S8- Ep.5: PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE, IF YOU’RE EATING LESS AND TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 30 MIN

S8- Ep.5: PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE, IF YOU’RE EATING LESS AND TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

from Finding Food & Fitness Freedom: An Empowered RX Podcast · host Empowered RX

PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE: IF YOU’RE EATING LESS AND TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ⬇️If you are in perimenopause or menopause and your body feels different, and your response has been to adjust food or increase output, we need to talk.The most common complaints I get from women are not just “weight gain.”It is waking up at 2 a.m. wired.It is feeling puffy no matter how “clean” you eat.It is bloating after meals that never used to bother you.It is working out the same but feeling weaker.It is looking in the mirror and not recognizing who you are anymore.It is feeling like your body is unpredictable.So you try to manage it. You pull back on food. You add more cardio. You tighten structure. You tell yourself you just need to dial it in again.And instead of feeling better, you feel more inflamed, more tired, more frustrated. You feel like you have lost yourself. That is the loop.This episode is about breaking that loop.We talk about why midlife shifts make your body more stress-sensitive. Why under-fueling makes you feel worse, not better. Why muscle becomes protective. Why nervous system stability matters and self-talk more than discipline right now.You are not crazy for wanting to feel comfortable in your body.You are also not required to punish it into compliance.There is a way to stabilize your energy, feel stronger, sleep deeper, and feel more at home in your body without shrinking it.If you are tired of chasing symptoms and ready to understand the root, press play and then head to this link and⬇️BOOK A FREE DISCOVERY CALL ⬇️To get started on reclaiming your health and happiness with fewer symptoms book at the LINK BELOW.https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=22455759&appointmentType=21465598Or e-mail [email protected] on instagram @leahhantmancoaching for more education and resources 

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