184.3, a puppy, weird pain, and why stress is literally making it harder.

cortisol, the Yapping Challenge, and everything from this week.

hey bestiie. 👋

this week... 184.3 and why this week was a lot, the vlog is your free post, a paid post you might have missed, I joined a challenge and I need your hype, cortisol and why it's literally depositing fat into your midsection 👀, a free GLP-1 Summit starting tomorrow, wins from the chat, and one thing to sit with. let's go.

184.3

soooo...

this week was a lot. like a LOT a lot.

we got Izzy. I had 5,000mg of sodium in one day somehow. I felt weird and full and kind of terrible for like three days straight. and I still don’t fully know why. I’m thinking it had something to do with stress, hormones (period started TODAY), and the GLP1 all at once.

but I’m here. the scale is moving. and I have a puppy now so honestly everything is fine. 🐾

here’s your week.

---

what I filmed this week

This week’s vlog is your free post for the week and honestly it’s one of the more real ones I’ve put out.

this video involves a new puppy. wayyy too much sodium. Cheesecake Factory regret. Weird back pain. A full food tracker breakdown on camera. Come watch. 🎥

---

on the paid side

Friday night’s paid post was Lesson 2 of The GLP1 Girl Method Revamped.

How the F Do I Read My Bottle? Milligrams. Milliliters. Units. Three different numbers. Most people are guessing. This lesson breaks it all down in plain language, with the actual math, because I am a sixth grade teacher and ratios are literally my job. If you have ever looked at your vial and just kind of hoped for the best... this one is for you.

Not on the paid side yet? Four posts a month plus the full archive plus the community chat. Join here for $3/month.

---

something I’m doing and I need your support

I joined Jessi Jean’s 6 Week Yapping Challenge and I posted my first one this week.

It’s three things you should know about me. With a very cute costar. 🐾

If you follow me on Instagram or TikTok, go find it and give it some love. Likes go a long way. Comments mean the world. I’m trying to grow and I genuinely cannot do it without you showing up with me.

This is the part where I ask you to be in my corner. So... will you? 🥹

---

what I’m learning rn

Last week we talked about allostatic load and the cup. This week I want to go one layer deeper because it gets really specific and kind of wild.

When your body is under chronic stress it releases cortisol. You’ve probably heard of it. But here’s the part nobody talks about.

Cortisol doesn’t just make you feel stressed. It literally tells your body to deposit fat into your midsection. Specifically. Like that is its actual job when it’s elevated for too long.

And here’s where it connects to your GLP-1 journey.

High cortisol increases hunger. It spikes blood sugar. It makes your body hold onto fat as a survival mechanism. And it can work directly against what your medication is trying to do.

So if you are doing everything right and still struggling, especially around your middle, stress could be the reason. It is a biological variable. One that matters as much as what you’re eating.

One thing to try this week: notice when your cortisol spikes. Not to fix it yet. Just to name it. Traffic. A hard conversation. A bad night of sleep. Your body is keeping score whether you are or not.

More on this in a future paid deep dive. But start noticing.

---

there’s a free GLP-1 Summit starting tomorrow and you need to know about it

A creator named Insiya Klapper is hosting something really cool this week and I wanted to make sure you knew about it.

It’s called GLP-1 Decoded for Women. It’s a free 5-day summit running June 8-12. Two short presentations a day, you get 24 hours to watch from when they go live each morning. That’s it. Free. No catch.

Topics include nutrition, perimenopause, body image, the psychology of significant weight loss, and the stages of a GLP-1 journey most women don’t even realize they’re moving through.

honestly? this is exactly the kind of thing I wish existed when I started.

go grab your free spot here. 👉 https://summit.coachinsiya.com/nyk

---

in the community this week

while you were out here living your life... 👀

someone slid into a pair of underwear one size smaller and they FIT. someone has been seeing new low numbers on the scale every single day this week AND checked her measurements to find she’s losing inches too. someone went to batting cages, picked up a softball bat for the first time since childhood, and posted about it like the absolute main character moment it was (me, I’m that someone 🙋‍♀️). and someone had two donuts, looked at them, said “I am not spiraling,” took her shot, and kept going.

two. donuts. no spiral. that’s growth.

this is what’s happening in there on a random Friday. not a special week. not a challenge week. just... a regular Friday in the chat.

real people having real wins and hyping each other up like they’ve been best friends for years.

it’s $3/month. just saying. get in here.

---

one thing I want you to sit with this week

Your cortisol doesn’t care that you’re trying really hard.

It just knows you’re stressed. And it’s doing its job.

The work this week isn’t doing more. It’s finding one thing that tells your nervous system it’s safe.

What does that look like for you?

---

See you next Sunday.

nyk 🤍