Episode 248: Get Rid of the Bloat, Stress and Weight Gain Over the Holidays

 

If the holidays always leave you bloated, exhausted, stressed, or convinced you “messed everything up,” this episode is for you. Between skipping meals, sugar overload, late nights, and nonstop plans, it’s no wonder your blood sugar, digestion, and hormones take a hit. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a few simple shifts, you can enjoy the stuffing, apple pie, and Christmas cookies without the burnout, guilt, or metabolic crash.

In this episode I’m sharing:

  • Why skipping meals before a holiday dinner is the #1 mistake women make, and how it guarantees overeating, cravings, and bloat

  • The exact hormone supportive plan for the day: high-protein breakfasts, fiber-rich meals, stabilizing snacks, and avoiding the hangry spiral

  • How apple cider vinegar, digestive bitters, and digestive enzymes help control blood sugar, reduce bloating, and improve digestion before the big meal

  • Why enjoying the holiday meal is not the problem, and how balancing your other meals actually keeps your body calm and stable

  • How to build your plate: find your protein, find your fiber, and then savor the stuffing, squash, rolls, and pie

  • The mindset shift that stops the “I already ruined it, so whatever” spiral and helps you enjoy food without guilt

  • Easy ways to use movement to support blood sugar

  • What to do the next day to reset your system

  • How to keep stress low through the season with simple daily practices like breathwork, legs up the wall, EFT tapping, and morning grounding

The holiday meal isn’t what derails your hormones - under-eating, stress, blood sugar crashes, and all-or-nothing thinking are. This episode gives you simple, realistic strategies so you can enjoy every part of the season while still supporting your digestion, mood, blood sugar, and hormones.

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Leah Brueggemann

Leah is a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner, Certified NLP & HTMA Practitioner, and host of the Balancing Hormones Naturally Podcast. She's helped over 600 women transform their health through the Hormone Reset Program®!

Her clients go from painful periods, stubborn weight, crushing fatigue, and fertility struggles to symptom-free cycles, all-day energy, and finally getting pregnant, all without obsessing over carbs, taking unnecessary meds, or spending thousands on IVF. Through personalized functional lab testing and root cause protocols, Leah helps women understand exactly what their body needs to balance their hormones naturally.

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