12/15/2025
The third day of Christmas mid lifestyle Day 3: Holiday Weight & Metabolic Mayhem
On the third day of Christmas, let’s clear something up:
Holiday weight gain is not a willpower problem.
Stress, disrupted sleep, sugar spikes, alcohol, skipped meals, and hormone shifts all collide this time of year and your metabolism feels it.
When cortisol rises, insulin doesn’t work as well. When estrogen shifts in perimenopause and menopause, the body stores fat differently especially around the midsection.
If you’re feeling bloated, inflamed, hungrier than usual, or like your jeans suddenly betrayed you, that’s physiology not failure.
✨ Insulin resistance can start quietly
✨ Metabolic syndrome risk increases in midlife
✨ Small, strategic changes matter more than restriction
✨ And your worth is never measured in pounds
This season, we’re supporting metabolism not punishing bodies. Unwrap the science, not the shame.