Option 1: Take a vacation! It’s my strong belief that in setting up your weight-loss plan it’s important that you experience the sensation that comes from completely unplugging from your usual environment. And step aside—at least temporarily—from the latest of life’s problems. So often I observe in my clients the continuous revved-up feeling that accompanies the “doing, doing, doing” of a busy life. It is overloading the senses and can result in eating for comfort without even knowing it. For many of us, the stress hormone cortisol is being released waaay more than is healthful. Stress from the demands of an overactive lifestyle can create hormonal imbalance as well as an inability to refresh with good sleep. Cortisol imbalances make weight loss almost impossible. So unplug and breathe deep!
Option 2: Treat your body to massage! In many areas of the United States, it is thought that massage is a luxury or merely an indulgent way to get “rubbed” or “stroked.” However, as with yoga, massage is highly misunderstood as a proactive health pursuit. Talented masseuses have a practical and intuitive ability to use their hands to help open the fascia around the muscles and stimulate increased circulation. In some cases, weight gain can be caused by the body not efficiently digesting and allowing toxins to be removed. And, yes, we are back to that stressconversation, because therapeutic massage can be very helpful in countering stress. How do you relax without drinking, smoking, eating, or texting your way through an emotional overload? Here’s an idea: try massage (ask around for a local recommendation) and consider it like getting your teeth cleaned—only much more fun!
Here is a link explaining how massage helps you lose weight: Five Ways Massage Helps You Lose Weight!
Denise’s 2 Cents:Weight loss advice is the number-one request that I receive. And it can be a simple fix for some and more complicated for others: “Move more and eat smaller portions” may seem like the most obvious starting point. But for most of us there are layers of understanding and individual factors that can combine and contribute to one’s ability to lose weight. One frequently overlooked aspect of weight loss is the need to move toward a life balance. Many of us have hurdles to leap in order to find enough time or ease to arrive at a work/ life balance. But the effort to do so is well worth it! A really stripped-down version of this is:
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