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Why You Can’t Lose Weight: 7 Hormones You’re Ignoring

And how to fix them for good.

Ashley Richmond
ILLUMINATION
2 min readDec 20, 2024

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You’re working 60+ hours a week.

Constantly traveling for business.

Trying to stay in shape, but no matter what you do…

The results just don’t come.

You’re eating clean.

You’re working out.

So, what’s missing?

Here’s the hard truth:

Your hormones are out of balance.

But no one talks about this.

Hormones are your body’s control system.

They decide how you store fat, build muscle, and even how much energy you have.

If they aren’t optimized, all the clean eating and hard workouts won’t make a dent in your waistline.

The 7 hormones you need to balance

1. Insulin

This is your fat storage hormone.

If you’re constantly spiking it, you’ll constantly be in fat-storing mode instead of fat-burning mode.

Balance it, and your body will store less fat.

2. Testosterone

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