Reason #4: You're suffering from hormone imbalance.

Moody? Easily tried? Always craving something? Trouble sleeping? Stressed?

I know; that last one was a ludicrous question, but I had to ask because… cortisol, a.k.a. the stress hormone, can actually prevent weight loss. This ‘fight or flight’ hormone increases appetite, makes you crave carbs, and stores fat in the belly region!

On another note, studies show that hypothyroidism, which causes weight gain, affects one in five women.

And then there's ghrelin (the hunger hormone), leptin (the ‘stop eating, I'm full’ hormone), and insulin (the blood sugar regulator and anti-fat burning hormone). Any imbalance among these hormones is sure to have a negative effect on weight loss.

Look, as a human being, your body is AMAZING. However, just like many things in life, it needs to be in balance to function efficiently.

As you probably may be thinking right now, it's so darn easy to have hormonal imbalance. That's true. However, it can be brought back to stable levels… IF you know how.

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