Is Your Stress Bucket Overflowing? Hidden Sources Revealed
Is your stress bucket overflowing despite your best efforts? Ever feel like you’re drowning in stress, but can’t quite put your finger on why? After all, you’re eating “clean,” exercising regularly, and trying to do all the right things. So why do you still feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and unable to lose weight?
In this illuminating episode of Metabolic Alchemist, I reveal the concept of “The Stress Bucket” – and why yours might be overflowing without you even realising it.
Building on our previous exploration of cortisol in “The Cortisol Conspiracy,” this episode uncovers the hidden sources of stress that are filling your bucket drop by drop, day after day – and the practical strategies to create more space before it overflows.
Listen to the full episode here
How to Your Stress Bucket Is leading To Weight Gain
- Why your “healthy” exercise routine might actually be a major stress contributor
- The connection between your inflammatory diet and your overflowing stress bucket
- The missing piece most women overlook: setting firm, non-negotiable boundaries
- Practical strategies to implement “Mummy Time” that’s as sacred as any work meeting
- How to delegate effectively (including when to consider kids as your secret assistant)
Stress Bucket Emptying Action Plan
- Block two 30-minute “Mummy Time” sessions in your calendar – and announce to your family that these are non-negotiable
- Try eliminating just one inflammatory food group this week
- Replace one long workout with one of our 15-minute metabolic sessions (see below) followed by a gentle walk
- Start a bedside journal to capture those 2am to-do list thoughts
- Delegate one task you usually handle to someone else in your household
Remember, we can’t completely empty our stress bucket in the modern world – but we can create enough space so it stops overflowing.
Our *15-Minute Metabolic Workouts are designed specifically for women over 40. You can get access to these workouts (and all the methodology and meal plans) to try in The Instant Metabolic Methodology flash course. Just $33!
For targeted herbal and supplement support for your stress response system, revisit Episode 1: The Cortisol Conspiracy where we cover adaptogens and nutrients in detail.
Until next time, remember that sometimes the most powerful thing you can do for your health isn’t adding more – it’s taking away. Here’s to lighter stress buckets and smaller jeans!
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