Why You're Gaining Belly Fat After 40 (It's Not Your Diet)

About this episode

The episode discusses the reasons behind gaining belly fat after 40 and how traditional weight loss strategies may no longer be effective.

Send us Fan Mail You haven't changed much. But your belly has. Your clothes are tighter. Your waistline is growing. And everything you've tried, cutting calories, adding cardio, isn't working the way it used to. This isn't a discipline problem. It's a strategy problem. The fat building around your midsection right now behaves differently than any fat you've dealt with before. It responds to different inputs. And the approach that worked in your 30s is quite literally working against you now. ...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Cutuk

Topics covered

• belly fat
• weight gain
• metabolism
• women over 40
• fitness strategies
• diet challenges

Keywords

• belly fat
• weight gain
• metabolism
• women over 40
• fitness
• diet
• calories
• cardio

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