the cause. These hormones can evoke feelings of hunger and stress make people overeat. As a result, the fat in the body is greatly increased.
In addition to weight gain, fat deposition is also potentially lead to heart disease and stroke. Other studies also support these findings and said that too much fat can damage your metabolism system.
Blood sugar
Prolonged stress also affects your blood sugar levels, especially if you are addicted to sugary foods. If it lasts for a long time then it can cause the body to become resistant to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar in the body, so it can trigger the disease.
Relieve Stress & Get Ideal Body Weight
Well, after knowing how big the impact of stress on your diet, also on your health, they begin to relieve your stress. Many ways to relieve stress.
Regular exercise, proper nutrition, and adequate sleep is an integral component of stress reduction and weight. Start exercising regularly every day, then choose healthy foods every time you stress.
If you want to eat candy or ice cream, try changing your selection on low-fat yogurt with fresh fruit topping for example. And most importantly, adequate and quality sleep.
This is an effective way to relieve stress and help you to lose weight. Congratulations on a diet!