Stress & Weight Gain

How does stress contribute to weight gain?

Whenever we are placed in stressful circumstances we tend to search for things that provide comfort, much as a child feels about a security blanket.

We also seek things that give us satisfaction and things that we find pleasure in.  It's the body's natural way of balancing good/bad.

In turn, food generally provides that source of comfort, pleasure and satisfaction.

Finding other avenues that allow an egress to vent stress is just one way of managing weight.