163 | Are You Eating Less After 40? Why It May Be Backfiring on Your Metabolism

About this episode

Lara Frendjian discusses how eating less after 40 can negatively impact metabolism and weight loss efforts, particularly during hormonal changes.

Are you eating healthy, cutting calories, and trying harder than ever… yet still gaining weight after 40? In this episode, Lara breaks down why eating less after 40 can actually slow your metabolism, increase stress hormones, worsen cravings, and make weight loss harder — especially during perimenopause and hormonal shifts. If you feel like: your metabolism is slowing down your body isn’t responding the way it used to you’re exhausted, bloated, and frustrated you’re doing everything “right” but still gaining weight you’re constantly thinking about food or craving sugar you feel stuck in a cycle of restriction and burnout …this episode is for you. You’ll learn: why chronic dieting and under-eating can backfire metabolically how stress and cortisol impact weight gain after 40 signs your body no longer feels safe why nutrient deficiencies can affect thyroid health, energy, hormones, and blood sugar how metabolism adapts during long-term restriction why many women gain weight despite eating very little how to support metabolism naturally after 40 the connection between nourishment, nervous system regulation, and sustainable weight loss Lara also shares why healing your metabolism is…

People in this episode

Host: Lara Frendjian

Topics covered

• metabolism
• weight loss
• perimenopause
• hormonal balance
• nutrition
• chronic dieting

Keywords

• metabolism
• weight gain
• caloric restriction
• hormones
• nutrient deficiencies
• stress
• perimenopause
• belly fat

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