@drgreghealth: Ladies, if your weight won't budge and it feels like you've tried everything, here's what I want you to do today. I've been a functional medicine doctor for more than 25 years. And I promise you, the answer is not cutting calories again. Here's what the research actually shows. Number one: Protein and muscle. When women lose weight without enough protein, they lose almost five times more muscle than women who eat adequate protein in the same deficit. And muscle is what keeps your metabolism running. So the fix isn't just eating less, it's eating enough protein, roughly a gram per pound of goal body weight, and adding strength training two to three times a week. Number two: Look at your sleep. In one study, women sleeping eight and a half hours lost significantly more fat than women sleeping five and a half hours, on the exact same calories. Sleep isn't a luxury. It's a metabolic tool. Number three: Stress. Chronic cortisol drives fat storage, especially around the midsection. And it's often the piece nobody addresses, because it doesn't show up on a food blog. So today, stop cutting further. Add protein, add strength training, and protect your sleep. Your body isn't broken. It's protecting you until you give it what it's actually asking for. Find the root. Heal the whole.

Dr. Greg

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Friday 04 September 2026 15:41:44 GMT