Not managing your stress

Being under stress and losing sleep can have a negative impact on weight loss. Because when the body is stressed, it will produce an excess of a hormone called cortisol (stress hormone). High levels of cortisol can stimulate the body to store fat, especially in the abdominal area.

Women under prolonged stress often lack sleep, which has also been linked to weight gain. Because lack of sleep negatively affects hunger, make it increases appetite. Fortunately, there are so many methods to reduce the stress that you can try, like exercise, one advantage of exercise is that it can help reduce cortisol and other stress chemicals while also increasing mood.