Episode 145: The Hidden Connection Between Stress and Fat Loss

In this episode of Life Rewired, Zach and Kris explore how stress can sabotage your fat loss, body transformation goals and overall health. Drawing from personal experiences, Zach shares his journey of leaving a corporate job, building a business, and overtraining, while Kris reflects on stressful seasons where anxiety and sleepless nights stalled her progress despite cutting calories. They explain how chronic stress elevates cortisol, leading to increased fat storage, reduced insulin sensitivity, and muscle breakdown—all of which make fat loss more challenging. Lack of sleep and stress-induced cravings for sugary, high-fat foods further complicate efforts to maintain a calorie deficit. To help manage stress and improve fat loss, Zach and Kris offer practical tools that you can begin implementing into your life today. Tune in to learn how managing stress can unlock the physical results you’ve been striving for. NASH BARS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nashnutrition.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EVERYDAY ATHLETE COACHING: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQvqk2RRjWuM7z59WZFI7KR7UkJSW7THEizsvZBWclkZQKcA/viewform ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EVERYDAY ATHLETE NEWSLETTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://everyday-athlete.ck.page/55f3c4e52f ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BUILT AND BALANCED COACHING: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV_IGO2VhRV415iIsiHz6TGr76wuH-loG2eGt068pZG474qw/viewform ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BUILT & BALANCED NEWSLETTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://builtandbalanced.ck.page/b80e86723c ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIFE REWIRED IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/LIFEREWIREDPODCAST/?utm_medium=copy_link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ZACH IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/zachturnure/?hl=en ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ KRIS IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kristinaturnure/?hl=en