All right many of you many have had times when you have eaten more after a really hard work out. I bet that you have never even thought about how much more you eat after doing really hard mental tasks.
Think of the lasttime that you had a really stressfull day. Thing did you give into your food triggers easier? Did you go for a comfort food? Did you eat an extra helping? Well you miogh have and not know why
New reseach out of Laval is starting to show that we seem to consume more calories after hard mental tasks . This could account for the increases in weight that we see with many individuals that have stressfull desk jobs.
The reseach team "found that the stress-induced hormone cortisol increased with mental work. Demanding intellectual activities also had an impact on glucose levels, on which the brain relies for its energy metabolism." However Exercise may be the best way to counter the effects. This might balance between the food you eat and the energy you spend in a day if you don't have a physical job,"
Check out the full article here.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=c7a92261-93a1-4a03-8251-48cc250ca0d3
So here are 4 ways that you can try and break the stress, so that you are not compelled to eat more.
- Drink More Water , yes Hydration will help you control you appetite better. you shoudl consume 1/2 your body weight in oz so if you weigh 140 pounds you need 70 oz of water daily. The extra water will also increase your metabolism.
- Ok I know that we are all busy but you still can squeeze 4-20 minutes of exercise each day. I reccomend interval style workouts that really make you work hard for a short peroid of time. If you are a busy Click Here for your new body in 4 minutes a day only!Ryan Lees 4minute
- Plan your meals and don't go hungry. Eat every 2 hours.
- Eat more vegetables and lean proteins.
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