It is January! And many of you are starting to think about how you are going to tackle fat loss or maybe you have already started. And it can be exciting.

HOWEVER you need to know what happens to your hormones when you diet and how it can be the reason that you are dieting and not seeing changes.

Because nothing is worse than cutting calories and busting your butt in the gym and having nothing to show for it.

In this podcast I tackle the main hormones that change when you cut calories, how it can sabotage your fat loss efforts and how to make sure that that doesn’t happen so you can look and feel your best!

I cover:

- Insulin

- Cortisol and norepinephrine

- Ghrelin

- Leptin

- Estrogen and progesterone

- Thyroid hormone

- Testosterone

- Growth Hormone

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(00:00) - Intro

(01:04) - Overview of today's episode + announcement (details below)

(03:08) - How your calories affect your hormones

(04:40) - What does insulin do + how is affected by calorie restriction?

(15:18) - Signs of insulin imbalance

(15:50) - How to avoid becoming insulin resistant

(27:33) - What does cortisol do?

(34:40) - Signs of cortisol imbalance

(35:45) - How to cut calories without cortisol imbalances

(37:40) - What does ghrelin do?

(43:11) - Signs of ghrelin imbalances

(44:34) - How to keep ghrelin levels healthy

(45:49) - What does leptin do?

(50:55) - Signs of leptin imbalances

(51:30) - How to keep leptin levels healthy

(52:25) - How estrogen + progesterone are affected during dieting

(56:20) - How can we support estrogen + progesterone when dieting

(57:30) - How thyroid hormones are affected during dieting

(01:01:05) - Signs of thyroid imbalances

(01:01:23) - How can we support thyroid hormones when dieting

(01:04:03) - What does testosterone do?

(01:07:10) - Signs of testosterone imbalances

(01:07:31) - How can we support testosterone when dieting

(01:08:12) - What does growth hormone do?

(01:11:24) - Signs of low growth hormone

(01:11:40) - How can we support growth when dieting

(01:12:55) - 10 signs your body is not ready for fat loss

(01:15:02) - Here's what to do during your fat loss phase

(01:18:02) - Final thoughts + reminders (group coaching details below)

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Hormones That Sabotage Your Fat Loss When You Cut Calories in Menopause | MMP Ep. 158

The Metabolism and Menopause Podcast