Work stress.

Family stress.

Financial stress.

Environmental stress.

Mental stress.

Physical stress.

Dare I say... political stress.

That, on top of trying to figure out what to eat, when to eat it, how to sneak in some exercise...

This stuff adds up and it's... 

... well, stressful. Duh, right?

That's why I simplified my clients' approach.

The last thing someone who's dealing with stress needs is to hit exactly X amount of calories, avoid this type of food and that type of food, hit the gym for an hour every day, and meal prep for several hours every weekend.

More stress? No thank you.

That's why I not only don't make them count macros or calories, nor do they have to meal prep every weekend (in fact, I show them how to slash their meal prep AND shopping by 60-70%). And...

... we also address stress. Because if you ignore it, you and I both know it could only get worse. 

Stress = higher cortisol

A 2017 study showed a connection between the stress hormone cortisol and being overweight. It also found that higher cortisol levels are associated with carrying that extra poundage in the waist — what we sometimes refer to as visceral fat.

That study adds to an already strong association between long-term stress and unhealthy weight gain. A 2015 study found that our metabolism is slower when we’re stressed out, while a 2007 study found that high cortisol levels may actually enhance the feeling of satisfaction we experience when eating fatty, sugary foods.

So we address health, but we also address life's stress because they coordinate with each other.

If you know exactly what's stressing you out, why not directly assess it?

Example: Political stress on social media. 

Snooze your political friends for 30 days (and see if they take a break from politics after that - don't bet on that though lol). If they don't, snooze them again. Just click on the 3 dots in the upper corner of their post and you'll see this:

But there are other ways to start "chipping away" at stress so you start feel better such as:

• Decluttering (I do this occasionally with my desk and I feel so much better)
• Journaling
• Stress walks
• Deep breathing exercises
• Stretching

Even if you're not completely overcoming your most difficult, annoying, overwhelming "stressor", you just might find that when you take better overall care of yourself, you will start to feel better.

Over time, you'll gain the energy to overcome the big stressors in your life by knocking out the little stressors.

To your best life,

Mikey

PS - If you want my help in implementing this, simply reply to this email with "Stress". I'll see if my coaching program will help.