Second Spring Nutrition UK

Second Spring Nutrition UK Virtual nutrition and weight management counselling for peri/post menopausal women
Clare Grace, RD, MSc, PhD

27/01/2026

You didn’t suddenly become less disciplined or unmotivated.

What used to work simply stopped working as your body changed.

When results shift, it’s easy to turn that frustration inward.

To assume it must be you.

But this isn’t a willpower problem.

It’s your body responding differently in midlife and menopause, and asking for a different kind of support.

Save this for the days you start questioning yourself.

26/01/2026

Menopause doesn’t respond to pushing through.

It doesn’t respond to guilt, discipline, or “getting back on track.”

It responds to support that works with your body now.

If January felt harder than you expected, that’s not a setback.

That’s information.

You’re not back at square one.

You’re adjusting to a body that’s changed — and that matters.

23/01/2026

Not the days you chose nourishing meals instead of strict rules.

Not the moments you noticed how your body actually responds now.

Not the walks, the pauses, the early nights, or the days you didn’t push through fatigue.

Not the times you stopped blaming yourself and paid attention instead.

Menopausal weight gain isn’t solved by pushing harder.

It’s addressed by adjusting your approach to match how your body is functioning now.

January doesn’t have to look disciplined to count.

If you finish the month with more understanding of your body than you had before, that matters.

You don’t need a reset.

You’re already adjusting.

15/01/2026

A lot of women in midlife worry that their motivation has disappeared.

But motivation doesn’t drop off for no reason.
It’s shaped by capacity.

When sleep is broken and stress is high, your energy is already stretched thin.

Of course motivation feels harder to access.
That isn’t a personal failing.

It’s information.

Motivation returns when conditions support it, not when more pressure is added.

Instead of asking,

“Why can’t I get myself to do this?”

it can be more helpful to ask,

“What do I realistically have capacity for right now?”

Readiness often grows from:

• feeling less overwhelmed
• having fewer rules to manage
• eating regularly enough to stabilise energy
• choosing support instead of self-criticism

You don’t need to force motivation.

You need conditions that allow it to re-emerge.

Follow for calm, realistic midlife nutrition and health support.

In midlife, consistency is often misunderstood.It’s not about doing the same thing every day or holding yourself to rigi...
14/01/2026

In midlife, consistency is often misunderstood.

It’s not about doing the same thing every day or holding yourself to rigid standards.

Energy, sleep, stress, symptoms, and motivation don’t stay predictable at this stage of life.

So consistency has to adapt to what your body is actually dealing with.

When things feel harder, pushing for more discipline usually isn’t the answer.

What helps more is flexibility, responsiveness, and adjusting expectations to match your current capacity.

That might look like simplifying food on low energy days.

Letting go of rigid routines after broken sleep.

Choosing support over strictness.

In midlife, consistency isn’t repetition.
It’s responsiveness.

Follow for calm, realistic midlife nutrition and health support.

You’re doing the “right things” — and still nothing’s shifting.If that feels familiar, it’s not a lack of willpower or m...
12/01/2026

You’re doing the “right things” — and still nothing’s shifting.

If that feels familiar, it’s not a lack of willpower or motivation.

It’s often a sign that your approach no longer fits where your body is right now.

Midlife changes the context — even when your effort hasn’t changed.

Save this for the days you’re tempted to blame yourself.

💛 Follow for calm, realistic midlife nutrition and health support.

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