The cruel irony is that the foods eaten as a result of stress can cause extra stress and that most dieting methods give people yet more stress! It?s most definitely a vicious circle ? one that leads to long-term weight gain.
Add to this the other stresses experienced in daily life (which people seem to have more of these days) and the negative result is further compounded. While losing excess weight should be a simple matter of just eating healthily and being more active, it has to be taken into account that people are flesh-and-blood human beings, not machines. People have feelings and respond to events in their lives as living, 'feeling' beings, a fact that seems to be frequently overlooked by most ?diet creators?.
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If you?ve been unsuccessful in achieving and maintaining weight loss in the past, it could, very easily, be attributed to stress. Knowing this however, means that you have a fantastic opportunity to make some positive changes to reduce your stress levels ? and you may just find that your weight loss pretty much takes care of itself after that.
To start with try the following:
1. Determine if you are actually stressed. Do you have any of the following stress-related symptoms: Interrupted sleep, insomnia, lethargy, depression, mood swings, low self-esteem, anxiety, heart palpitations, unusual eating patterns, food cravings, weight gain, indigestion, high blood pressure, irritable bowel, diarrhoea, headaches, skin problems, feeling run down, susceptibility to colds and infections, muscle tension, aches and pains (in the chest, shoulders, neck and back), poor concentration, poor memory, a tendency to dwell on certain issues. (If you?re experiencing three or more, the chances are your stress levels are actually quite high.) 2. Vow never to go on another ?diet? again. Take the pressure off yourself and instead make the small effort needed to try simple, yet positive eating and lifestyle changes. 3. Identify what causes you stress. Be assertive and proactive and make changes wherever you can. (Remind yourself that your health and wellbeing is too important not to deal with your stress.) 4. Have faith that reducing your stress will help you to achieve your weight management goals. 5. Relax, chill out and smile ? because you?re taking back control :-)
Della David (Weight Management Coach)
