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You want to lose weight…now what?
Did you know that stress can affect your weight, both positively and negatively?
Losing weight isn’t just about dieting or depriving yourself. It’s about cultivating a healthier, more enriched you!
Stress is directly responsible for causing habits that promote weight gain, lack of energy to enjoy life, and prevents you from getting a good night’s rest. It is also responsible for 85% of chronic disease, and costs American workplaces $300 billion annually.
But you can learn to manage life’s stressors, take control of your habits, sleep better at night, and increase your immunity…all while losing weight!
Section One: Stress 101 and A Gift From the Sea
What exactly is stress, and how does it affect you? The best way to manage stress is to know what causes it. You will do a few exercises to assess your stressors, which will set the foundation for your stress and management journey. You will also learn the physiology of stress, and the connection between the mind and body.
A Gift From the Sea: Journaling is an excellent, inexpensive way to express yourself, resolve problems, and increase self-awareness. It has been shown to increase immune function (especially important during this flu season we’re having!), which is an added benefit. You will receive A Gift From the Sea, and learn how to incorporate this simple activity into your daily routine.
Section Two: Sleep and Relaxation
Breath work: Learning to breathe correctly is an easy way to decrease stress, as well as a host of other ailments. It also helps the body relax and prepare for sleep.
Sleep: Not getting enough sleep has been proven to increase weight, and stress is likely responsible for those sleepless nights. Learn more about getting a good night’s sleep, as well as a simple, guided relaxation exercise that you can take home on CD.
Section Three: Nutrition and Stress
You are what you eat. The foods you eat influence your health and weight, but also your mood. Stress can cause you to overeat, even when you’re already full. You will also learn the difference between eating until you’re full and eating until you’re no longer hungry.
Time-saving cooking methods. Eliminate excuses to eat out, grab a bag of junk food, or otherwise sabotage your nutrition! Learn to plan ahead and have wholesome food on hand all the time. This method helps with portion control, and leaves you with enough time to do the things you enjoy.
