Eating Less and Moving More? Here's Why That Backfires After 40

About this episode

Nicole Johnson discusses with Lorie Eber why traditional diet and exercise advice may not work after 40 and how to adapt to midlife changes.

If you've been doing "all the right things" but your body isn't responding the way it used to — this episode is for you. Nicole sits down with Lorie Eber, nationally board-certified health and wellness coach and metabolic health educator, to unpack why the diet and exercise rules that worked in your 20s and 30s can actually backfire in midlife. In this episode: Why eating less and exercising more can slow your metabolism — especially after 40 The stress-weight connection most women overlook (and practical de-stressing tools that aren't just "meditate more") How poor sleep disrupts hunger hormones and quietly sabotages your health goals The honest truth about GLP-1 medications — who they help, what doctors aren't telling patients, and the muscle loss risk Perimenopause and menopause symptoms beyond hot flashes (brain fog, mood shifts, and why most doctors have zero training in this) Lorie brings both professional expertise and lived experience — she's 70, has navigated chronic pain, career reinvention, and her own metabolic health journey, and she's refreshingly no-nonsense about all of it. Your body hasn't failed you. It's changed. This episode helps you…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Johnson

Guest: Lorie Eber

Topics covered

• metabolism
• midlife health
• diet and exercise
• stress management
• hormonal changes
• perimenopause
• menopause

Keywords

• metabolism
• diet
• exercise
• midlife
• hormones
• stress
• sleep
• GLP-1
• perimenopause
• menopause

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GLP-1

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