It's true!! STRESS CAN MAKE YOU FAT

[Nadine]

I posted this over on the "How do you deal with stress?" thread, but I thought others might be interested.

>Here is some evidence that stress CAN make you gain/maintain extra >weight. I've read this in more than one place (and not just from the >weight loss commercials. )

>http://stress.about.com/cs/cortisol/a/cortweight.htm

>Also ABC news had a report that not getting enough sleep can have the >same effects.

What do you think?

Nadine

~~Happiness is an Attitude~~
Nadine

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[skoobie]

i have heard/read a little about this, too, and mostly because of my personal experience. beginning early last spring, i started to notice a general increase in the flab on my stomach. it is still driving me crazy!!! my body weight has remained fairly stable since i started college ten years ago, fluctuating a few pounds around my personal average. the weight has always made its entrance/exit on my butt, hips & thighs. but beginning last spring, it was suddenly my tummy. overall i have had a relatively stress-free life (lucky, i know), but during that particular time in my life, i had just started a full-time MBA program at a top school, was freaking out about finding a good internship for the summer, AND planning a wedding that was just a few months away! coincidence? maybe... but my overall weight did not change, nor did my eating/workout habits. perhaps it is just an age thing, but i guess i will never know. all i really care about now is HOW THE HECK TO I GET RID OF THIS MIDDLE JIGGLE???

 

[Carol_is_fit]

Yes! There is a growing amount of scientific evidence to support this!! Very interesting article - thanks for posting the link!!

Carol

 

[lidochick]

I hear daily commercials regarding how stress can make you fat and a product called "Cortislim" is the answer. So far all I can find on the web is that people either love this product or hate it. My manager at work renewed my interest yesterday when she mentioned losing 10#. She is not sure if it's the Cortislim or not. So far I have not seen anyone post information or a opinion here at Cathe's forum. Anyone? Lidochick