Chronic stress floods your body with cortisol, which raises blood sugar and insulin, then specifically tells your body to store fat in your belly instead of elsewhere. This is why people can eat well and exercise but still can't lose abdominal fat.
Stress isn't just in your head, it's in your midsection. Here's how cortisol drives your belly fat. Cortisol is your main stress hormone, right? And its job is to help you survive short bursts of danger. It pulls sugar into your blood for quick energy and then tells your body to hold on to fat as backup fuel. So that system is perfect for an emergency, right? It's a disaster when it's turned on all day, Every day from work stress, poor sleep, or constant low-grade anxiety. When cortisol stays elevated chronically, it does 2 things at the same time. It raises your blood sugar and insulin, and it specifically directs fat storage to your abdomen. Not your hips, not your arms, your midsection. That's why so many women can eat well Exercise and still watch belly fat hang on stubbornly. It's not fat from what you ate yesterday. It's a hormone that's been switched on for months. So this week I'm covering the hormones behind the scenes that most weight loss advice completely ignores. So follow along because tomorrow's about the hormone that controls your entire metabolic system.
