😓 How Stress Quietly Interferes With Fat Loss Progress
Introduction 🧠 Most people approach weight loss like a math problem. Eat less. Move more. Stay consistent. When progress stalls, the instinct is to tighten the screws. Fewer calories. Harder workouts. More discipline. And yet, some of the most dedicated efforts fail quietly, even when everything looks right on paper. That’s where stress steps in. Not loud stress. Not the obvious kind where life is clearly falling apart. The subtle, chronic, background stress that hums beneath daily life. Deadlines. Financial pressure. Poor sleep. Constant notifications. That low-grade tension most people have normalized. Stress doesn’t announce itself as the reason fat loss slows. It works in the background, bending hormones, behaviors, recovery, and metabolism in ways that feel invisible until frustration sets in. Let’s talk about how this actually happens and why ignoring stress keeps so many people stuck. 🧠 The Body Treats Stress Like a Survival Signal Your body does not distinguish between ...