Instead of being "with sandwich" did I actually "gain the weight of the
world?" Looking at the photo from Week 1, while there is a significant amount of
fat that has distributed itself all over, it is still obvious that my belly has
gained the majority of the weight, isn't it? This is A BIG DEAL.
Why is this a big deal? There is so much stuff going on around the belly.
All of the following organs are situated around here:
*Stomach - responsible for digestion
*Intestines - responsible for, among many things, poop!
*Pancreas - metabolizing carbohydrates just for me <3
*Reproductive organs - telling me I'm not pregnant since 1993.
*Adrenal gland - responsible for stress response
Fat around the center is fat that behaves differently than fat on my arms,
face, or thighs. This fat is oozing with stress hormones. I used to shrug at
this because I didn't know what that meant, but those stress hormones are
causing all kinds of disease, shrinking brain cells, and even causing damage to
my DNA, shortening my lifespan, ability to learn, ability to think, ability to
remember, ability to feel pleasure, and how good I feel while I'm living.
D'oh!
Having stress fat living around all those important major organs means
they're in danger, girl. And once these organs are affected, they in turn
affect other organs until my whole body is a mess! The stress hormones also eat
at my arteries and veins, creating little pits where fat plaque can create fun
little blockages. Good times!
So now that I know I'm carrying a stress baby, that means it's stress I
need to abort from my belly ... not food!
That means I can stay "with sandwich" and possibly be a healthy girl at the
same time! This is very good news for the future of my pancreas:
Yay!
Is this why Im stressed out all the time? Because.of my big barriga?
ReplyDeleteHmm, maybe it's a cycle. Stress can cause a big barriga (among other nasty health problems that can kill you), which in turn can stress you out. So maybe!!!
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