If you are cutting calories, fasting, cutting carbs, exercise and NOT seeing changes then doing more of that won’t work.

It tells me that there is something else going on in your body that is making your body SUCK at burning calories.

If your body is not good at burning calories that makes weight loss REALLY hard and weight gain REALLY easy.

So how do we make your body better at burning calories?

That is exactly what this podcast is about!

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:11) - Reverse dieting 101: What women need to know during menopause

(02:07) - The impact of chronic dieting and metabolic adaptation during menopause

(10:13) - How perimenopause and menopause accelerates existing metabolic and hormonal issues

(12:57) - What is the real purpose of a reverse diet?

(14:43) - How to identify if it’s time to start a reverse diet

(17:58) - Steps for doing a reverse diet

(29:21) - Managing expectations as soon as reverse diet is started

(35:08) - Assessment tests to help tailor the reverse dieting process according to your needs

(37:55) - Why you should make sure you’re eating whole foods during a reverse diet

(40:05) - Do not rush the reverse dieting process

(44:56) - Don’t freak out about the scale

(46:25) - Work on your relationship with food

(50:15) - Consistency is key

(52:15) - Don’t get married to a trend

(53:21) - Celebrate small wins

(54:54) - Final thoughts + reminders

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Step 1 For Menopause Fat Loss - The Reverse Diet | MMP Ep. 168

The Metabolism and Menopause Podcast