Fat Loss School for Women Over 50 | Strategies to Lose Weight and Belly Fat After Menopause with Intermittent Fasting, Carb Cycling, Macros, Exercise, & Mindset

Today’s episode will examine the good reasons we all should be walking - especially women over 50!  I'll cover benefits, proper form, walking gear, and all sorts of tips to help you get the most from your time invested in walking. I’ll also invite you to my WALKtober 10K Step Challenge. It’s online, it’s free, and you’ll be motivated to increase your daily steps while you learn and compete.  JOIN...

Be warned! This episode will flip the script on the negatives of using a GLP-1 for fat loss. My guest today will share how she has used the GLP 1 shot as a boost for her already healthy lifestyle. It’s time for class and today’s lesson is how the FASTer Way healthy strategies paired with GLP1s can be a game changer for women over 50 who are stuck.  CONNECT with Debbie Bird on Instagram @debbie_hob...

Before I found the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®, I couldn’t stick with a healthy eating plan. I couldn't last 7 days. This month, however, I am celebrating living the FASTer Way strategies for 7 YEARS! You, too, can lose the fat and love your healthier lifestyle when you learn the FASTer Way! Join my Sept. 16 - Oct. 27 class today to start your healthy and sustainable fat loss journey!   CONNECT with A...

Are you confused over the misleading health labels on foods? Ever bought something that appeared to be healthy but actually was high in sugar, fat, or empty carbs? I certainly have and I keep hearing people brag on items and brands that seem on the surface to be healthy choices but aren't. In today's Fat Loss School episode, I am teaching truths about so-called health foods - so you will recognize...

If you have been wanting to try the FASTer Way but are hesitating, if you are just learning about the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®,or  if you simply want a week of focus on reducing stubborn belly fat... ...join our 5-Day Belly Blast - Sept. 9 - 13 for only $20.   Link to join the 5-Day BELLY BLAST Challenge:   http://www.fasterwaycoach.com/fall-belly-blast?aid=AMYBRYAN   CONNECT with Amy Bryan any of...

If you are doing all of the right things to lose weight - like eating healthy and exercising often - but not seeing change in inches and pounds lost, you may have what my guest today calls “weight loss resistance.” Nicki Williams, host of Happy Hormones podcast, will share the first strategies to check, then the “Fiesty Four” hormones, and, finally, lifestyle habits that can have you stubbornly ho...

If your diet plan or program isn’t letting you choose the course that you want, then I encourage you to find a new program!  If you are a rebel like me…you question WHY a rule makes sense for you or are constantly looking for alternatives to the rule. If you are like me, you have found it nearly impossible to stick with a rigid plan - maybe even moreso in our 50s. We are grown, sophisticated, educ...

You’ve heard the phrase “physician heal thyself” and today my guest is a physician who indeed healed herself by reversing her pre-diabetes diagnosis - and lost weight in the process. I asked her to teach us about her warning signs, her method and lifestyle changes, and specific recommendations for this audience of other fabulous-over-fifty women. We know that more and more of our friends and famil...

It’s book report time in FAT LOSS SCHOOL!  Today we'll deep dive into The Menopause Reset by Dr. Mindy Pelz. I'll be sharing my takeaways from Dr. Pelz on managing menopause symptoms with an emphasis on losing weight (or more specifically losing fat) even in menopause. I'll also share the points we agree on and others that we differ on. It’s time for class - with The Menopause Reset as our textboo...

Today's Fat Loss School teacher is a certified herbalist sharing the secrets of using herbal supplements to tackle two of the biggest challenges women over 50 face: weight loss and managing menopausal symptoms. From hot flashes to stubborn pounds, get ready to discover how nature’s remedies can transform your health journey. To contact or shop with Danan Whiddon at Sweet Heart Alabama:  www.sweeth...

Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort — consciously or unconsciously — when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed or even feeling bored.  Emotional eating can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. It often leads to eating too much — especially too much of high-calorie, sweet and fatty foods - the kind that are...

Could your Christian faith be a powerful strategy for your weight loss journey? In today’s podcast episode, my guest, personal trainer and FASTer Way coach Etta Gibson, shares how she merges her faith, nutrition, and fitness as her Christian calling. We’ll discuss how spiritual principles can guide you towards a healthier lifestyle, help you overcome challenges, and inspire lasting transformation....

Do you love your carbs and can't stick with a keto-like eating plan? Carb cycling is the solution to this common problem! Today's lesson shares the what, why, and how of this fat burning strategy - one of many strategies to learn in my 6-week FASTer Way to Fat Loss® classes. Grab a pencil because carb cycling class is in session!  Grab my CARB HACKS FOR FAT LOSS guide here: https://drive.google.co...

Have you ever considered that your difficulty in losing weight could be chronic inflammation? It can be a silent condition wreaking havoc on your body and attributed to everything from anxiety to diabetes to heart disease. In this episode, Louise Digby, nutritional therapist, shares wellness information especially for us fabulous-over-50 women so we can both avoid disease AND successfully lose fat...

How are we to stick to our weight loss goals and healthy weight management with vacations, holidays, and long weekends away this summer? In today’s episode of FAT LOSS SCHOOL, the lessons are all about what NOT to do after a vacation, long holiday, or even a binge - plus some tips on what non-negotiables to maintain while you are away. You don't want to miss this shorty episode! Here's a free down...

You've seen her before, the friend who successfully loses significant weight but then falls back into old patterns and thinking - only to regain every bit of the weight back. If the thoughts aren't changed that got her there, then she can expect to be right back in the same place. Our mindset has everything to do with consistency. Today’s episode will teach 7 mindset shifts to help you be consiste...

Do you suspect that the quantity and frequency of your alcoholic drinks are impeding your weight loss journey? Today my guest is Stacy Miller, a friend and coach who became sober over 11 years ago. She not only lost weight but changed her mindset around alcohol and became an advocate for reducing and eliminating alcohol as a part of every woman’s health journey.  Get ready to take notes because yo...

There are so many options out there when you are looking to lose weight. Keto, Mediterranean, Noom, Optavia, gastric band, Ozempic, Weight Watchers, and so many more…and more are surely coming our way to grab our false hope, our money, and can make it harder to lose weight with the next try. Unfortunately, most of these so-called solutions result in only temporary losses. As a very educated and fi...

Do you have a sweet tooth but are also working on weight loss? Do you ever worry about your sweet tooth causing you Type 2 diabetes later. Or maybe you are afraid to eat starchy carbs because of the blood sugar spike.  Today I am sharing 4 hacks that we can do to minimize those blood sugar spikes. Now that’s sweet! Glucose Revolution book: https://amzn.to/4aEFc8z Follow Jessie Inchauspe @glucosego...

The components of your meals matter for fat loss success but if macro tracking and reaching your macro targets feels overwhelming, you won't do it. If that's you, I invite you to tune in to today's Fat Loss School podcast where the lesson will be 5 hacks that make macro tracking a breeze. Your waistline and your peaceful brain will thank you!   Macro Cheat Sheet #1 (1-pager): https://docs.google.c...

If you are tired of wasting time googling workouts or diet fads without a strategic and effective plan to follow and want to see how our secret sauce can help you reach your weight loss goals, listen to today's episode where Senior Director of Programming for FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Haven Hennessey spills the tea on how our workouts and nutrition are paired and planned for continuous progress.   F...

If you are struggling to lose weight, you may be going about weight loss all wrong. I was and had no idea. Despite all of the ways I tried, nothing worked or, even if it worked temporarily, the weight came right back (with a vengeance). Listen to today's episode to learn from my mistakes...because when you know better, you do better. Now in our 50s, we can't keep doing the same thing and expect be...

Dread workouts? Have you suffered through hours of boredom on a treadmill or elliptical? Maybe you’ve joined a gym but never darken the doorway? You have subscribed to many bootcamps and memberships but you just can’t learn to love exercise. I get it. I hear from women all of the time that are in 2 extremes…they either love their workouts…or never work out. I want to help you start and stick with...

You are looking to lose weight so your favorite clothes fit again and I am your teacher, coach, and cheerleader to get you there with my FASTer Way class. But I want to help you look slimmer TODAY and there are tricks that we all can use to look slimmer TODAY! That’s why I invited today’s guest Serena Butler of Style with Serena. She’s sharing her best slimming tips and even recommendations for sw...

You know that you need to lower your calories to burn fat to lose weight. ”Eat less-Exercise More,” right?  But do you know that lowering your calories too much causes your body to stubbornly hold onto fat?  It’s true. In this episode, learn WHY eating too few calories actually BACKFIRES on your weight loss efforts and what to do instead!    CONNECT with Amy Bryan any of the following ways:  ENROL...