STRESS IS IT MAKING YOU FAT?

I know I live a hurry, hurry, do more,do more ,do more kind of life. Like most of you do too. It often seems as though there is not enough of me to go around. It often leaves me wishing for a way to clone myself. I always joke about it. Even if I could figure out a way to pull that off. My clones would all be misfits and I would end up taking care them on top of all the things I normally do.. Such as Michael Keaton did in the movie Multiplicity. If you have never seen it you should watch it...LOL!

Back to the is stress making you fat? 

Yes! it does! It can raise you blood sugar. Which makes it hard for glucose to get into your cells. I makes us feel hungry! You know it makes us have that "starvin like Marvin" feeling.  It makes us want to eat the bad                                            things FULL OF SUGAR!!!!                                                                                                

It reduces your ability to burn fat. It can make you have hormonal imbalances also. Like we need any help with that as we hit middle age! It can make you have increased belly fat  and it can increase the rate at which your body feels the need to store FAT!  

So yes! Stress does play a major role in struggle against FAT!

MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF! MAKE TIME FOR CLOSING THE DOOR ON EVERYTHING               BOTHERING YOU!  EVEN IF ITS ONLY 5 OR 10 MINUTES AT A TIME!                                   Even if its hiding out in the bathroom for a minute!Just to get away from the chaos or the kids peeking under the door! If you're a mom or dad you will understand what that means!

If you feel the need to reach for a snack in a stressful moment here's some ideas:

Nuts      Cottage Cheese         Greek Yogurt      carrots      any veggies with dip

               ham and cheese roll ups                lettuce wrapped hot dog       cheese cubes with ham or turkey 

there are tons of things that you can come up with  cucumbers and tomatoes sliced in Italian dressing 

Boil eggs      celery with ranch       Slim Jim with cheese      olives    Pickles 

The point is for you to reach for something Low Carb instead of the chips, crackers, candy bars, etc...

Wishing you Peace Good Luck and Happiness on your Low Carb Journey!