Why Can't I Lose Weight? What Your Body May Be Trying to Tell You

If you've been struggling to lose weight despite your best efforts, this episode is for you. Dr. Jeni St. Onge and Tara Peterson explore the most common — and often overlooked — reasons why weight loss stalls, and share practical steps that may help get things moving again.

In this 14-minute conversation, Dr. Jeni and Tara cover how hormones, thyroid function, chronic stress, and metabolic adaptation can quietly work against your efforts. Rather than another one-size-fits-all approach, this episode takes a functional health perspective — looking at the whole picture of what your body may need to shift.

Whether you've hit a plateau, tried multiple diets, or feel like your metabolism just won't cooperate, this conversation may give you the clarity you've been missing.

Questions this episode explores:

• Why can't I lose weight even when I eat healthy?
• How do hormones and thyroid function affect weight loss?
• What is metabolic adaptation and how does it affect me?
• Can stress cause weight gain or make it harder to lose weight?
• What does a functional medicine approach to weight loss look like?

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