28/02/2026
There’s a reason fat loss after 40 has felt harder than it should.
There is nothing 'wrong' with you!
Most women over 40 trying to “lose weight” never get shown the full context.
They’re handed calorie deficits and cardio plans without understanding what those methods were actually built for. (So you know... those plans are for burning fuel/calories with the goal to lose WEIGHT on the scales. I'm not just referring to fat weight on the scales - just seeing that number going down, irrelevant of where that weight loss comes from! I feel like starting a rant about muscle loss with loss calorie diets that under-feed you protein and overfeed you on cardio, but I'll save that for another day...)
I digressed...
So when it doesn’t work the way it used to, they assume the issue is them.
But the real issue is muscle loss.
Once you understand that I hope you can make sense of your past attempts:
The gym phases (where you headed straight to the cardio area, because weights machines are seem intimidating as f*ck).
The spin classes.
The running phase you tried.
The cutting carbs (and joy outta your life).
The frustration when the scale barely moves.
If changing your body composition is important to you in midlife, then we need to build it on the right foundation.
Muscle!!
Strength.
Progressive overload (fitness jargon for making your resistance training harder/heavy).
Recovery.
And please, stop looking at the bathroom scale as your measure of progress. 🙏
If this gave you clarity you didn’t have before, comment “STRONG” or send me a message and I’ll share how I help women over 40 go from cardio-heavy training to strength-focused results in my membership.
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