Why Your Body Composition Isn't Changing (And It's Not What You Think)

You’re training hard, tracking macros, getting enough protein, and sleeping eight hours a night, yet your body isn’t changing.

In this solo episode, Dr. Stephanie explains that your body has been listening all along, but it’s been given the wrong instructions. She also breaks down weight loss and fat loss, explaining that the scale can’t tell you which one is happening. She explains muscle protein synthesis and breakdown and how chronic undereating, low carbs, and too much cardio can tip the balance in the wrong direction.

She also explains why skeletal muscle is the largest glucose disposal site, how muscle loss sets the stage for insulin resistance, and why myokines matter more than you think.

🎤 EPISODE OVERVIEW:
(00:00) Cold Open
(01:26) Welcome Back, Betties
(03:10) The DM That Started It All
(05:47) Plateau or Betrayal?
(10:02) You Are Not Broken
(13:49) Meet the Villains
(15:07) The Scale Is Lying to You
(17:59) The Danger of Restriction and Cardio
(24:22) What Body Composition Actually Means
(25:43) Muscle: Your Glucose Superpower
(30:11) The Carb-Insulin Trap
(37:09) Three Shifts to Change the Trajectory

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