236 - Twisted Tuesday: Your Body Reveals Your Standards: HRT, Food Noise, and Why I Quit Dieting

What does your body reveal about the standards you hold for yourself? In this honest walk-and-talk episode, Amy explains how discipline, organization, delayed gratification, and keeping promises to yourself extend far beyond fitness. Building a strong body is not simply about following the perfect diet—it requires becoming the person capable of maintaining it.   Amy also gives a deeply personal update on hormone replacement therapy, including how topical estrogen unexpectedly resolved years of exercise-related bladder leaking and why symptom-based care matters alongside bloodwork. She discusses adjusting progesterone, beginning DHEA, and the importance of openly addressing libido, sexual health, and quality of life during perimenopause and menopause.   The conversation then shifts to the mental fatigue of learning advanced AI tools and the danger of trusting artificial intelligence when you lack enough expertise to recognize inaccurate information. Finally, Amy reveals why she officially ended her dieting phase. Increased food noise, constant thoughts about restriction, reduced recovery, inflammation, and the stress of fighting cancer made the small amount of weight loss feel undeserving of the cost. Her biggest lesson: the most aggressive fat-loss strategy is not always the smartest one, and sometimes maintaining your health is the real victory.   This episode is a direct reminder that transformation is not created by motivation or a magical meal plan. It comes from identity, strategy, self-awareness, and repeatedly proving that you can trust yourself to do what you said you would do. Thank you for being here — whether this is your first episode or you’ve been with me since Episode 1.We’re not chasing perfect.We’re choosing anchored. If this episode resonated with you:Share it with someone who needs it.Leave a review.DM me on IG and tell me which lesson hit home. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five-star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/f!it! Follow me on Social Media:Amy on IG https://www.instagram.com/amy_ledin/Amy on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/curlsandwhey/Lean Bodies Consulting on IG https://www.instagram.com/leanbodiesconsulting/Lean Bodies Consulting on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LBCOnlineCoachingJoin Our Free Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/1504151319884719Resources: LBC Food Calculator: https://leanbodiesconsulting.com/food-calculator/Join our group coaching program: LLYT https://leanbodiesconsulting.biz/looklikeyoutrainDownload My Free Meal Plan https://leanbodiesconsulting.biz/meal-plan-opt-in-146620Take The LBC Training Quiz https://leanbodiesconsulting.biz/training-diagnostic-quiz-pageLean Bodies Consulting Website for coaching https://leanbodiesconsulting.com/5 Common Mistakes Women Over 40 Make That Lead to Belly Fat https://youtu.be/oOA9YkE6A60How To Create A Health Character https://youtu.be/0nqJ8KiPmq8The Training Audit For Women Over 40 https://youtu.be/Y3VfEEV4C3MDownload your free copy of our meal plan that will test the deficit at 11x bodyweight: https://leanbodiesconsulting.biz/meal-plan-opt-in-146620 #5for50 #5for50FamilyEdition #AmyLedin #AmyLedin.com #ErikLedin #LeanBodiesConsulting #LBC #Kamele #KamelePerez #Kainoa #KainoaPerez  DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees.