36. Why What Used to Work Doesn’t Work Anymore

About this episode

This episode explores why traditional weight loss methods may no longer be effective for those over 35, focusing on physiological changes rather than discipline or motivation issues.

If you’re over 35 and have found yourself thinking, “Why isn’t what used to work working anymore?” ...this episode is for you. There was a time when tightening up your food, adding cardio, or extending a fast created quick results. Now you can do the same things, sometimes even more consistently, and the scale barely moves or doesn’t move at all. In this episode, we unpack why. It’s not a discipline problem. It’s not a motivation issue. It’s physiology. I walk you through the “beaker” analogy...

People in this episode

Host: Tanya Pennington-Miller

Topics covered

• weight loss
• physiology
• aging
• nutrition
• fitness
• motivation

Keywords

• weight loss
• over 35
• physiology
• nutrition
• fitness
• cardio
• fasting

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