Common Stress Relief Practices That Derail Weight Loss

Midlife Mojo: Fit and Flourishing In Your 50's

You've been working hard to lose extra pounds, eat healthy, and exercise regularly, but the scale just won't budge. Frustrating, right? Stress could be the culprit behind slow or stalled progress for weight loss. Understanding the connection between coping with stress and weight loss is vital for reaching the finish line of your desired weight loss journey.
In this episode, Lisa explores how seemingly effective stress relief practices can sabotage our efforts to lose weight in midlife. She talks about three common ways used to relieve stress, only to have it backfire and throw weight loss off track and what to do instead to find real relief from stress and still lose weight.
Shared in this episode:
1. Using food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress
2. Drinking alcohol to numb stress and emotions
3. Using social media to escape stress
4. Effective stress-busting strategies to end the stress cycle that don’t sabotage weight loss
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Chapters

1. Using food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress (00:03:05)

2. Drinking alcohol to numb stress and emotions (00:06:09)

3. Using social media to escape stress (00:09:40)

4. Effective stress-busting strategies to end the stress cycle that don’t sabotage weight loss (00:12:08)