If weight seems to cling during stressful seasons—despite eating well or trying harder—you’re not imagining it. What doesn’t help is being told you lack discipline or need more control.

You’re eating the salad. You’re skipping the wine. You’re getting your steps in. And yet... the scale refuses to budge. The bloat...

You’ve been eating well. You’re moving your body. But that stubborn weight around your belly? It’s not going anywhere. If you're gaining—or holding onto—fat around your middle, despite doing “all the right things,” it might not be your willpower.

Ready for a statistic that’s bound to shock you? More than one in four women and one in three men are overweight. What’s even worse is...