Stress and fat stomach

[Whizkidwithacrazystreak]

I have a healthy diet, don't drink excessively and exercise as often as I can but I just can't seem to get my stomach slim. In the past my stomach was one of my good assets.

I have been researching and fount a link to stress and stomach fat and I think that my daily life chores of managing a small business from home, two toddler boys and a busy working husband makes my stomach fat.

Can anyone relate and has anyone achieved results to reducing stress and stomach size?

From what I understand, it's about cortisol. Stress causes high levels of cortisol which encourages the body to store fat around the stomach?
When I'm doing well, I find regular exercise and a healthy diet is key. Acually what I thought was 'fat' was mostly bloating. When I eat a low sugar diet - actually I eat wheat free now as well- my stomach can be inches smaller!

Thanks for your experience. I have thought about wheat free, but it must be very difficult to cut out both sugar and wheat? I agree about the confusion with fat and bloating. I'm a big puff fish!

To be honest, I'm good with the wheat no choice now I've cut it out, it upsets me something chronic I'm not so good with the sugar! . It's better to cook from scratch but I'm a lazy cook! I find if I work hard to keep my intake of sugar to a minimum I stop craving it after a few days. Try eating probiotic or natural yoghurt - that really helps me too!
Delicate question but how are your bowels? It might be worth seeing your GP if you get constipation or diarrhoea a lot - or swing between the two? Does the bloating come and go or is it constant?

You need to build up your core and exercise the abdominals. After children only a few lucky mums have the flat tummy.

I have read loads recently and ultra fit people who work out have cut carbs and eliminated sugar from their diet just to get rid of those lumpy bits.