Introduction
Our life today is so fast and full of so many problems that stress has become a common part of our life. But you may not know one thing that your sudden weight gain can also be due to stress. Being under constant stress can increase your weight. If you are also noticing that you are taking a right diet, eating good food and doing regular exercises but still your weight is not reducing then the reason for this could also be your restricted stress. So come here, we will tell you how stress affects your body and what role it plays in increasing your weight and how we can control it effectively.
Why does taking stress increase weight?
1. Cortisol: the stress hormone
Whenever you are under stress, your body releases a hormone called cortisol hormone. This may be useful for you for some time, but when stress persists, cortisol levels can also remain high for a long time, such as:
your hunger is increasing
Your mind starts craving for sweet and tasty food
In this, you especially notice that fat gets deposited around your stomach.
2. Emotional eating
You will notice that most of the time if any person is under stress then he takes the help of food to reduce his stress. This happens because of:
overeating
junk food habit
eat even when you don’t feel hungry
3. Bad sleep
When you are stressed, you are not able to sleep well because stress increases your sleep significantly, due to which you get poor amount of sleep or you have problems with sleeplessness. Due to this, a hormone gets imbalanced in your body whose name is hunger hormone (ghrelin and leptin), due to which:
hungry all day long
eating more calories
4. stop exercising
Mostly it has been found that during extreme stress people lose interest in doing work and stop doing it. In such a situation people even stop doing their workout. In this, when you stop doing your workout then your metabolism slows down due to which your body does not burn many calories.
Ways to keep your weight under control and reduce stress
1. Mindful dieting
Eat your food carefully and slowly and comfortably. And remember not to watch TV or use mobile while eating. This is an important point for you. And never eat food like this. Eat your food only when you are hungry and stop eating when your stomach is full.
2. Take care of your sleep
Always take complete sleep, your sleep should be of 7-9 hours, a good sleep is very important for you and a good sleep controls your cortisol and along with it your metabolism also remains under control.
3. Adopt activities that remove stress
In this stress-filled life, take out just a few minutes of the day for yourself:
- yoga or meditation
- going for a walk
- take deep breath
- listening to music or writing a journal
4. Be active physically
If you want to reduce your weight then the best way for that would be exercise. You do not need to go to any gym or place to reduce your weight, rather it is better to – Stay at home and do some activities like walking, dancing at home or adopt any small workout routine
5. Consume less caffeine or sugar
When you consume something spicy like – too much tea, coffee or any other spicy food, then due to these things your body feels heavy and tired. Due to this reason your stress increases.
6. Talk openly
When you do not share your problems with anyone, your stress keeps increasing even more, so instead of keeping your problems to yourself, you should share your problems with one of your family members, one of your friends or with your therapist. And along with this, social support also helps you a lot in maintaining your mental balance.
Conclusion: Deep relation between mind and body
Stress is not only your mental problem but it can also be the cause of your physical problem. Especially when it comes to increasing your weight. That is why you should not sit quietly and adopt some remedy daily and by doing this keep both your mind and body healthy.