Just as you will learn to time your eating and exercise, a very important part of the EAT/EET Plans is to learn to time your stress.
Most people already know that reducing stress is a critical component to overall health, if you need convincing of this you can read any number of sources.
Some people are aware that stress has been directly linked to weight gain, and in some studies weight gain in the belly area. Performing and internet search provides a great deal of info on this. Here's one example:
Stress and Weight Gain Information by MedicineNet.com
So we know we should eliminate stress from our lives. But how many people actually do that?
It seems like a difficult proposition to have no stress and still lead an active, meaningful, social existence. To eliminate all stress permanently, would certainly take a very stressful effort, and the chances of success are not great.
So, while it certainly makes sense to minimize your stress, it also makes sense to accept that stress will be a part of your life, and spend your efforts learning to cope with it.
One thing you can learn to control is WHEN you allow yourself to feel stress, or dwell on stressful issues. The key is you can LEARN this.
The way to learn how to TIME your stress is exactly the way you learn any other new skill. Knowledge and repetition. The more you learn about the way your body and metabolism function, the more you will understand the best times to deal with stressful issues.
If you operate on a typical "work in the day, sleep at night" schedule, then your metabolism's metabolic memory has it gradually slowing down as you prepare for sleep, and dropping dramatically once you fall asleep.
The hours before you go to bed and bedtime are among the worst times to allow stress to effect you. Quality rest both physically and metabolically is a key component of Fitness, weight loss and health, and stress gets in the way of all three - especially during these pre bed hours.
Because stress will be with us for the long haul, EET offers learning tools to help you cope with and properly time your stress levels. Over time, you can learn these strategies and deal with any stressful issues that arise at times that will not get in the way of your weight loss or improved fitness.
Most people already know that reducing stress is a critical component to overall health, if you need convincing of this you can read any number of sources.
Some people are aware that stress has been directly linked to weight gain, and in some studies weight gain in the belly area. Performing and internet search provides a great deal of info on this. Here's one example:
Stress and Weight Gain Information by MedicineNet.com
So we know we should eliminate stress from our lives. But how many people actually do that?
It seems like a difficult proposition to have no stress and still lead an active, meaningful, social existence. To eliminate all stress permanently, would certainly take a very stressful effort, and the chances of success are not great.
So, while it certainly makes sense to minimize your stress, it also makes sense to accept that stress will be a part of your life, and spend your efforts learning to cope with it.
One thing you can learn to control is WHEN you allow yourself to feel stress, or dwell on stressful issues. The key is you can LEARN this.
The way to learn how to TIME your stress is exactly the way you learn any other new skill. Knowledge and repetition. The more you learn about the way your body and metabolism function, the more you will understand the best times to deal with stressful issues.
If you operate on a typical "work in the day, sleep at night" schedule, then your metabolism's metabolic memory has it gradually slowing down as you prepare for sleep, and dropping dramatically once you fall asleep.
The hours before you go to bed and bedtime are among the worst times to allow stress to effect you. Quality rest both physically and metabolically is a key component of Fitness, weight loss and health, and stress gets in the way of all three - especially during these pre bed hours.
Because stress will be with us for the long haul, EET offers learning tools to help you cope with and properly time your stress levels. Over time, you can learn these strategies and deal with any stressful issues that arise at times that will not get in the way of your weight loss or improved fitness.
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