4 Pillars of Weight Gain: The Root Causes

Frustrated with your weight loss progress (or lack thereof)? You’re certainly not alone. Today, I’m sharing the 4 root causes of weight gain that we all experience, plus some tips to help you overcome each of them.

Why Obesity Isn’t a Choice: The Causes

Society has come a long way when it comes to body positivity, but there’s still a huge amount of stigma around being overweight, and even more so around being obese. Many people believe that obesity is a choice - it’s not.

Why GLP-1s Work for Weight Loss

Weight loss is more than just diet and exercise - it’s not entirely a battle of calories in, versus calories out. Our bodies often don’t want us to lose weight beyond a certain point, and so will drive our hormones out of wack to keep us feeling hungry. So, what can we do to overcome these hormones? 

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4 Myths About Exercise and Weight Loss You Probably Believe!
For every good piece of information out there about diet, exercise, and weight loss, there’s a bad piece. While most of this misinformation is spread out of ignorance, it leads many people to try things that don’t work, leading them to give up on their weight loss journey before it’s begun. Here are 4 weight loss myths you likely believe.
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5 Things You Don’t Know are HURTING Your Immunity
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of our immune system, and you may have even improved your diet to help strengthen it. But have you thought about whether you’re doing anything to harm it?
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5 Things Making it Difficult for You to Lose Weight
Putting on weight is easy, but losing it is often a painfully slow process, especially once we’re a few weeks or months into our weight loss journey. So, what’s going on? You’re still working out and eating right, yet the weight is staying on. 
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8 Tips For Summer Weight Loss
If you’ve been following a diet for months with little success, it can be tempting to give up. Don’t! If you’re motivated and ready to kick those extra pounds to the curb, I’ve got some tips for you that can’t fail – read them here.  
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How Nutrition Can Improve Your Mood
Why is the type of food we eat so important? The type of diet and food we consume has a direct impact on your mood, energy levels, and overall physical health! Read on here to learn about small lifestyle changes you can make to start improving your health.
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How Diet Affects Your Mood: New Findings
It’s often difficult for people to imagine food as medicine - medicine is something that’s supposed to come from a doctor in the form of a pill or injection. However, that’s simply not the case, and these new findings can help you better manage your mental health.
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The Connection Between Menopause, Metabolism, & Weight
Reaching menopause comes with mixed emotions - most women are glad to be free of their monthly cycle but uncomfortable with the obvious sign of aging. Regardless, the transition into menopause isn’t often plain sailing and can come with unwelcome weight gain. 
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Why Obesity Isn’t a Choice: The Causes
Society has come a long way when it comes to body positivity, but there’s still a huge amount of stigma around being overweight, and even more so around being obese. Many people believe that obesity is a choice - it’s not. 
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How GLP-1s Affect Your Insulin to Help You Lose Weight
Have you heard of GLP-1s? This medication has helped treat diabetes and is now being used as an effective weight loss medication. So, how does it work? Read on here to find out how GLP-1s affect your insulin levels to help you lose weight.
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Can Exercise Lead to Weight Gain? 7 Ways it Can
Exercise can significantly aid in your ability to lose weight and will often dramatically improve your overall health, but it can sometimes hinder your weight loss progress. Read on here to find out how.
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How Your Hormones May Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
When our weight loss journey stalls and we reach a plateau, we wonder whether that little square of dark chocolate we have after dinner is the culprit, or if we need to cut even more carbs from our diets. But what’s really going on may not actually be your fault. 
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What Happens When You Lose a Lot of Weight?
We’ve all seen the incredible success stories of people who have lost 20, 40, even 100lbs, and that’s an amazing achievement. But have you ever wondered what happens when you lose such a significant percentage of your body weight? 
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