HH566: Encore Presentation-Stress: Promotes Weight Gain!
Today, I want to share with you how stress actually contributes to weight gain.
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Transcript
Welcome back to another episode of health hacks
Melissa Deally:as I continue talking about stress and how it impacts our
Melissa Deally:long term health, even our short term health and our body
Melissa Deally:overall. And today, I want to share with you how stress
Melissa Deally:actually contributes to weight gain, because it can lead to
Melissa Deally:overeating and cravings of unhealthy foods as we're rushing
Melissa Deally:around trying to get everything done, and we need food for
Melissa Deally:energy, and we just grab whatever's fastest, and that can
Melissa Deally:often be sugary treats, chocolate bars, muffins,
Melissa Deally:pastries, cookies, etc, to keep us going in our stressed out
Melissa Deally:day, versus having time to actually sit down and Prepare
Melissa Deally:and enjoy a healthy meal. And this then over time, when we do
Melissa Deally:this day in and day out, results in weight gain, and it will
Melissa Deally:particularly show up around the middle, when the weight gain is
Melissa Deally:due to stress versus other reasons. And so when you see
Melissa Deally:people that have skinny arms and skinny legs and around middle,
Melissa Deally:you can look at them and go, I bet they have a lot of their
Melissa Deally:stress in their lives, and that's what's been a
Melissa Deally:contributing factor to their weight gain. And in another
Melissa Deally:episode, I'm going to talk about the correlation to stress and
Melissa Deally:your digestive system, and then you will further understand this
Melissa Deally:whole concept of stress contributing to weight gain. And
Melissa Deally:so in each episode, I'm sharing steps you can take to count for
Melissa Deally:that. And so one of those is to exercise regularly. Find
Melissa Deally:something that you enjoy doing to move your body, whether it be
Melissa Deally:walking in nature, doing some yoga at a class or on your own
Melissa Deally:at home, is it putting on your favorite playlist for 30 minutes
Melissa Deally:and just dancing it out to your heart's content like you did
Melissa Deally:when you were 13 years old or 14 or 15, because all of these
Melissa Deally:things help to release endorphins, improve your mood,
Melissa Deally:and they get your body moving, they get your heart rate up,
Melissa Deally:they have you burning some calories to counter the
Melissa Deally:additional calories that are being taken in As a result of
Melissa Deally:the stress that's in your life. So just take a moment to stop
Melissa Deally:and think about what do you love to do to move your body, and it
Melissa Deally:can be different from person to person, and make some time in
Melissa Deally:your calendar in order to allow you to do that at the start of
Melissa Deally:your day. Maybe it's in the middle of your day, maybe it's
Melissa Deally:at the end of your day, not too close to bedtime, though,
Melissa Deally:because you don't want to go into too much of a cardio
Melissa Deally:workout at bedtime, because that can raise cortisol levels and
Melissa Deally:negatively impact your sleep. However, you know right after
Melissa Deally:work might be a good time to do that, to release the stresses of
Melissa Deally:the work day and transition into an enjoyable evening with your
Melissa Deally:family. So as I said, think about how you like to move your
Melissa Deally:body. What brings you joy? Try some different things, because
Melissa Deally:maybe you're not even sure it doesn't have to be the standard.
Melissa Deally:I have to go to the gym and work out. It absolutely does not have
Melissa Deally:to be that. Find what works for you and get some exercise in
Melissa Deally:each and every day to help counter the stresses that are
Melissa Deally:happening in your life and counter the weight gain that you
Melissa Deally:might be experiencing as a result of those stresses in your
Melissa Deally:life.
