Why You Need to Eat More, Not Less (to Finally Lose Weight After 40)

Why You Need to Eat More, Not Less (to Finally Lose Weight After 40)

July 10, 2026 · 14 min

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The episode discusses the misconception that eating less is the key to weight loss after 40, suggesting instead that eating more may be the solution.

What if the reason you cannot lose weight has nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with the fact that you have been eating too little? I know how that sounds. For years, I did exactly what we have all been told to do. Eat less, move more. And for a while, it worked. Then it stopped, no matter how hard I tried. And even when I thought I was being so good, eating my yogurt and my oatmeal and all the low calorie foods that are supposed to be the healthy choices, my body would not b...

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Host: Ruth Soukup

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