Who in here believes with all thier heart.....

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  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    During periods of extreme stress, I lose weight. I know other people who gain weight when they are stressed. I think that it has more to do with what you eat than anything else. When I'm stressed it kills my appetite.

    This study shows that people who have a higher cortisol reaction to stress eat more when stressed than people who don't
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453000000354

    This study found that primates with chronically elevated levels of cortisol but without actual stress did not gain any statistically significant weight
    http://www.jneurosci.org/content/19/6/2356.short

    These studies seem to suggest that cortisol can cause you to want to eat more (stress eating) but will not actually make you gain weight. It is purely the act of consuming too many calories that causes weight gain.

    Basically this...The good news is you have complete control over what goes into your mouth whether you are stressed or not.
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    Hmmmmmmm.........A few years ago I was diagnosed with a possible cardiac issue.........between the initial diagnosis and the testing, a period of one week, I lost 5lbs.
  • bfbooty
    bfbooty Posts: 189 Member
    stress has be linked with leaky gut syndrome - leaky gut syndrome has also been linked with weight problems

    leaky gut is basically a build up of mucus in the gut this prevents the proper absorption of nutrients of our food, it can also cause peferations in the intestinal tract which causes little particles of food to get trapped, they then start to leak toxins into the body which can then attach themselves to fat cells making it hard to shift the fat cells

    i'm no expert but this is what i have read
  • brendadale1
    brendadale1 Posts: 90 Member
    Stress doesn't "make" us eat, we "make" ourselves eat. Stress doesn't make us hold onto fat, our actions or inactions make us hold onto fat. I know stress can be a problem, or an excuse for us to over eat, but that's exactly what it is, an excuse. Finding other ways to deal with stress helps eliminate the eating because of stress. To me, it's being responsible for our actions. We can blame anything we want to blame, but it's ourselves that reaches for the piece of cake or quart of ice cream, not stress. This is just my opinion, and I'm not a Doctor but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once.

    hahahah @ Holiday Inn quote..lol
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    plus it makes it harder to poop.
  • autumnpath
    autumnpath Posts: 72 Member
    Stress doesn't "make" us eat, we "make" ourselves eat. Stress doesn't make us hold onto fat, our actions or inactions make us hold onto fat. I know stress can be a problem, or an excuse for us to over eat, but that's exactly what it is, an excuse. Finding other ways to deal with stress helps eliminate the eating because of stress. To me, it's being responsible for our actions. We can blame anything we want to blame, but it's ourselves that reaches for the piece of cake or quart of ice cream, not stress. This is just my opinion, and I'm not a Doctor but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once.

    I agree with this. Plus I LOVE the Holiday Inn bit. LOL
  • RILEYRED
    RILEYRED Posts: 647 Member
    Stress takes control of everything, it can really make you sick, do great physical harm to your entire body. It can cause you to gain and cause you to lose, depending on how it triggers you.
  • MeganGable
    MeganGable Posts: 68 Member
    I believe it. Reading about it now in my “health psychology” book for one of my college classes.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    I also believe that messed up sleep/wake cycles can adversely affect your metabolism.
    I don't have the scientific "proof" at my fingertips right now.
    I also agree with the comments about cortisol.
  • teddabod
    teddabod Posts: 222 Member
    I also believe that messed up sleep/wake cycles can adversely affect your metabolism.
    I don't have the scientific "proof" at my fingertips right now.
    I also agree with the comments about cortisol.

    Wow, yeah, this too. I forgot how incredibly swollen I get on the morning coming off of a stressy sleepless night... So much puff I can barely move.
  • dontgobacktosleep
    dontgobacktosleep Posts: 144 Member
    Stress definitely effects my homeostasis, boo cortisol.

    Proof, grade 5 science class.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Stress increases cortisol levels IIRC.

    ^^ I believe this impacts us to a degree (like a few pounds here and there, bloating). BUT stress alone does not make people obese. Bad eating habits from stress does or lack of motivation to workout due to stress does or just plain over eating. We all want to think our weight issues are due to something medical beyond our control.....but most of the time it's unhealthy habits that have led us to where we are.
  • sjeannie
    sjeannie Posts: 23 Member
    I have always been the opposite. When I am stressed, my stomach is in knots and I just CANNOT eat. I lose weight very quickly when I am stressed. I recently heard some disturbing news and lost 8 pounds in a week ~ no exaggeration!! Once I got myself back together, I have been VERY diligent to keep the weight off. Didn't want to lose it that way...but I am happy to keep it off.

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