I recently received this article in my inbox from RealAge regarding weight gain and stress.
Apparently, excessive dieting can cause additional stress, which in turn can trigger weight gain, something we've seen in the starvation diets.
According to this article, a study that followed 121 dieters revealed a rise in their cortisol levels, a hormone commonly associated with stress. And prolonged exposure to cortisol seems to do some pretty nasty things to the body, including inducing an increase in weight.
I guess the advice here is to eat sensibly, exercise regularly, and get your rest on and you'll strip off that blanket of belly fat that's hiding your abs.
But you still have to do your lunges and your crunches to tighten up those puppies!
RealAge: Flatten Your Belly With This Eating Habit
Wikipedia: cortisol
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