# Ep 119: What to Prioritize Beyond Food and Workouts

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Podcast: [Trusting Dorothy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052)
Published: 2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00
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What to Prioritize Beyond Food and Workouts Trusting Dorothy Podcast | 12 Weeks of Free Coaching Week 5 Are you doing the food, doing the workouts, and still feeling like something is missing? Like you're doing everything right but progress has stalled or you're just ready to dial in what comes next? This episode is for you. In Week 5 of the free 12-week coaching series, we're pulling back the curtain on everything that influences fat loss beyond calories and exercise. Because the truth is, it's never just food and workouts. There are closer to 10 toggles, levers you can adjust, and which one you focus on next is completely personal to you. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why fat loss is a multi-lever system, not a two-toggle pass or fail approach The 10 toggles of fat loss and how to identify which one is your next move How sleep directly impacts your hunger hormones ghrelin and leptin, and why you're not weak, you're just sleep deprived The cortisol cycle: how chronic stress signals your body to store fat and what to do about it Why NEAT (non-exercise activity) may be burning more calories than your actual workouts, and how to use that to your advantage The most common micronutrient deficiencies in women and how they silently undermine your energy, metabolism, and results The truth about supplements, what's actually worth it and what's just expensive hope Why creatine belongs in your routine, even if fat loss (not muscle gain) is your goal _____________________________________________________________________ ✨   Ready to go deeper? Sign up through the link in the show notes and join this 12-week coaching experience. Mentioned in this episode: Trust Your Body, Change Your Habits   12 Weeks of Free Coaching Join HERE Optional personalized coaching and worko…

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