You know that feeling where you just feel… ugh? Heavy. Puffy. Swollen. Sluggish. Your rings feel tight. Your clothes feel uncomfortable. Your stomach feels stretched. Your face looks puffier than usual. You just don’t feel like yourself in your own body. And somehow it can happen even when you’re “being good.” This is one of the most common things women tell me — especially busy women in their late 30s, 40s and 50s.

And no, it’s not always fat gain.