Reverse Dieting Over 40: Teach Your Body to Use Food as Fuel—Not Store It as Fat | MMP Ep. 218

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You’ve been eating less.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Working out more.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cutting carbs, skipping snacks, pushing harder.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And your body?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Still tired. Still inflamed. Still storing everything you eat.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sound familiar?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💥 The truth is, if your body doesn’t feel safe…⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It won’t burn fat.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It will store it.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠That’s where reverse dieting comes in—but most women are doing it wrong.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In this episode, I break down:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔄 What reverse dieting actually is (hint: it’s not just eating more)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⚠️ The most common mistakes I see women make that keep them stuck in fat storage mode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🥩 How to structure your food and macros to teach your body to use fuel instead of fear it⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⏳ The timeline you need to reset your metabolism and earn a fat loss phase that works⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧠 The mindset shifts required to reverse diet without freaking out over the scale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If your body’s been fighting you at every turn…⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're gaining on low calories…⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you’re terrified to eat more but desperate to feel like you again⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 This is your roadmap to metabolic freedom.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔥 Tune in and get the do’s, the don’ts, and the exact steps I use with my 1:1 clients to unlock fat loss by fixing the foundation first.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule Your FREE Consultation Call here: https://calendly.com/d/2p8-mxx-dgf/free-consultation-call-zoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIMESTAMPS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(00:00) - Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(01:09) - Overview of Reverse Dieting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(04:18) - What happens to your metabolism BEFORE perimenopause & menopause⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(10:31) - What happens to your metabolism IN perimenopause & menopause⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(14:35) - How to know if you need a Reverse Diet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(16:24) - The most effective way to Reverse Diet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(27:05) - Expectations for your Reverse Diet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(31:38) - Reverse Dieting Do's & Don'ts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(50:53) - Final thoughts + remindersCONNECT WITH ME ONLINE:‣ Fill out our Complimentary Health Assessment to receive customized guidelines for:- how much you should eat🍴- what you should eat 🌮- exercise adjustments🏋🏽‍♀️- lifestyle recommendations🚶‍♀️- specific resources to support you on your journey📕https://forms.gle/4LMFxT7Jk23Yphq46‣ Check out our BRAND NEW workout subscription:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.trainerize.me/profile/vitalityoet/?planGUID=b020a7cf27f6453b9d29ca3dc9bbaf37&mode=checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Join our community! Metabolism and Menopause by Vitality - Secrets for Fat Loss:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m.facebook.com/groups/969761266958379⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Schedule a FREE consultation call -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/d/2p8-mxx-dgf/free-consultation-call-zoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Apply for coaching with us! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://calendly.com/d/386-k9q-4cg/coaching-application-call-zoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Our Website! -https://www.vitalityoet.com/‣ Learn more about DUTCH hormone testing with VitalityOET -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.loom.com/share/a567d01c12b44aaf855dcf3d9049d537⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Menopause supplements (use code VITALITY10 for 10% off your order) -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.nutritiondynamic.com/collections/all⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vitalityoet.stephanie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ WATCH the podcast on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@metabolismandmenopausepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‣ All other links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/vitalityoetstephanie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----© 2025 Stephanie Fusnik & VitalityOET