About this episode

This episode discusses why weight loss after 40 can lead to undesirable body changes in women and how to lose fat without losing shape.

Have a question or comment? Send a text or voice note and let's chat! Weight loss after 40 can leave you smaller and softer at the same time, even at your goal weight. In this episode, we're talking about why losing weight makes some women over 40 look worse, what "skinny fat" really means, and how to lose fat without losing your shape. You can chase a number for two years, finally hit it, and like what you see in the mirror less than the day you started. The weight came off, but the body you...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Cutuk

Topics covered

• weight loss
• women over 40
• skinny fat
• body image
• fat loss
• metabolism

Keywords

• weight loss
• skinny fat
• women over 40
• fat loss
• body image

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