“Emotions, stress and sleep play a role in your weight”

The common narrative around weight loss is that if you burn more calories than you consume, you lose weight. While technically, at a scientific level, if you burn off more calories than you consume you’ll probably be losing weight, this is overly simplistic. We are complex, interconnected systems, so even if you “burn off” more calories by exercising, your body can compensate and use fewer in other areas.

When you move, you are sending your body a signal that you are an active, thriving human engaging with life. When we reduce food and movement down to just calories and energy, it’s not just