The HUGE role hormones are playing in your ability to lose weight successfully.

Hormones - one of the biggest causes of weight fluctuation in your body.
When I onboard a first time client, one of the first questions I ask them is how recently they have had bloodwork done, specifically for their hormones. I really like to paint as detailed of a picture as I can of where my clients are at so that when I create their customized plan, I know it will work for them.
Why hormones? Well, let me tell you a little bit about these tricky little suckers and the role the play with weight loss…


Hormones and Over Eating:
When you eat sugar and processed foods, they affect hormone function by increasing inflammation and stress to the adrenal glands, putting you at risk of unintentional weight gain and severe hormonal imbalance. It's best to avoid these foods to improve hormonal health.
Hormones and Under Eating:
This can lead to low estrogen and progesterone in women, often accompanied by amenorrhea. Low-fat dieting creates system imbalances within the body by initially increasing insulin levels, in turn causing a cascade of hormone imbalances.


What does this mean?:
Essentially both throw your hormones out of whack and your hormones play a vital role in weight regulation.
Other things you may notice if your hormones are out of balance:

• Fatigue
  
• Constipation
  
• Depression or Anxiety
  
• Poor sleep
  
• Moodiness
  
• Hair Loss
  
• Unexplained weight gain/stagnation
  

Again, I always recommend clients over 35 or experiencing hormone imbalance issues see their primary for a full blood panel just to establish a baseline and make sure nothing else is coming in to play. However, eating a properly balanced diet COULD absolutely be the key to getting your hormones back on track and getting that weight to start trending in the right direction.
If you’ve been “stuck” and aren’t sure where to even begin, schedule a FREE consultation with me. Together we can decide what game plan could make the most sense for you.