I wrote this post about nearly 5 years ago and while most of it is still true today I have dropped off from eating extremely low carb in favour of intermittent fasting and eating a little less meat and more vegetables. I find intermittent fasting rather than being a weight loss tool helps with so many other…

As women you are all unique and individual and the rate at which you acheive weight loss in midlife when eating low carb will be different from the woman next to you who perhaps eats the exact same food.. If your in midlife and you’ve been cutting carbs for a while and have struggled to…

What is the best way to lose weight during the menopause transition is probably the most common question I get asked. This article will detail for women how to lose menopause belly naturally and without deprivation or constantly feeling hungry. Importantly, following the tips given in this post will prevent further postmenopausal weight gain. You…

Losing menopause weight after menopause can be made more difficult by the on off dieting we did in earlier years but not impossible. This article explains exactly what you can do to lose the weight you gain in menopause easily. If you had told me when I was 20 that all the diets I tried…

When menopause starts, changes occur in a woman’s body. Many women complain of menopause joint pain, some severe enough to prevent them from completing some of the activities they’ve been used to doing. These aches and pains can happen anywhere in the body but are often concentrated on the joints. This article details what causes…

You’re over 50 and you’ve decided you need to shed a bit of weight. Especially around your middle where it seems to collect now. Easy you think. I’ll just up my exercise, cut calories and Bob’s your Uncle, Fanny’s your Aunt. You stock up on lettuce, cottage cheese and celery. There are some secrets to…

Does this sound like you? You’re getting a little nervous because the holiday season is fast approaching and you still have that spare tyre from last year. Not putting on any weight over the next few weeks is about as likely as Ryan Gosling giving you a call to invite you out for Chrismas drinks…

These are some of the things I hear women who have hit the big five-oh say in response to my weight loss posts. “I’m not kidding I’m 50 years old and ravenous all the time.” “These days invariably I wake up ravenous. So hungry it hurts. What is going on?” “Recently my appetite has gone…

Perhaps you have been feeling more tired than usual lately.  Maybe your digestion seems a bit  “sluggish”. Your skin feels dry and you’ve been craving sugar. These are all signs of metabolic weakness or a slowing down of your metabolism. Let’s dive into how this can happen and for each cause  I give simple to implement…

So you’ve been eating a low carbohydrate diet and you’ve been doing well sheding a few pounds but your menopause weight loss has stalled. In fact you’re gaining weight. You’re not sure what the heck happened. You were losing weight and feeling great. But this week when you jumped on the scales you’d put on…

Your metabolic type determines the right mix of carbs, protein, and fat you should eat to have optimum health. Keeping this balance when you’re in menopause could help counteract some of the more negative symptoms. Metabolic typing is the process of assessing various characteristics you may have to determine which metabolic type you are. Here’s…

Intermittent fasting is fast becoming a popular way to lose some weight and reset your body’s metabolism but what are the benefits of intermittent fasting for women over 50 and what does it involve? Intermittent fasting over 50 is a no fuss way to eat with no calorie counting, weighing food or calculating macronutrients.  And…

So many women in midlife struggle with sticking to habit changes that will improve their health and give them the best possible chance at losing their midlife belly fat that commonly collects around their middle. It’s a shitty time constantly trying to keep up with all of the changes going on in our bodies during…

Intermittent fasting is a trend on the rise. The main benefit of intermittent fasting for menopausal women is that it is easy and no-fuss. It is no secret that bloating and menopause weight gain go hand in hand. Fasting to stop bloating, and lose menopause weight works extremely well. It is similar to being on a keto or…

As I have said many times in my posts “losing weight over 50 is very different to when you wer younger”. It’s no longer about eating lettuce and cottage cheese after sweating your body weight at the local gym like you did in your 20’s and 30’s. So what are the reasons why you losing…

Are you struggling with losing menopausal belly fat and keeping it off? Menopause weight is like that clingy child that hangs on around your middle and won’t let go. You get rid of it for it only to come back in greater bulk and so much more stubborn to remove. If you want to lose…

You didn’t have to worry about having the right mindset for losing weight when you were in your 20s. You would stock the fridge with celery and cottage cheese, starve yourself for 3 or 4 weeks and lose 3 or 4 kilos?  Then when you hit 40 weight loss became a whole different ball game….