123: Don't Do These 8 Things If You Want To Lose Your Holiday Weight

Trying to “undo December” with extreme dieting and nonstop cardio is one of the fastest ways to mess up your metabolism. Most women don’t realize those January quick fixes quietly spike cortisol, drain energy, and make fat loss harder instead of faster.

We dive deeper into this in the latest Broads episode. I get into the biggest post-holiday mistakes that look productive on the surface but actually slow fat loss and break down muscle. We also chat about why extreme calorie cuts backfire, how skipping strength training lowers your metabolic engine, and why daily scale obsession creates worse decisions. 

If you want fat loss that actually sticks without wrecking your energy or hormones, this episode shows you exactly what to stop doing first. 

What's Discussed:

(02:18) Why trying to “undo December” fast actually backfires
(04:33) How drastic calorie cuts slow your metabolism and spike cortisol
(07:31) The real reason cutting carbs or fats wrecks energy, hormones, and training
(09:41) Why more cardio and daily HIIT can stall fat loss instead of accelerating it
(13:17) How skipping strength training leads to muscle loss and “skinny fat” results
(18:42) Why the daily scale obsession creates worse decisions and slower progress

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