If you are on a diet to lose some weight, keep in mind that stress is an important factor in the way that will lead to success or failure of the diet.

Diet and stress

Stress accompanies the changes in routine, whether good or bad. Our body and mind become accustomed to a state and get them out of that state causes internal stresses that result in stress.

When we begin a diet, we changed our way of life: food, exercise, mindset meals. These changes, though beneficial to their health and quality of life can lead to stress.

And the stress of every day

The stress of starting a diet adds to the stress that we have everyday in our work and home, which leads to the so common “and anxiety”.

What results in a vicious circle in which increased stress involves an increase in the food we eat, so we must work harder to follow the diet and this causes more stress.

And people under stress are likely to take a defeatist attitude and self-pity: eating without hunger, drinking, smoking, etc..

Added to this are studies indicating that people under stress gain weight faster. When a person is stressed, the ¨ ¨ stress hormone (cortisol) is secreted in greater quantity and causes the sensation of hunger.

Cortisol Control

The stress management techniques can lower levels of cortisol, a key to a diet to succeed.

Physical exercise, in addition to burning calories, raising the level of functioning of our metabolism and help keep our figure, also reduce the level of cortisol in the blood.

Relaxation techniques and meditation help to reduce levels of cortisol and stress.

It is essential to be surrounded by people who provide emotional support and where you can download anxieties.