When stressful situations occur in our lives, we often start eating, usually unhealthy and very calorie meals. Sooner or later so "eating stress" will make us chubby sides or "tire" hated by everyone. These are situations in which a lot of stress is not able to translate, a compressed stomach makes them eat "reasonably" and although at first their weight "flies" downwards, soon they will also start to gain kilos.
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Stressed body
Many of us associate stress only with situations that for some reason disrupt the normal rhythm of our lives, e.g. loss of a job, difficult exam, interview, quarrel with someone connecting or waiting for some information that affects our further life. Meanwhile, our body reacts in a similar way when we get sick, sleep too little, eat a little, and even when we exercise too hard and for too long, although in these cases you can not feel mental stress.
It starts with cortisol
A large amount of cortisol-stress hormone is released in a stressed body. When our body is functioning properly, the largest amount of cortisol is produced in the morning just after waking up. Then he gives us the so-called kick and mobilize to action for the rest of the day, then its level gradually decreases so that we can sleep peacefully in the evening. When the increase in cortisol levels is associated with chronic stress, and our body is constantly preparing to fight, we eventually have to suffer the consequences, one of them is just gaining weight.
Fight or run
Stress causes that our body immediately prepares for fight or flight and this is where cortisol plays its role. It is thanks to him that the level of glucose increases, which is designed to strengthen the strength of our muscles, narrow the blood vessels and increase blood pressure. During this time, the immune system is inhibited and the ability to analyze and logical thinking decreases. Stress causes that our body sets itself the goal of preparing us to act by providing the right dose of energy, we must have the strength to fight or escape from the enemy.
Illusory beginnings
Initially, due to stress hormone accumulated in our body fat is broken down so as to provide us with the right dose of energy as soon as possible. During this time, our appetite also usually decreases. Therefore, when we are dealing with strong stress, we do not even want our favorite dishes. It can also be a moment when our weight "falls". Unfortunately, in a stressful situation, the body is much less able to burn calories, and released in response to increasing glucose levels, large amounts of insulin cause fat storage. What is worse, the sensitivity of our tissues to insulin is weakened, which in turn can lead to the formation of hyperinsulinism and promote the accumulation of fat tissue while hindering its burning.
A moment of peace
As soon as the stressful situation passes, the appetite returns to normal, and sometimes even increases significantly, unfortunately at the same time our energy demand decreases, and its surplus is deposited in the form of belly and belly.
Cortisol tire
Increased cortisol levels are conducive to the development of so-called abdominal obesity, and all because the adipose tissue located on our torso has more cortisol receptors, which causes the accumulation of adipose tissue in this region. The constantly high insulin level that blocks its burning doesn't help us either.
Chronic stress
If the stress that accompanies us is chronic, the level of cortisol remains high in our body at all times, so we still have elevated glucose levels and the pancreas mobilized to work produces huge amounts of insulin. What's more, continuous life under stress makes the body constantly prepared for battle eventually lose strength. Inhibiting the immune system means that we are more likely to get infections of all kinds. To rebuild energy lost in constant readiness, we increase the consumption of highly processed, caloric meals, at the same time in response to the accompanying fatigue, reducing our physical activity. Stressed body, however, constantly strives to secure the right amount of energy that it can use at the time of danger, which is why it constantly accumulates it in the form of fat tissue.
Our body similarly reacts to both a typical stressful situation and excessive exercise, starving or insufficient sleep, each of these situations starts an avalanche of chemical reactions, which each time leads to the storage of energy in the form of fat. So if we want to maintain a perfect figure or lose some weight, we must remember to do it sensibly, maintaining moderation and regularity. Sudden introduction of intensive exercises or drastic reduction of consumed meals very often brings the opposite effect to the intended one.