How I Lost 39 lbs After Finding Out My Cortisol Was Out of Control
Published on April 14 · 796,203 views
I’m sharing this in case it helps someone else going through what I did.
Because for a while, I honestly thought I was just falling apart.
Over the course of a year and a half, I gained 42 lbs.
And it wasn’t because I was binging on junk food or not taking care of myself.
I was eating healthy, walking every day, trying my best to keep up with life. But the weight kept piling on, and my body felt heavier, not just physically, but emotionally too.
I had no energy. I was always puffy. My digestion was amess. I’d wake up already tired and drag myself through the day like I was running on fumes.
And the scariest part?
I stopped feeling like myself.
Because for a while, I honestly thought I was just falling apart.
Over the course of a year and a half, I gained 42 lbs.
And it wasn’t because I was binging on junk food or not taking care of myself.
I was eating healthy, walking every day, trying my best to keep up with life. But the weight kept piling on, and my body felt heavier, not just physically, but emotionally too.
I had no energy. I was always puffy. My digestion was amess. I’d wake up already tired and drag myself through the day like I was running on fumes.
And the scariest part?
I stopped feeling like myself.
It wasn’t just “lifestress”. My body was in full on survival mode
I finally talked to my doctor and asked for lab work, because something clearly wasn’t right.
She sat me down and told me,
“Your cortisol levels are really high. This could be affecting everything.”
I’d heard the word cortisol before. Some article about stress or whatever, but I didn’t know it could be the root of so many issues.
She explained that cortisol is your body’s stress hormone, and when it stays too high for too long, it can mess with everything - your weight, your hormones, your sleep, your mood.
My body was literally stuck in fight-or-flight mode.
And it had been for years.
The nights were the worst
Even when I was dead tired, I couldn’t sleep.
Some nights I’d lie in bed for hours with my mind racing. Other times I’d fall asleep and wake up at 3 a.m., heart pounding, for no reason at all.
I’d sit on the edge of my couch in the dark with my head in my hands, just trying to breathe.
That “wired but tired” feeling was constant. I tried magnesium, journaling, deep breathing, herbal teas... nothing worked for long.
Then I found something that finally made sense
A friend of mine, someone who’d also been dealing with mystery weight gain and sleep issues told me about an app called 28 - Day Cortisol Detox.
She said it helped her get her sleep back and lose the stubborn weight.
I looked it up and took the free quiz they offer. It asked questions that felt weirdly specific like whoever wrote them had been living in my body.
They gave me a personalized system focused entirely on calming my cortisol levels, supporting my sleep, digestion, and energy.
No crazy rules. Just gentle daily shifts that actually helped.
After just one month, I had lost 21 lbs
And honestly? That wasn’t even the best part.
I was sleeping through the night again. I wasn’t waking up in panic. The constant bloating? Gone. My mood was better, and I finally had the energy to get through the day without relying on caffeine and willpower.
My body didn’t feel like it was fighting me anymore.
Three months later, I’d lost 39 lbs and finally felt like myself again
My skin looked better. My stomach flattened out. My face didn’t look so puffy. I could button my jeans without wiggling into them.
And more than anything, I felt clear again. Mentally, emotionally, physically.
I could show up for my daughter without snapping or zoning out. We go on evening walks now, just the two of us and our little Jack Russell, Milo, tagging along behind us.
We laugh. We talk. We have this calm rhythm to our days now that I didn’t realize I was missing.
And I finally feel like me again.
If you’re exhausted, inflamed, or gaining weight for no reason it could be cortisol
I wish I’d known sooner that cortisol could cause all this.
But I’m glad I didn’t ignore it.
28 - Day Cortisol Detox helped me reset without anything extreme or overwhelming.
Just real support to get my body out of stress mode and back into balance.
Start with the free quiz. That’s how it all began for me.
And I’m so grateful I did.