10 Non-Dietary Reasons For Weight Gain
You’re stressed
Weight gain may cause stress, but stress can also cause weight gain, which is quite the nasty cycle. When your body perceives a threat, it produces more of a hormone called cortisol, which is also an appetite stimulant. So if you’ve found yourself wanting to eat more when studying for a big test or preparing for job interviews, there’s probably a reason behind that. Eliminating stress from life isn’t an option. Finding ways to improve our body’s response to it, like meditation and breathwork, can keep your cortisol levels in check so at least the insult of weight gain can be removed from the injury of stress.