3 Ways to Stress Less

Did you know that stress can have a serious impact on your weight loss results? It’s true.

When you are under chronic stress, your body releases a hormone called Cortisol that ultimately causes you to store more fat.

Here’s how it works: Cortisol helps your body mobilize energy in case you need to fight or flee to handle danger. But cortisol also raises your blood sugar level, which prompts the release of another hormone, called Insulin. One of the side effects of Insulin is that it can cause you to store more fat, in particular around your belly.

So you need to do everything possible to manage your stress so you can minimize these effects.

Here are three things you can do to stress less:

Then, I started thinking about how grateful I am that Jesus saved me from my sins, how that relationship grants me complete access to God’s throne of grace, and how I am being transformed into the image of Christ from glory to glory.

As I focused my attention on Jesus, my problem faded into the background and by the time I got to the cash register, I was smiling and my heart was full of joy. Since I had to endure the time waiting anyway, how much better to spend it thinking about my dear Savior rather than murmuring and complaining to myself!

When you were a kid, nobody had to make you want to play. You naturally ran, skipped, hopped, rolled, spun, danced and just generally enjoyed living in your body. To relieve stress, get back in touch with that kid. I have a hula hoop and I love to use that to exercise because it is fun and doesn’t feel like “exercise”.

I received a wonderful poem from a reader named Cindy who expressed what it feels like to have joy in movement. It’s called “On the Go for God”. I hope it inspires you to get moving!

http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/on-the-go-for-god-a-poem/

Ha, ha – I just had to get up and do a “Wonder Woman” spin after reading that again. Can you imagine the looks you would get if you skipped around your neighborhood or spun around in your front yard? Wouldn’t it be fun to find out?

Now I admit, many of these tips aren’t new and you might be saying “I already know that.” But knowing something and doing something are different things.

Pick at least one of the tips today and do it. And I guarantee you will stress less!

The eBook contains about 50 techniques for stress management you can practice immediately. Just like I recommended above, just pick a few to do and you will see your stress lower, which should yield better weight loss results.

You can learn more here:

http://www.takebackyourtemple.com/book

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