20/02/2026
After 40, belly fat doesn’t stay because you’re eating too much.
It stays because your body stopped responding.
Most men I speak to are doing the “right” things:
– Eating cleaner
– Training harder
– Cutting calories
– Adding more cardio
Yet the belly doesn’t move.
And the frustrating part?
It used to work.
Here’s what actually changes after 40:
Your insulin sensitivity drops.
Stress tolerance lowers.
Sleep quality declines.
Testosterone slowly decreases.
Digestion becomes weaker.
So when you cut calories aggressively or train harder, your body doesn’t burn more fat.
It protects itself.
Cortisol rises.
Recovery drops.
Energy crashes.
Fat storage increases — especially around the belly.
That stubborn belly isn’t laziness.
It’s a metabolic pattern.
And if you don’t address:
– Blood sugar balance
– Nervous system stress
– Sleep quality
– Gut function
You’ll keep fighting your body instead of working with it.
Fat loss after 40 isn’t about eating less.
It’s about restoring response.
When the system resets, the belly follows.
If you’re 40+ and feel like your body stopped listening,
comment RESET and I’ll send you a few questions to identify your metabolic pattern and what needs fixing first.