How Cortisol Levels are Affecting your Waistline

When it comes to weight loss, people tend to focus primarily on “calories in, calories out” and neglect other lifestyle factors that keep our bodies holding onto those extra pounds. When your clothes start to feel snug, your first thought isn’t “Oh, wow my cortisol levels must be super high!”

But the truth is, the stress hormone called cortisol could actually be the secret culprit of that stubborn middle pudge. Prolonged stress can lead to weight gain, When we are stressed we may do two things. A). Be so stressed we don’t take time to eat at our regular times (which …read more