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

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

BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause vor 3 Monaten

Why does your body stop changing even when you're doing everything "right"? In this solo episode, Dr. Stephanie breaks down the real reasons body composition plateaus and why the scale is lying to you. She explains the science of muscle protein breakdown,

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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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