Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

In this video, we will discuss the 5 main reasons that you can't lose weight even if you are eating healthy and exercising regularly. It may surprise you that this combination does not work for everyone! In fact, there are many people who will need to do more than just eat healthily and exercise in order to lose weight. The top 5 reasons you can't lose weight: #1. Your metabolism is damaged What do I mean? Your metabolism is best understood as the total amount of calories that you burn every day, but what you may not realize is that this value can change. Certain things that you can do can impact your metabolism: - How much food you eat - How much you exercise - Your muscle mass - Your hormones - Dieting damages your metabolism If your metabolism is damaged then you will burn fewer calories and it won't matter how much you exercise. #2. Your thyroid Low thyroid function is linked to weight loss resistance in two important ways. As thyroid function decreases you may start to gain weight but also once