Louise Digby Nutrition

Louise Digby Nutrition Louise specialises in healthy weight loss. Louise's philosophy is to always nourish first.

She work almost completely remotely and as such is able to help women across the UK. Louise Digby Nutrition Ltd is the home of The Nourish Method to Lasting Fat Loss. A 6-month, individualised programme that helps women across the UK to balance their hormones, repair their metabolisms and shift their mindsets so that they can lose weight for good without restrictive dieting.

30/03/2026

When you workout, you're sending important signals to your body.

Strength training tells your body you need to be strong and therefore you need more muscle, and so, as long as you have the resources available, it will build muscle (that's good news for your metabolism).

High intensity training tells your body there is a high demand for energy, which in an already stressed or under-fuelled body, can send the body into energy preservation mode; fat loss get blocked and muscle get burned instead (that's bad news for your metabolism).

But all of this depends on context; nutrition, sleep, stress, hormones...
That's why there should be no-one-size-fits all recommendations around exercise, especially for women over 40 who's body's are more likely to be less resilient to stressors (like under-eating and overly intense exercise) and more dependant on proper recovery.

Comment (or DM me) 139 to get the full low down from this week's podcast episode.

25/03/2026

We've been taught that burning calories means burning fat. But fat burning isn't a given. And I'm not talking about getting into specific heart rate zones...

What actually matters is your internal environment.
Stress, sleep deprived or under-fuelled? You'll be breaking down muscle not fat.

Often, less is more and we have to match our efforts with our body's capacity for recovery.

I explain more in this week's episode. Comment 139 below (or DM me), and I'll send you the links to watch or listen.

23/03/2026

After multiple weight loss attempts and layers of stress, sleep disruption and hormone shifts, you can find yourself with a body locked in energy conservation mode - where it doesn't feel safe and protecting it's resources is the priority.

And you experience that as very stubborn weight.

And in that scenario, everything you know about how to shift weight is wrong, and actually makes everything worse.

Comment 138 for my latest podcast episode and learn how to get out of conservation mode and start burning fat.

18/03/2026

Two women, both experiencing stubborn weight after 40. Both follow the same approach, but get very different results.
It's not a lack of discipline. The root cause and internal drivers haven't been addressed. And until they are, no amount of restriction or calorie burning will achieve the results you want.

Comment 138 (or DM me) for the full episode.

Most women I speak to aren’t stuck because they’re doing nothing.They’re stuck because they’re doing *a lot*… and not ge...
06/03/2026

Most women I speak to aren’t stuck because they’re doing nothing.

They’re stuck because they’re doing *a lot*… and not getting the return.

More protein.
More training.
Less food.
More discipline.

And when it doesn’t work?
They assume they need to try harder.

But if your body doesn’t have the capacity to respond…
more effort just creates more resistance.

That’s how you end up losing muscle, holding onto fat, and feeling worse despite doing everything “right”.

There’s a missing piece most plans don’t account for.
And until you address it, progress stays inconsistent (or non-existent).

That’s exactly what I break down in my No-Diet Guide to Reboot Your Metabolism.

Comment or DM **GUIDE** and I’ll send it over.

04/03/2026

If I was doing all the “right” things… and still felt like my body was falling apart… I’d be fuming.

Because this is what I see every day:

Women eating well.
Exercising.
Trying to “support their hormones.”

…while the weight won’t budge, energy is flat, and everything feels harder than it used to.

So they try to fix it.

Cut a bit more.
Add another supplement.
Try a new “hormone protocol.”

It’s like repainting the walls… when the foundations are cracked.

It looks like progress for a while.
But then the symptoms creep back in.

Cravings.
Bloating.
Stubborn weight.
That feeling of “what is wrong with me?”

Nothing is wrong with you.

You’ve just been told to start in the wrong place.

Perimenopause doesn’t create the problem…
It exposes what’s been brewing underneath for years.

And if you don’t fix the foundations first…
your body will keep pushing back.

That’s why working harder hasn’t worked.

And why the women who *finally* see progress…
aren’t the ones doing more.

They’re the ones doing things in the right order.

If you want to understand what’s actually keeping you stuck (and what to do instead)…

Comment or DM **136** and I’ll send it over 💬

02/03/2026

This is such a common pattern.

A woman feels wired, exhausted, not sleeping.
She’s told her cortisol is “high” or assumes it must be stress.
So she does the sensible thing and adds adaptogens.

And at first, nothing seems obviously wrong.

But over time…
sleep gets lighter
anxiety creeps in
weight loss stalls

What’s often missed is context.

Many adaptogens are stimulating.
And if the thyroid is already under strain, that stimulation can quietly push the system in the wrong direction.

The tricky part?
It doesn’t happen overnight.
So it’s easy to blame perimenopause, life stress, or ageing.

This isn’t about adaptogens being “bad”.
It’s about supplements as a whole and how timing, physiology, and knowing what you’re actually dealing with, is critical.

Support that’s right in theory
can still be wrong in practice.

Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/i9wN3iRNYcg

25/02/2026

If supplements were as simple as “take this and feel better”,
none of this would be confusing.

But every supplement does something in the body.
It speeds up certain processes.
Puts pressure on others.
Interacts with hormones, the gut, the nervous system.

So if your system is already stretched
high stress
poor sleep
digestive issues
blood sugar swings

adding more can make things worse, not better.

This is why two women can take the same supplement
and have completely different outcomes.

It’s not about willpower.
And it’s definitely not about taking more.

It’s about timing, form, nervous system safety,
and understanding what’s driving the need in the first place.

Sometimes the most supportive move
is simplifying, not stacking.

Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/i9wN3iRNYcg

23/02/2026

So many women feel like they’re failing because they haven’t made a dramatic enough change.

But bodies rarely respond to big overhauls, especially when energy is already low.

What actually creates progress is often much quieter.

One small change improves energy.
That energy makes the next choice easier.
That easier choice builds confidence.
And confidence creates consistency.

This is the ripple effect most people miss.

Not force.
Not willpower.
Capacity.

I talk about this in more depth in the full podcast episode.
Comment 134 and I’ll send you the link.

18/02/2026

So many women I speak to aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do.

They’re stuck because they’re carrying too much.

Every day there’s a constant mental checklist:
What should I eat?
When should I eat?
How much is too much?
What workouts should I be doing?
How often? How hard?
Do I need supplements? And if so, which ones?

All while feeling exhausted and unsure whether any of it is actually helping.

That level of decision-making is an enormous cognitive load.

When you’re already depleted, constantly second-guessing yourself isn’t sustainable. Not because you’re incapable, but because your system is overwhelmed.

This is why willpower fades.
This is why motivation feels unreliable.
This is why trying harder often makes things worse.

Real progress usually starts when the guesswork stops.

I talk more about this in the full podcast episode.
Comment 134 and I’ll send you the link.

11/02/2026

Traditional diets often leave women in the worst possible place.

You are eating less than your body needs to feel energised, calm, and resilient.
But not enough of a deficit to trigger meaningful fat loss.

The result is feeling flat, irritable, hungry, and stuck, while being told to try harder or cut more.

This is not because you lack discipline.
It is because your body has adapted to restriction.

In this episode, I break down why this happens and why eating less is rarely the answer after 40.

Comment 133 and I will send you the link to listen.

09/02/2026

Cortisol gets blamed for everything, but it’s actually essential.

It’s what helps you wake up, gives you energy, and supports your natural daily rhythm.

The issue starts when stress becomes constant.
Not just emotional stres, but physical stress too:
• under-eating
• over-exercising
• poor recovery
• carrying the mental load for everyone else

Over time, cortisol either stays too high… or completely flat.

That’s when we see:
• stubborn belly fat
• muscle loss
• sugar cravings
• poor sleep
• thyroid and blood sugar issues

Your body isn’t 'just get older'.
It’s protecting you.

And for women especially, the expectation to “do it all” comes at a real biological cost.

If this resonates, you’re not alone 💛
Comment 132 & I'll send you the link to the full episode.

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