14/10/2026
I was there, it was me. Scalp psoriasis, pelvic pain, low energy and poor sleep, all sitting alongside un managed obesity. And it was hell.
The reason ‘dieting’ just didn’t work was because I was hugely inflamed and reacting to the foods I was eating, making weight loss impossible.
Stubborn weight loss isn’t always a matter of willpower, in fact, it rarely is. Excess body fat can influence immune signalling and contribute to low grade inflammation. In turn, pain, fatigue, poor sleep or an inflammatory condition can make healthy routines harder to sustain.
That doesn’t mean inflammation explains every plateau or even stops every starting point, but it is part of the picture - AND a reminder to look at the whole person and not just the number on the scale, or think that one approach fixes every broken fat attempt.