Why Fat Loss, Hormones, Digestion, and Blood Sugar Are Never Separate (Ep. 113)

Today's episode is one I've wanted to record for a while, because it sits at the center of almost every conversation I have with women week after week, inside the gym, inside coaching, and inside long term mentorship. Women come in asking about fat loss, hormones, digestion, energy. They want a better look at their labs they'd love for them to be explained to them. Interpreted. They want to understand why a doctor says normal, but their body is telling a very different story through symptoms and day to day experiences that don't line up with what they're being told.  What I've learned after twenty five years in this space is that those questions are rarely separate. They're different entry points into the same conversation, and that's a huge part of coaching. We help women connect the dots between multiple systems and multiple symptoms, instead of treating each one like it exists in a vacuum. Today we're going to talk about overlap as a working system because fat loss, hormones, digestion, blood sugar, and insulin resistance are not isolated from each other. I'm going to explain how they work together and why they affect each other.   Time Stamps:   (1:45) Communication Between Systems (3:19) How I Think About Coaching (5:55) Crutch vs Mentorship (7:47) Thyroid Function (9:35) Chronic Undereating (10:49) Estrogen Clearance and The Gut (16:18) SHREDS (19:30) Thyroid Output Adapts to Energy Availability (21:55) Recapping The Systems Lens ----------  Apply for SF Coaching Method  https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc Complimentary Health Content  https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community ----------  Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/   Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com ----------  This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.