Our Food Lifestyle

Does Stress make us fat?

September 12, 2018

We all know what makes us fat: eating more in calories than we burn off in energy. But though this is true, it doesn’t answer the more interesting question – why do we overeat in the first place?

Why do I sometimes feel compelled to eat that bit of cake or bar of chocolate although I know I am going to regret it a few minutes later?

Is it just greed – or is something else going on?

Although self-control is important, there is mounting evidence that stress plays a significant part in weight gain.

Chronic stress disrupts our sleep and our blood sugar levels. This leads to increased hunger and comfort eating.

And that then leads to further disrupted sleep, even higher levels of stress and even more disrupted blood sugars. In time, this can lead not only to unhealthy levels of body fat, but also to type-2 diabetes.

Our glucose levels rise when we eat and, in a sound individual such as myself, they rapidly come back to typical. On the day when I was in effect purposely focused on, my glucose levels took three hours to come back to typical – somewhere in the range of six times longer than on a past, calm day.

The reason this happens is that when you are stressed on, your body goes into “battle or flight” mode.

Your body thinks it is under assault and discharges glucose into your blood to give vitality to your muscles.

Breathe stress away!!

Let’s Eat Right!?

January 12, 2010

If you’re overweight, you are not a bad person. You’re simply overweight. But it’s

important to lose the extra pounds so you’ll look good, feel healthier and
develop a sense of pride and self-esteem. Once you’ve lost the fat, you’ll need
to maintain your weight.

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Most people pack on those extra pounds by eating the wrong things. Changing these
poor eating habits is the key to long-term success. Knowledge – along with the
right food – is the key.

-> Each one of us is

born with a certain number of fat cells. How many of these fat cells you possess
depends on your genetics. That
doesn’t mean you’re doomed to be fat once you put on extra pounds. It is possible
to shrink fat cells. That’s what happens when you lose weight. You burn up the
fat stored in those big fat cells. Think of them as balloons. Burning off the
fat inside them has the save effect as letting the air out of a balloon.

A good weight loss program requires a certain amount of intake restriction – the
consumption of fewer calories. You burn off the fat by eating less fat and
becoming more active. To guarantee a lifetime of weight-control success, you have to change the type of foods you eat, so that you ingest less fat and still get the vitamins,
minerals, trace elements, protein, fat and carbohydrates your body needs to
thrive.

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