Belly Fat 101: The 5 Simple Habits That Changed Everything
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What causes belly fat during menopause?
Hi there friends, I am so glad you're here. So today we're gonna talk about the most annoying freaking topic that most of us can't get our minds off of, which is belly fat. I swear it's a universal experience and I think something so many of us are struggling with right now. Belly fat absolutely killed my confidence during the years of perimenopause and the beginning of menopause. I was doing everything the same as I always had, working out, getting up early, eating right, blah, blah, blah, blah. And suddenly, I had this like wraparound tire in my middle. It made me feel self-conscious. I would like turn to the side and look at myself in the mirror all the time. Like, what is going on? I started wearing looser clothes, trying to hide it.
That made me feel even worse because they're not like what I was wearing. And it was kind of a spiral really. And then a lot of things weren't fitting anymore. So I'd have like this side of the closet, like nothing back here I can't wear. These are the only things I can wear. And I wish somebody had made this simpler for me when I was in the worst of it, because I blamed, blamed, blamed myself. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that it's 100% gone. Far from it. I think a little bit of belly fat at this stage of life is almost a given. And I'm not going to be one of those women with a six pack. It's not how my body carries weight. And I've made peace with that. But I do feel better than I have in a long time.
And it's thanks to so many incredible doctors I've interviewed on this podcast, my own personal doctors,
How does protein intake affect muscle and metabolism?
it's just it's made a huge difference because I understand what's going on it's not my fault every day of my life the difference is that I actually apply what they tell me in my real life and sometimes I feel like I'm your guinea pig I love I actually love it I take what I learned from the smartest people in this space and I try it and today I'm gonna walk you through what stuck and i want to warn you before i get started a lot of what i'm about to tell you you might know but what i found through doing this show and talking to the top experts in the world is that when you pull back all the noise on social and in the press and in the headlines and the critics that are out there the most simple stuff back to basic stuff is what actually works you don't need another machine you don't need another
low carb diet, you don't need a special juice cleanse set, blah, whatever. It's not a quick fix. It's gonna take a little bit of work and a little bit of consistency, but it's doable. And you're just gonna feel better in general because you're doing something. So I'm gonna walk through what has been working for me. Quick disclaimer before I dive in, I'm not a doctor, I'm a journalist who has lived through this. Take what I share to your own doctor because your body and your history are yours. So before I get into what I did, I want to tell you why it's happening because that's the part I didn't know. And so that was a huge hurdle. And I think that understanding it is half the battle. When you don't understand it, that's where you're blaming yourself saying like, I'm doing all these things right.
This isn't your fault. perimenopause and menopause our hormones shift specifically estrogen that drops when estrogen drops which we've had all along bodies start storing fat differently the fat that used to live on your hips and your chest in your fertile years has moved to your middle it's not your imagination it's not your fault it is biology which we didn't learn in biology on top of that you start losing muscle mass which is your body's calorie burning engine more muscle more calories you're burning if you're storing more you're burning less and your sleep is a mess your stress is probably higher and your hormones are doing kind of like the cha-cha you're basically set up for failure So when you say I'm doing exactly what I did at 35 and it's not working, you're right, it's not.
The rules have changed and nobody told us about them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What causes belly fat during menopause?
0:06–1:31
2
How does protein intake affect muscle and metabolism?
1:31–4:21
3
Why is strength training more effective than cardio for weight loss?
4:21–6:04
4
How do stress and sleep impact belly fat retention?
6:04–7:38
5
What role does gut health play in weight management?
7:38–9:10
6
How does reducing alcohol consumption affect weight loss?
9:10–10:55
7
What five habits can help manage menopause-related weight gain?
10:55–12:08
8
How can understanding hormonal changes improve body confidence?
12:08–24:29
Speakers
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