3231: Stress and Weight Loss by Chalene Johnson on Stress-Body Connection

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🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3231: Chalene Johnson explores how chronic stress can stall even the cleanest diet and most dedicated workout routine. By redefining success, doing less, and prioritizing rest, she shares how to break free from the stress-weight gain cycle and reclaim both physical health and emotional balance. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.chalenejohnson.com/stress-and-weight-loss/ Quotes to ponder: "Regardless of how much I exercised or how clean my diet was, I was at my heaviest." "I thought relaxing meant you were lazy, and I had this crazy urge to make a to-do list for anyone who wasn’t running around like a chicken with its head cut off." "You can do anything but you can’t do everything." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.8	Stress and Weight Loss by Shalene Johnson of Shalene Johnson.com.
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1:01.8	Stress and Weight Loss by Shalene Johnson of Shalene Johnson.com.
1:07.5	Feeling a little stress lately?
1:09.8	Are you also struggling to lose weight? If you're doing everything right,
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