5 Reasons Your Calorie Deficit Fails After 40

About this episode

The episode discusses reasons why calorie deficits may not lead to weight loss for women over 40, particularly focusing on changes during perimenopause.

Send us Fan Mail So you're in a calorie deficit, you're being careful with your food, and the weight just won't budge. I've been exactly there, and I promise you there's a real reason for it. A deficit stops producing weight loss for women over 40 for reasons most people never think to look at, and once you see them, it makes so much sense. In this episode, I'm getting into what changes in perimenopause that makes losing weight so much harder than it used to be, and why the usual advice stops...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Cutuk

Topics covered

• calorie deficit
• weight loss
• perimenopause
• women over 40
• metabolism
• nutrition

Keywords

• calorie deficit
• weight loss
• perimenopause
• women over 40
• metabolism
• nutrition
• fitness

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