I am not one of those people that lose weight when under a significant amount of stress.
During my divorce, I gained A LOT of weight. I was trying to fill the void that the divorce had caused.
My ex-husband lost an equal amount of weight. Get that? He lost what I gained! Coincidence, I’m sure. But it does show how 2 people react differently when involved in the same stressful situation.
So, when you see a friend eating more than usual, or notice that another friend has suddenly started to drop some weight when it wasn’t planned, keep them both in your prayers and do what they will let you do to relieve some of their stress.
How about you. What does your body do when you are under substantial stress? If you are one to increase your caloric intake, act fast to replace that coping mechanism with another one. Once you have gained weight from STRESS, it is more difficult psychologically to get it off because you are coping not only with the weight gain, but the guilt of letting you do that to yourself.
Seek Help
When stress gets to be too much to handle, see your pastor, a counselor, a trusted friend and even your spouse or significant other to talk it through and help you find ways to work through it.
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