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Empowering one Woman at a time to take her life back.

01/16/2026

I used to be terrified to eat more than 1,200 calories.

Terrified that one extra bite would undo everything.
Terrified that rest meant laziness.
Terrified that slowing down meant losing control.

So I did what so many women do.

I worked harder.

I trained 2–3 times a day, 6 days a week.
Lifted 5–6 days a week.
Did bootcamp cardio 5–6 days a week.
Trained clients all day.
Waited tables all night.

From the outside, it looked like discipline.
From the inside, my body was screaming.

My energy disappeared.
My hormones downshifted.
My metabolism slowed to survive.

And still, I told myself:
“Just push harder.”

But here’s what no one tells you:

Your body doesn’t shut down because you’re weak.
It shuts down because it’s trying to keep you alive.

I wasn’t broken.
I was under-fueled and over-stressed.

Learning about metabolic restoration changed everything — not because it gave me a new rule to follow, but because it gave me permission to stop fighting my body.

To eat more.
To rest.
To recover.
To feel safe again.

And when my body finally felt supported?

My energy came back.
My hunger normalized.
My workouts improved.
My mind quieted.

Fat loss didn’t come from forcing it.
It came from healing first.

If you’re doing everything right but still feel exhausted, inflamed, stuck, or frustrated…

Maybe your body doesn’t need more discipline.

Maybe it needs restoration.

And if this hit a little too close to home — you’re not alone.

01/15/2026

= blocked fat-burning pathways
= stalled or stubborn fat loss
= “I’m doing everything right but nothing is happening”

And I don’t know about you, but I do NOT ❌ want to eat well, train hard, and manage stress…
only to have my body unable to actually release fat.

Your liver plays a MASSIVE role in fat loss.

🧠 If the liver is overwhelmed, fat loss slows.

1️⃣ Poor Liver Function = ⬇️ Fat Burning

Your liver:
• Processes and clears hormones (especially estrogen)
• Converts stored fat into usable energy
• Regulates blood sugar
• Detoxifies byproducts of stress, food, and environment

If those pathways are congested → fat gets “stuck.”

2️⃣ Estrogen Clearance Happens in the Liver

When estrogen isn’t cleared efficiently:
⬆️ Estrogen dominance
⬆️ Inflammation
⬆️ Fat storage (especially hips, thighs, belly)

This is HUGE in perimenopause.

3️⃣ High Stress + Poor Digestion = Liver Overload

Chronic stress, poor sleep, gut issues, ultra-low calories, alcohol, and nutrient deficiencies
👉 all increase liver burden
👉 all slow fat loss

4️⃣ Blood Sugar Dysregulation = More Liver Stress

When blood sugar swings:
• Liver has to step in constantly
• Cortisol stays elevated
• Fat burning is deprioritized

❌ You can’t “out-cardio” a congested liver
❌ You can’t diet harder to fix blocked pathways

What SHOULD you do⁉️

✅ Support liver detox pathways (not cleanses)
✅ Eat enough calories + protein
✅ Include carbs to support glycogen + hormone clearance
✅ Support gut health (they work together)
✅ Reduce chronic stress load
✅ Lift weights (muscle improves liver insulin sensitivity)

✨ BONUS
Grab my favorite Liver Support Supplement Essentials

01/14/2026

🚨 New Podcast Episode!

On this episode of PlantFueled Femme, we chat with Alka Chopra, Registered Dietitian, about how to build mindset, confidence, and lasting wellness—all while tapping into your creative instincts. 🌿✨

Learn practical tips for sustainable health, boosting self-confidence, and creating a wellness routine that actually works for YOU—not one-size-fits-all rules.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts—search PlantFueled Femme and subscribe so you never miss an episode! Your empowered path starts here. 💚

01/14/2026

🚫 Why obsessing over numbers is keeping you stuck

Let me guess…

You weigh yourself daily.
Track calories to the decimal.
Check how many calories you burned during your workout.
Maybe even take progress photos constantly.

And when the number changes — even a little — you panic.

⬆️ Scale up? “I messed up. I need more cardio.”
⬇️ Scale down? Relief. Validation. Finally.

But here’s the truth most women aren’t told:

That number is lying to you.

Not because it’s wrong —
but because it’s incomplete.

The scale, calorie trackers, and fitness watches don’t just reflect fat loss.

They reflect:
• Water retention
• Glycogen (carbs stored in muscle)
• Stress & cortisol
• Poor sleep
• Hormone fluctuations
• Digestion & inflammation
• Muscle repair

So when progress stalls or numbers go up…
it doesn’t mean you failed.

It usually means your body is responding normally.

But most women panic —
eat less
train harder
add more cardio
sleep worse

…and end up slowing fat loss even more.

I used to do this too.

Until I stopped letting numbers dictate my confidence.

Now I look at:
✅ How my clothes fit
✅ My energy & recovery
✅ Strength & performance
✅ Sleep & digestion
✅ Consistency over time

That’s when my body actually changed.

Because sustainable fat loss — especially in perimenopause — doesn’t come from micromanaging numbers.

It comes from supporting your body instead of fighting it.

If the scale, calories, or calories burned during workouts control your mood…

It’s time for a reset.

💬 Comment RESET and I’ll show you how to measure progress the right way.

01/13/2026

As we step into a new year and start thinking about change, it all comes down to our habits.

Real, lasting change doesn’t come from trying to overhaul everything at once. In fact, that approach usually lands us right back where we started — burned out, frustrated, and falling off within a few weeks.

Instead, sustainable progress comes from identifying the habits that no longer serve us and gradually replacing them with ones that do.

One of the most powerful tools for this is awareness.

Tracking your habits allows you to see patterns clearly — not from a place of judgment, but from a place of understanding. When you know what you’re doing day to day, you can begin to recognize which habits are moving you closer to your goals and which ones are quietly holding you back.

Another key piece of habit change is intention.

Writing down your intentions helps anchor your focus and creates a sense of accountability. It gives you something to return to on the days when motivation feels low or life gets busy.

From there, the goal is simple: move forward just a little bit each day.

This is not about perfection — perfection feeds the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps so many people stuck. It’s about small, consistent actions. And when you don’t quite hit the mark? You give yourself grace, revisit your intention, and keep going.

That’s how real change happens.

Not in massive leaps — but in steady steps.
Day after day.
Week after week.
Year after year.

And over time, those small choices add up to a life that looks and feels completely different.

01/12/2026

Last week, I shared a little piece of my past.
If you haven’t read that story yet, I encourage you to go back and do so.

Because reflecting on that time reminded me of something important:

It wasn’t a good situation.
I wasn’t happy.
And I knew it.

Yet it still took me nearly two years to find the courage to leave.

And I think a lot of women can relate to that — even if the details look different.

Maybe it’s not a relationship that’s hurting you…
but a job where you aren’t respected and feel undervalued.
Or habits you keep repeating for your health and your body, even though nothing is changing — except your energy getting lower and your frustration getting higher.

So you stay.

You stay in what’s familiar.
You stay in what you know how to survive.
Because as uncomfortable as it is, it feels safer than stepping into the unknown.

At least what you’re dealing with now is predictable.

And for many women, that familiarity creates a false sense of security — especially when it comes to their body.

I know so many of you know you should move forward.
And I also know how easy it is to talk yourself out of it because of fear.

Recently, a woman who has followed me for years finally decided to take that step.

She’s known for a long time that she needed support to address the whole picture — hormone balance, weight loss resistance, metabolic health.
She had even done several calls with me over the years.

But it still took courage.

Was it a “perfect” time?
No.
Post-holidays, finances are always tighter. It would have been easy to say, this still isn’t the right time.

But instead, she chose herself.

And I couldn’t be more proud of her.

We’re only a couple of weeks into coaching, but already — just by listening to her body and responding instead of forcing — she has more energy, is performing better in the gym, and feels noticeably less inflamed.

Those are huge wins.

And as the year goes on, it’s only going to get better.

So here’s to every woman who has stepped forward.
Every woman who faced a hard decision and chose the scary one — because deep down, she knew it was the right one.

You’re not behind.
You’re not broken.
And you’re not weak for hesitating.

But when you’re ready to move — truly move — incredible things happen.

You’re all absolutely crushing it.

01/10/2026

The 3 things keeping you stuck:

1️⃣ You keep under-eating
Your metabolism adapts down to survive.
No fuel = no muscle building.
No muscle = no shape, no tone, no metabolism.

2️⃣ You don’t prioritize sleep
6 hours is not enough — especially in perimenopause.
7–9 hours is where recovery happens.
Recovery = muscle growth, hormone balance, cortisol control.

3️⃣ Your cortisol is too high
Under-eating + training + poor sleep = chronic stress.
Stress is catabolic.
It eats muscle and promotes fat storage.

Read that again.

You don’t need to work harder.
You need to recover better and fuel smarter.

Fix your sleep.
Eat enough.
Stop living in survival mode.

And watch your body finally start responding.

📌 Save this if you want better results without burning out.
📤 Share this with the woman who’s doing everything right — except the parts that actually matter.

01/09/2026

The longer you insist on staying in a calorie deficit when fat loss isn’t happening,
the more time you’re actually wasting getting to your goals.

Because at that point…
the deficit isn’t doing what you think it is.

And the longer you insist on:
• hours of cardio
• training 6–7 days a week
• “pushing through” exhaustion
• eating less and less

while your body isn’t responding…

the more time you’re spending doing things that are actively working against you.

Here’s why 👇

Cortisol’s job is survival.
When it’s chronically elevated, it:
• drives glucose up
• promotes insulin resistance
• signals the body to conserve fat
• breaks down muscle tissue
• disrupts sleep and digestion

So when you live in a constant state of:
– under-fueling
– overtraining
– poor sleep
– high life stress

your body adapts.

Not by losing fat —
but by protecting itself.

That’s why midlife bodies don’t respond to pressure.
They respond to safety and recovery.

If fat loss has stalled, it’s often not because you need less food or more cardio…

It’s because your body doesn’t feel safe enough to let go.

And here’s the hard truth most women aren’t told:

You cannot diet your way out of a stress response.

So ask yourself honestly:
Is staying in this cycle actually getting you closer…
or just keeping you stuck?

✨ Save this if it finally explains why “trying harder” stopped working.
✨ Share it with the woman who thinks she just needs more discipline.

Your body isn’t broken.
Your strategy needs to change.

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Rio Rancho, NM
87124

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