You …
– Faithfully eat your kale
– Own an impressive collection of yoga pants
– Restrict, deprive and stress out about it all!
Yet, when you hesitantly step on the scale you find yourself wanting to throw it across the room.
Here’s the truth – most women think that stressing out about their weight is the key to losing it, but nope – the opposite is true.
STOP THE BUS! WHAT?!?
YES, you heard me – stress =’s fat gain.
Stress …
– makes you crave everything but the kitchen sink
– deposits belly fat like it’s its job (because it is)
– messes with your hormones
– depletes your willpower
– and seriously compromises your chances of ever achieving your goals.
The thing is that your ancestors needed stress for basic survival – but your body doesn’t know that you aren’t fending off saber-toothed tigers.
So, all of your my thighs are too big or I’ve been staring too long at a phone screen stress feels like a deadly threat – and a threatened body will always prioritize saving your life over digestion, metabolism and healthy hormone production. This was great for your prehistoric Grandma – but it spells disaster for you!
So, what’s a girl to do?
Relax my friend (seriously, relax). It’s time to start loving on, honouring and being unabashedly kind to – YOU!
The best way to do this is through genuine, as opposed to misleading, pleasure.
As you consciously create more pleasure in all areas of your life your body will learn to trust you, she will feel safe and be able to relax ~ and Ta-da, this leads to WEIGHT LOSS!
Are you ready to get started?
Download your Free Guide to Pleasurable Weight Loss for Stressed-Out Moms here to begin (and share with your friends because let’s face it – doing this with support is a lot more fun!) I’m here with you all the way.
References
Gluck, M.E. et al. Cortisol stress response is positively correlated with central obesity in obese women with binge eating disorder (BED) before and after cognitive behavioral treatment. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. December 2004. 1032: 202-207.
Epel, E.S. et al. Stress and body shape: Stress-induced cortisol secretion is consistently greater among women with central fat. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2000. 62: 623-632.
Epel, E. et al. Stress may add bite to appetite in women: a laboratory study of stress-induced cortisol and eating behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology. January 2001. 26(1): 37-49.
Dallman, M.F. et al. Chronic stress and obesity: A new view of “comfort food.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. September 30, 2003. 100(20): 11696-11701.
University of California at San Francisco. Tackling obesity: Exploring the intersection between body and mind. July 2004.
American Psychological Association. Mind/Body Health: Obesity. 2004.