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How Stress is Keeping you out of your Bathing Suit and 7 ways to solve your problem.

Stress, Metabolism, and Fat Loss

Something that is rarely talked about but makes a massive difference in how your body reacts to exercise is stress. You may be thinking to yourself, why am I  not getting the results I want even though  I am eating a low calorie diet and exercising consistently? 

The answer to that can lie in how well you handle stress and how your body is reacting to it. You see in order to get the most results you have to understand your body. That means paying attention to the small things such as how your body reacts to certain foods all the way to what effects your sleep patterns. 

Did you know that stress can slow down your metabolism and put your body in a state where it burns off your muscle and increases your body fat?  Stress increases a hormone called cortisol.

Cortisol is hormone that during stressful times will affect your thyroid, your blood sugar, and worst of all increase your ABDOMINAL FAT. 

Your goal is probably to lean up your stomach and have a fast working metabolism so you can wear the types of clothes that you want to wear or wear that bathing suit that you want to wear. 

But if you are really stressed out at work or your relationships are rocky or are going through a tough time with your family, you may need to get a handle on your stress in order to start losing that weight and feeling better. 

How to solve your stress problem

In order to solve your problems when it comes to stress and exercise, use stress management techniques. These techniques will not only help you lose weight and inches but also increase the overall quality of your life and happiness. 

• Avoid people who stress you out or talk negatively towards you at all costs. You are better than that you don’t deserve energy vampires. 
• Control your environment. Make sure you are in an environment that is relaxing and conducive to keeping you sane. An example would be don’t go to an area that reminds you of negative experiences you have had in the past. 
• Pay attention to your time management and make sure you are getting the necessary done instead of just staying busy for staying busy sake. 
• Express your emotions to a trustworthy non judgmental friend to get the negative worries out of you. Talking it out always helps.
• Focus on the positive things that are going on in your life and think of all the things that you are grateful for. 
• Budget time to have fun and relax. I am guilty personally on this one. Make sure you plan things out to have fun and get your mind off of the day to day things going on in your life. 
• Sleep at least 6-8 hours a night. 

What is currently stressing you out and what can you do to help alleviate that stress?