Happy Friday Suvskiers. Today we’re going to talk about why skipping meals isn’t helping you reach your goal.
In a world that celebrates being busy, skipping meals can start to feel normal– almost productive. You tell yourself you’ll eat later, grab coffee instead, and push through the day. But your body doesn’t interpret skipped meals as discipline, it reads them as stress. And when your body is stressed, your hormones respond.
1. Cortisol, your stress hormone.
Hormones thrive on consistency. When you skip meals, blood sugar drops, triggering the release of cortisol– your stress hormone. Elevated cortisol over time can disrupt other hormons like insulin, estrogen, and progesterone, which play major roles in energy levels, mood, metabolism, and even sleep.
2.It’s affecting your insulin sensitivity.
Skipping meals can also affect insulin sensitivity. Without regular nourishment, your body struggles to regulate blood sygar efficiently, leading to energy crashesm irritability, and stonger cravings later in the day. This is your hormones asking for balance.
3. As women, we should avoid skipping meals.
If you feel fatigue, have brain fog, experience stubborn weight retention, or feel “off” without knowing why, skipping meals may be the cause. For women especially, irregular eating can send signals that resources are scarce. The body may respond by conserving energy, slowing metabolism, and altering reproductive hormone patterns, which is what we don’t want.
Eating regularly doesn’t mean eating perfectly. It means giving your body reassurance that fuel is coming, so it doesn’t have to stay in survival mode.
The Takeaway
Wellness isn’t about pushing through hunger– it’s about listening. Your body works best when it feels safe and supported.
See you next week,
Xx Suvski