According to the coach, against the background of stress, the stress hormone – cortisol.
“In acute situations, he can even reduce his appetite, but if stress becomes chronic, cortisol, on the contrary, enhances the desire for food, especially the calorie,” explained Boyko. “To relieve anxiety, the brain is looking for a dopamine – a hormone of pleasure. One of the simplest ways to get it is a delicious and calorie food: sweet, fatty or all together. With constant stress, it starts with constant stress. Blutched circle “.
To avoid overeating during stress, the coach advised him to learn to be distracted – to go out for a walk, take himself in conversation or do exercises. All this will make it possible to “cool.”
“If at the time of stress you were hungry,” the risk of overeating doubles, ”Boyko emphasized.“ You can and should prepare in advance for stress – make sure that there are enough protein and fiber in the diet that gives a feeling of satiety. But if the breakdowns become a system, the weight is already exceeding the norm by 15–20 kg, and the mood is constantly bad – the problem cannot be solved independently. ”
In this case, he advised me to seek help from a psychologist in this case.
“You should learn to endure stress and develop your own techniques of self -control,” he added.
Context
Boyko in 2012 at the Ukrainian Bodybuilding Championship in Kyiv won the bronze medal in the category of “Veterans”. In 2016, at the open Cup of the Lviv region for bodybuilding, bodyfitnes, fitness bikini and beach bodybuilding in the category of “veterans” he took second place.
