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: Perimenopause Weight Gain: The 7,000 Steps a Day I Lost
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Hey Reader! When I hit perimenopause, I suddenly started taking 7,000 fewer steps each day. I was still going to the gym and eating the same way, but my weight kept creeping up. I figured my hormones were to blame. In this week’s episode, I share the full story: how I lost those steps, how it affected my weight, and why I didn’t realize it was happening. 🎧 New Episode: Perimenopause Weight Gain: The 7,000 Steps a Day I Lost What we’re chatting about: → How I lost 7,000 steps a day even though I was still working out four or five days a week → The daily movement that burns calories but you never think of as a workout → What you should check on your phone before changing anything about your diet → What I do now when I don’t feel like going out 🎧 Listen here 📺 Watch here If your weight has been going up even though you seemingly haven’t changed anything, I think this episode will help you get to the bottom of it. Reply and let me know: how many steps are you getting each day? Talk soon, Andrea If you only want the weekly newsletter and not episode emails, no hard feelings! Just click here to update your preferences. |
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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.
Hey Reader! You know those fitness coaches you see online? The ones with toned arms and abs? I used to think they all achieved that look naturally. Some do, but many get a lot of help. Realizing this changed how I saw my own body. That’s just one of the ten things I cover in this week’s episode, and it’s available now. 🎧 New episode: 10 Things Making You Look Worse After 40 Here’s what we’re talking about: The calorie number I always trust Why cutting carbs didn’t work out like I thought it...
BEHIND THE BODY Diet • Fitness • Lifestyle for Women 40+ I haven’t been able to get my Oura ring off my index finger for a week. The ring isn't too small. It actually fits perfectly. I'm just really puffy and swollen right now, so it won’t budge. And I find it pretty funny. So here’s what’s going on. I started HRT a few weeks back, so I knew some water retention might happen. Plus, it’s been really hot in San Diego, and we’ve been playing a lot more golf. Somewhere along the way, I started...
I haven't been feeling great lately, and my Oura Ring showed clear signs of strain yesterday. It picked up on the stress my body was under, which matched how I was feeling. Still, I felt well enough to go to the gym, and I try not to skip Mondays. By my fourth set of hip thrusts, I sat there getting ready to lift 410 pounds, trying to motivate myself. Really, I was looking for reasons not to do it. It's okay if I don't do this fourth set. It's okay if I only do a few. It's okay to not go as...