You’re eating the salads, you’re hitting the gym, and yet the scale won’t budge—especially around your midsection. It is an incredibly frustrating cycle that makes you feel like you are failing, but the truth is that your willpower might be fine while your hormones are in a state of rebellion. This is what we call a cortisol belly, and it is a physical manifestation of a lifestyle that is stuck in survival mode. When your body is constantly stressed, it ignores your diet and prioritizes storing fat to protect you from a perceived threat. We are revealing the five signs that your stress hormones are the ones in charge of your waistline, with insights into cortisol functions from major health providers.
