@theworkoutwitch: the science behind why you can’t lose weight in your stomach 👇🏻 losing the weight in your belly is nearly impossible if you’re stuck in a state of constant stress or have high cortisol 🥺 WAIT..WHAT?! this is because your cortisol levels are chronically elevated due to ongoing stress, which leads to weight gain, especially in your belly / stomach region 😮‍💨 when your cortisol levels are high, it promotes the storage of fat in the abdominal area, as well as the breakdown of muscle tissue, which slows down your metabolism and makes it harder to lose weight 🥺 to lose weight in your stomach, your body needs is to get out of it’s habitual stress / trauma response first 🙌🏻 you don’t need to do a ton of sit ups or intense workouts at first…(that’s just keeping your body in stress) it’s actually more effective to stop your intense ab workouts… you need to release the stress hormones & stored trauma in your body and then you’ll be able to lose weight in your stomach effectively ✌🏻 after you release, you’ll be able to lose weight successfully in your stomach again ✨ do you want to lose belly weight successfully (in the laziest way possible)? get guided through the step by step 👇🏻 click the "where is the stress stored in my body" 🔗 on profile to take the free quiz to see if you're storing stress in your body 💖✌🏼💖 • • • #belly #bellyfat #cantsleep #cortisolbelly #somatic

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Saturday 07 November 2026 16:00:00 GMT