It’s Stress Awareness Month, and Sandra dives into a silent saboteur in our weight loss journeys: stress. This episode explores how stress impacts your body, weight, and eating habits—and what you can do to regain control.

If you’ve ever reached for the biscuit tin not because you were hungry, but overwhelmed, this one’s for you. Discover the science behind stress-related weight gain and Sandra’s practical tools to calm your nervous system and support your journey to lasting well-being.

We discuss:

• The biology behind stress and weight gain (hello, cortisol!)

• How stress hijacks your cravings and metabolism

• Why sleep and stress are deeply connected

• Real-world tools to instantly lower stress and reduce emotional eating

• Why emotional eating isn’t a willpower issue—it’s biology

• How mindfulness, movement, and community help reset your system

• Try the 4-4-6 breath: Inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 6 (just 2 minutes can reset your brain!)

• Write a worry list to declutter your mind

• Protect your sleep like your health depends on it—because it does

• Gentle movement is medicine: walk, stretch, or dance it out

• Find your calm place (Sandra’s is water—what’s yours?)

• Connect, don’t isolate—community lowers cortisol

• Chapter spotlight: "How Stress Increases Tummy Fat" from Sandra’s book

• April Slimpod Stress-Less Challenge – happening now in the Slimpod Private Group

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Book: The Weight’s Over – Take Back Control by Sandra Roycroft-Davis

• Website: www.thinkingslimmer.com

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