At 38, I stood in a dressing room trying on the same size jeans I'd worn for years. They didn't fit. I hadn't changed anything but my body was different and I couldn't figure out why. If that feeling sounds familiar, you're in the right place. I lost 20 pounds and spent the next 10 years learning how to keep it off in real life, with a full schedule, stress, and all the hormonal changes that come with your 40s and 50s. That experience led me to become a double-certified Nutrition and Fitness Coach and build Behind the Body, a coaching and education platform for women in their 40s and 50s who are done losing the same weight over and over. The newsletter is where we start. Most coaches show you the first 90 days. Behind the Body is about the next 10 years. Subscribe below and join our community.
🎧 New This Week: Muscle Loss After 40: Why Losing Weight Speeds It Up
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Hey Reader! You've lost weight before. Then it came back, and when you went to lose it again, it was harder the second time than it was the first. If that's your history, you probably blamed your willpower, or your age, or your hormones. There's something else going on, and it's something we barely pay attention to. The new episode is live. 🎧 New Episode: Muscle Loss After 40: Why Losing Weight Speeds It Up What we're chatting about: → Why how fast you lose weight decides how much of it is your muscle → The protein number that matters more than your daily total, and why 2 of your 3 meals may be doing nothing → What 2 weeks of barely moving did to the muscle in people's legs → The smallest amount of training that maintains what you already have → The 2 supplements worth your money, and the honest catch on one of them You don't have to want to build muscle for any of this to matter. 3 of the 4 things I cover work whether or not you ever pick up a weight. 🎧 Listen here 📺 Watch here Talk soon, Andrea If you only want the weekly newsletter and not episode emails, no hard feelings! Just click here to update your preferences. |
Behind the Body | Health, Fitness & Lifestyle for Women 40+
At 38, I stood in a dressing room trying on the same size jeans I'd worn for years. They didn't fit. I hadn't changed anything but my body was different and I couldn't figure out why. If that feeling sounds familiar, you're in the right place. I lost 20 pounds and spent the next 10 years learning how to keep it off in real life, with a full schedule, stress, and all the hormonal changes that come with your 40s and 50s. That experience led me to become a double-certified Nutrition and Fitness Coach and build Behind the Body, a coaching and education platform for women in their 40s and 50s who are done losing the same weight over and over. The newsletter is where we start. Most coaches show you the first 90 days. Behind the Body is about the next 10 years. Subscribe below and join our community.
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