Many people feel that the inability to lose weight is a lack of willpower and people often feel bad about themselves because they don’t have control over their diet and no matter how restrictive they make their diet and hours they spend in the gym but the scale won’t budge. We also have Doctors that STILL say, “Eat less and move more!”.... while this is important, it is much more complicated than this with so many factors to consider.SHOW NOTES:1:20 Welcome!1:31 The complex topic of weight loss3:18 How it makes you hotter4:50 STAT: Weight-loss market growth6:58 Genetic blame game7:40 Eat less - move more?8:41 When to use the checklist9:12 THE CHECKLIST10:11 Inflammation & C-reactive protein10:50 More reasons why you need to sleep!12:06 Thyroid testing13:15 Estrogen dominance & birth control13:56 DUTCH Panel16:00 Fat cells & toxins17:06 Stress & high cortisol18:24 STUDY: Sleep-deprived dieters20:50 Common findings in nutrition coaching23:15 Gut dysbiosis and hunger hormones24:43 Fecal transplants25:41 Seed cycling & Macronutrient cycling26:32 Common findings in fitness coaching27:25 Why calories don’t really matter30:09 Addressing poor movement patterns33:18 Checking recovery with resting heart rate35:45 Renee’s personal experience38:53 Lauren’s personal experience43:56 Renee’s favorite hacks44:35 Lauren’s favorite hacks46:50 Recap47:53 Q&A52:15 Our upcoming guest!52:48 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:DUTCH TestOURA RingRestWiseDNAFitFound My FitnessSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations