Midlife weight gain, especially around the belly, is something many women notice. It can be incredibly frustrating when you are doing everything you have always done to kep the weight off. You are eating sensibly, moving and exercising, yet your waistline isn’t changing, or worse, it’s growing. If this sounds familiar, I want you toContinue reading “5 Reasons Why Belly Fat Appears in Your 40s, Even When Nothing Has Changed”
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Three Simple Habits When Nutrition Advice Feels Overwhelming
Women in their 40s and 50s may share certain similarities when it comes to dealing with hormonal changes and challenges, yet that’s where the similarity ends. Yes, we are all human females with many of the same biological processes, so you might think there would be a one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to our health,Continue reading “Three Simple Habits When Nutrition Advice Feels Overwhelming”
Hidden Hunger: You’ve Just Eaten, So Why Are You Hungry Again?
Hunger isn’t always straightforward. There are times I have eaten very little and not felt hunger pangs, and other days where I seemingly eat enough yet can’t seem to feel satisfied. It’s true our nutritional needs change over time. We need more calories when younger, and through different phases of our lives. Yet I knowContinue reading “Hidden Hunger: You’ve Just Eaten, So Why Are You Hungry Again?”
Why Do You Overeat at Weekends? Understanding Restriction, Hunger and Emotional Eating
We’ve all got our own personal relationship with food, how we eat and what we choose to eat. However, the abundance of choices, processed food, snacks, and trends means temptation is everywhere, making eating well harder to control and leading to feelings of guilt. If your relationship with food is one regularly based on willContinue reading “Why Do You Overeat at Weekends? Understanding Restriction, Hunger and Emotional Eating”
Protein Pressure: Why Healthy Eating Doesn’t Need to Be So Complicated
If you’re a woman over 40, protein pressure is very real. You’ve probably seen the funny memes about facing ‘more peer pressure to eat protein as an adult, than you did to drink as a teen.’ Then there’s the endless advice and products the algorithms deliver to us, designed to get protein into you throughContinue reading “Protein Pressure: Why Healthy Eating Doesn’t Need to Be So Complicated”
The Realistic Woman’s Guide to Midlife Health After 40 (That Actually Works)
You’ve hit midlife, and suddenly your algorithms are delivering you endless supplements, teas, exercise routines, strategies, and advice on how to manage your hormones, combat brain fog, lose that unexpected weight gain and build muscle. I’ve been there. I see it too, and quite frankly, it’s too much, and a lot of it is nonsense.Continue reading “The Realistic Woman’s Guide to Midlife Health After 40 (That Actually Works)”
Metabolic Myths: What’s Really Going on with Your Body After 40
There is a lot of noise surrounding women’s health in our forties. On the one hand, this is positive. More conversations are happening, more experiences are being shared, and more women are looking for answers and solutions. But with so many voices offering advice, common myths start to creep in. It can quickly become overwhelmingContinue reading “Metabolic Myths: What’s Really Going on with Your Body After 40”
The Spring Transition: What’s Actually Happening in Your Body
This time of year is associated with rebirth, new beginnings, and we feel a sudden shift in energy, in nature and our bodies. We’re moving from the slower pace and routine of winter into a lighter, more active time of year. Personally, I enjoy winter and all it offers, and the move into spring feelsContinue reading “The Spring Transition: What’s Actually Happening in Your Body”
The Myth of Motivation: why waiting to feel motivated keeps you stuck, and what actually creates consistency
Even though I’m generally motivated and disciplined, there are still days when I don’t feel like working out. There are mornings when I wake up tired and want to stay in bed longer. Days when I feel overwhelmed. Times when I’m carrying emotional weight, thinking about my dad, or dealing with life’s pressures. Days whenContinue reading “The Myth of Motivation: why waiting to feel motivated keeps you stuck, and what actually creates consistency”
Health Coaching vs Information: Why knowing isn’t enough to create lasting change
I don’t think we can say that we ‘didn’t know’ when it comes to nutrition and health. Everything we need to know is available at the touch of a screen. If knowledge were simply what we needed to make change, we should all be living our healthiest lives – yet that’s not the case. SoContinue reading “Health Coaching vs Information: Why knowing isn’t enough to create lasting change”