226 - Twisted Tuesday: The brutal truth about why your fat loss is stuck

About this episode

Amy discusses the reasons women struggle with fat loss during perimenopause and emphasizes the importance of focusing on the basics.

In this no-BS episode, Amy calls out the real reason so many women feel stuck in perimenopause fat loss: they are structured everywhere except where it actually counts. From overtraining and inconsistent calories to expensive hormone testing and “nutrition practitioner” marketing, this episode breaks down why the basics still work when you actually do them.

People in this episode

Host: Amy Ledin

Topics covered

• fat loss
• perimenopause
• nutrition
• health
• fitness
• self improvement

Keywords

• fat loss
• perimenopause
• overtraining
• calories
• hormone testing
• nutrition

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