If you’re eating well, moving your body, prioritizing sleep, managing stress, and still watching the scale refuse to move, this episode is for you.

Lizzie breaks down why weight loss resistance is rarely about willpower or calories, and almost always about what’s happening beneath the surface. From chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation to inflammation, insulin resistance, gut health, and emotional identity tied to the scale, Lizzie explains why your body may not feel safe enough to release weight.

You’ll learn how living in constant fight-or-flight blocks fat loss, why parasympathetic healing is essential, and how unresolved trauma, internal pressure, and metabolic dysfunction can keep the scale stuck, even when habits look “perfect” on paper.

Lizzie also dives into overlooked contributors like insulin resistance, lymphatic congestion, heavy metals, parasites, gut imbalances, and why functional testing can uncover what diet culture never addresses. This episode reframes weight loss as a healing process, not a punishment, and offers a grounded, compassionate path forward for women who are tired of blaming themselves.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. Why the scale not moving is often a stress and inflammation issue
2. How chronic fight-or-flight blocks fat loss
3. The role of cortisol in weight loss resistance
4. Why nervous system regulation matters more than restriction
5. How sleep quality impacts detox and metabolism
6. When the scale becomes an identity, not a tool
7. Why deep emotional healing can unlock physical change
8. How insulin resistance fuels inflammation and stalled weight loss
9. When strategic medical support can help reset the system
10. The connection between toxins, gut health, and metabolism
11. Why lymphatic health is critical for fat loss
12. How functional blood work and GI mapping reveal root causes
13. Why what worked in your 20s and 30s often fails in your 40s
14. How to stop fighting your body and start working with it

We talk about:

1. 00:00 Why the scale feels defeating when you’re doing everything right
2. 01:15 Stress, cortisol, and why the body won’t feel safe to lose weight
3. 02:40 Sympathetic vs parasympathetic and healing capacity
4. 04:10 Sleep, detox, and metabolic repair
5. 05:35 The emotional relationship with the scale
6. 07:10 Why identity and self-worth get tied to weight