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If you’ve tried eating less in your 40s and ended up more bloated, more tired, hungrier, and somehow heavier — this episode explains why.

Stephanie breaks down:

• Why your body no longer responds to dieting like it did in your 20s
Shifts in estrogen, progesterone, muscle, stress, and inflammation change how your metabolism interprets a deficit.

• The real reason fat loss stalls
Most women don’t have a calorie problem — they have a calorie utilization problem.

• What MUST happen before a deficit works
Learn how to reopen fat-burning pathways by improving liver function, lowering cortisol, stabilizing blood sugar, improving digestion, and protecting muscle.

• How to create a deficit the right way
Small, sustainable drops… protein prioritized… carbs used strategically… lifting over punishment… sleep + recovery as non-negotiables.

• When dieting is actually the WRONG move
High stress, poor sleep, inflammation, and long dieting history all mean: fix function first.

This episode shows you how to finally make fat loss predictable again — by matching your strategy to your physiology today.

TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro: Why Calorie Deficits Stop Working After 40
(01:08) What a True Calorie Deficit Actually Is (and Isn’t)
(03:36) Why Cutting Calories Backfires in Perimenopause
(06:55) The #1 Mistake: Starting the Deficit Too Soon
(08:03) Making Your Body Good at Burning Calories First
(13:38) Lowering Stress, Inflammation & Opening Fat-Burning Pathways
(22:24) Protein, Training & Supporting Metabolism in a Deficit
(27:29) How Big a Deficit Should Actually Be
(32:31) Meal Timing, Sleep & Why Consistency Matters More Than Willpower
(35:47) When a Calorie Deficit Is NOT the Answer
(39:08) Final Takeaway: Heal First, Then Lose Fat (Not the Other Way Around)

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The Best Way to Calorie Deficit for Women Over 40 (Without Wrecking Your Hormones or Metabolism) | MMP Ep. 272

The Metabolism and Menopause Podcast