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Relax and lose weight! Did I get your attention?
No, we don't mean to plop down in your recliner and expect to drop the pounds. Actually, the tip is to lower cortisol. The stress hormone cortisol increases appetite and pumps out the command to want sweets and simple carbs—the foods that make insulin spike and then plummet—which leaves you hungrier than ever and messes up your cholesterol. The cortisol "stress fat" goes right to your belly, too. It increases a lot with depression. Some people are more likely to pump out cortisol than others. If you eat more when under stress or feeling blue, you're probably one of them. So this tip might really help you.
Cortisol is the fight or flight hormone, so exercise helps; pumping iron is like "fight" and aerobic exercise is like "flight.” So a little of both helps to turn that appetite for carbs off and burn off that belly. See http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1676.51897
Early morning is the best time to exercise to use cortisol and lower it. See http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1685.52544
Here's the part about relaxing to lose weight: Yoga or meditation or tai chi are ways to lower cortisol levels. If those are too complicated, you can achieve some of the same effect by simply breathing deeply and slowly through your nose while repeating a soothing word like "peace." You can even lower your cortisol levels with a massage or having a good laugh or good sex.
Another method, apparently, is to divide calories throughout the day. One study involved 17 meals! See http://my.webmd.com/content/article/3079.1520
Note that lack of sleep causes cortisol to soar, so get adequate sleep!
So, to sum up:
- Lift weights and do aerobic exercise.
- Exercise some first thing in the morning.
- Try yoga or meditation or relaxation tapes.
- Spread calories throughout the day.
- Laugh, have fun, get a massage, pamper the princess.
- Get eight hours of sleep.
This content was written by staff of HysterSisters.com by non-medical professionals based on discussions, resources and input from other patients for the purpose of patient-to-patient support.
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