Welcome back to the energized with Dr. Marisa podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Marisa, and I'm here to help you rock your hormones, optimize your metabolic health, and feel energized in your body so that you can age powerfully and wake up feeling amazing in your body for many years to come.

Let's jump on in.

So I'm just going to come out with it because this is the number one reason that women

reach out to me every single day. And it's all about losing weight. Here's the thing about

losing weight. And I'm not even talking about

stubborn belly fat, but that losing weight can sometimes feel so freaking impossible,

especially as we enter perimenopause and many of our hormones start to decline. I'm talking

testosterone, progesterone, growth hormone, thyroid hormone, cortisol, some of the biggest power players involved

in our metabolic health start to slowly ramp down, leaving us feeling super frustrated. So you may

notice more belly fat filling in, your waistline keeps expanding, and that's getting harder

and harder to move the scale backwards to a number you feel good about, right?

You're kind of your homeostasis number.

Now, I've had my own fair share of weight struggles, especially in my late 30s, so I know exactly what it feels like when you are frustrated that nothing is working.

But what if your dreams of a flatter stomach and a more toned body are still within reach without

hitting the gym or jumping on that treadmill like a crazy person every single day for months?

Now, I'm not saying that you should stop exercising altogether, but here's the thing I know to

be true.

I have had so many women over the years.

I'm talking about well over a decade that have come to me

who either have injuries or they are chronically fatigued or they've got a thyroid issue or just

something is adding to the fact that they're not able to move the way that they want,

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