Stop Trying to Be Skinny After 40 (It’s Making You Look Worse)

About this episode

In this episode, Andrea Cutuk discusses the negative effects of extreme calorie restriction on women's bodies after 40.

Send us Fan Mail If you're trying to lose weight after 40, you've probably been focused on one thing: the number on the scale. Smaller is better. Lighter is the goal. And if you're not there yet, you just need to restrict more. Here's the problem: that strategy isn't just slowing your results. It's working against your body. And after 40, the consequences hit harder and faster than you'd expect. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what extreme calorie restriction does to a woman's body...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Cutuk

Topics covered

• weight loss
• calorie restriction
• women over 40
• metabolism
• body image

Keywords

• weight loss
• calorie restriction
• women over 40
• metabolism
• body image
• health
• fitness

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