Why Your Nervous System Is Blocking Weight Loss

Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz

Dr. Mindy Pelz

Science, Health & Fitness, Perimenopause, Women's Hormones, Women's Health, Menopause, Live Like A Girl, Dr. Mindy Pelz, Alternative Health

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Why are so many women doing everything "right" and still struggling to lose weight?

In this solo episode, Dr. Mindy explains why the missing piece may not be your diet or workout routine, it may be your nervous system. When your body is stuck in chronic fight-or-flight, it prioritizes survival over fat burning, making weight loss feel impossible despite your best efforts.

You'll learn how chronic stress impacts cortisol, cravings, digestion, sleep, and metabolism, the five signs your nervous system may be keeping you stuck, and practical ways to help your body shift back into a state where healing and sustainable weight loss become possible. From fasting and food to movement, sleep, and simple daily habits, Dr. Mindy shares actionable strategies to help your body feel safe enough to finally let go of stubborn weight.

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1:06.0	Hey, Dr. Mindy here and welcome to the Live Like a Girl podcast where I bring you icons, disruptors,
1:15.1	educators, scientists, and doctors that show you what can be possible when you love and celebrate
1:23.0	the female body you are blessed to live in. Let's dive in. Here's a myth we've got to bust right now.
1:31.1	If you are not losing weight, it's not because you didn't try hard enough. Think about this for a
1:38.1	moment. Three out of four Americans are either overweight or obese. Yet we have more workout plans, more diet ideas, more
1:49.2	supplements that will help us lose weight, more biohacks. We are not at a loss of information.
1:57.2	We are at a loss of safety signals. And in this video, I want to show you how teaching and training
2:07.0	your nervous system that it is safe is your absolute greatest weight loss tool. So what you're going to
2:16.0	learn in this video is how a stressed out nervous system
2:20.6	leads to a stubborn weight loss experience. Those of you who leave me comments and you're like,
2:26.9	I'm stuck, I'm stuck. I don't know how to get unstuck. This is the video for you because a stressed
2:32.8	out nervous system will stick your weight loss efforts
2:37.3	and no matter how hard you try, in fact, if you try too hard, it's even worse, you can't drop
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