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Podcast: Life Rewired
Episode: Episode 145: The Hidden Connection Between Stress and Fat Loss
Description: In this episode of Life Rewired, Zach and Kris explore how stress can sabotage your fat loss, body transformation goals and overall health. Drawing from personal experiences, Zach shares his journey of leaving a corporate job, building a business, and overtraining, while Kris reflects on stressful seasons where anxiety and sleepless nights stalled her progress despite cutting calories.
They explain how chronic stress elevates cortisol, leading to increased fat storage, reduced insulin sensitivity, and muscle breakdown—all of which make fat loss more challenging. Lack of sleep and stress-induced cravings for sugary, high-fat foods fu...