Mastering Menopause

If you're doing all the "right" things trying to lose weight in menopause—eating 1,200 calories, working out every day, cutting carbs, skipping breakfast—and the scale still won't move, this episode is for you. I know exactly how frustrating that feels because I lived it. At 49, I was doing two-a-day workouts, teaching multiple spin classes every week, trying keto, intermittent...

In this episode, I walk you through exactly how to implement a reverse diet, including how to calculate your maintenance calories, when to increase calories gradually versus jumping straight to maintenance, and what to expect during the process. Last week, we talked about why chronic dieting and years of eating too little can leave you stuck in a weight loss plateau. This week, we're taking t...

Description: Are you doing all the "right" things—barely eating, skipping meals, and working out harder than ever—only to find the scale hasn't budged? You are not alone. In this episode, we’re breaking down the "restriction trap" that keeps so many women stuck in a plateau during menopause . We explore why chronic calorie restriction is often the biggest obstacle to your...

Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right in menopause and the scale still won't budge? In this episode of Mastering Menopause, I'm pulling back the curtain on the Rapid Fat Loss approach I've been using with my clients and on myself. After months of travel, stress, inflammation, and feeling "off," I decided it was time for a reset. Just five days into the...

In Part 2 of Becky’s real client case study, you’ll hear an actual coaching conversation breaking down what happens after fat loss, and how women in menopause can maintain their results without obsessively tracking every bite forever. We talk about:  • The transition out of dieting phases  • Why maintenance feels scary for so many women  • Learning to trust your body again  • Scale fluctuations an...

This is a replay of tonight’s FIT Formula workshop. We had such a great turnout and so many amazing questions. Inside the workshop we covered: • why eating less and doing more cardio stops working in menopause • how to repair your metabolism before fat loss • the exact FIT Formula framework we use with clients • why maintenance is the missing piece for most women • how women are losing fat while e...

Why does fat loss in menopause feel so hard… even when you’re doing everything right? If you’ve been stuck eating 1,200 calories, doing more cardio, and still not seeing results, this episode will show you exactly why. This is Part 1 of a real client case study, where I take you inside an actual coaching conversation with my client Becky. No fluff. No theory. Just what actually works. Becky came i...

The menopause space has exploded, but with all the noise comes a lot of confusion. One expert says it’s cortisol. Another says fasting. Someone else says supplements, peptides, weighted vests, or microdosing GLP 1s. Meanwhile, women are left wondering what actually matters and who to trust. In this episode, I break down why the menopause world feels so overwhelming right now, where misinformation...

In 10 weeks, Danette lost 17 pounds and dropped over 3.5% body fat, but more importantly, she completely changed how her body looks and feels. “I had amazing results… I lost seven pounds during the first two weeks… and I was totally astonished.” And that was just the start. “I just feel amazing… my clothes fit so much better… my jeans are loose… it’s such a confidence booster.” In this episode, I’...

In day two of my training workshop, I’m joined by Coach Megan Hart to break down how to strength train for fat loss and body recomposition in menopause.  We cover why body composition matters more than BMI, the difference between weight loss and fat loss, and how losing weight without lifting can lead to a “skinny fat” look, especially if you’re undereating or using GLP-1s without enough protein. ...

If you’re tracking your food but unsure whether to log your protein cooked or raw, this episode is for you. This is a quick, practical breakdown of how I log protein and why it matters, especially if you’re working toward fat loss in menopause. When protein cooks, it loses water and typically shrinks by about 25%. That means if you’re not accounting for that, you could be underestimating your prot...

Peptides are everywhere right now. Over the past week I attended a three day seminar teaching coaches how to add peptides to their business. The results being presented were impressive and the money being made in this space is even more impressive. So I had to ask myself the question, should I be offering peptides to my clients? In this episode I take you behind the scenes of what I learned and wh...

In this episode of Mastering Menopause, I’m sharing a huge takeaway from a last minute health and mindset conference I attended in St. George, Utah, hosted by Jimmy Rex. We get into what surprised me most, the speakers who completely blew me away, and why the real theme of the weekend wasn’t just “health hacks,” it was mindset, neuroplasticity, and the power of the story you tell yourself. I also...

I’m making a strong case for tracking macros, especially for women in their 50s who feel stuck, frustrated, and tired of dieting. If you’re still counting calories, guessing your protein, or saying “I eat pretty healthy” but not seeing results, this episode will open your eyes. I break down why tracking macros gives you real data instead of assumptions, how it helps you increase your metabolism sa...

Twenty years ago, I dug Valentine’s Day chocolates out of the trash. And that moment kicked off 15 years of restriction, rules, all-or-nothing dieting, and solid disordered eating patterns that I didn’t even recognize at the time. In this episode of Mastering Menopause , I’m sharing the story of the Valentine’s Day that changed everything — the 1,200 calorie era, the keto obsession, intermittent f...

I don't think most women understand the concept of eating at maintenance calories vs maintaining their weight on deficit calories. If you’re eating 1,400 to 1,600 calories and not losing weight, this episode is for you. One of the biggest misconceptions I hear from women in menopause is this: “I must be eating at maintenance because my weight isn’t changing.” But maintaining your weight and e...

In this guest episode of Mastering Menopause, I sit down with Alicia, better known as AliciaXL on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. I found her through a clip shared by Brad Jensen, and I have been binging her content ever since. She is hilarious, brutally honest, and documenting her weight loss journey in a way that is refreshingly real. We talk about why she chose full transparency, how accountab...

In today’s episode of Mastering Menopause , I’m breaking down the real results from the 14-day Rapid Fat Loss phase my clients and I just completed — and why this approach works so well for women in menopause when it’s done correctly. We kicked this round off on January 5, right after the holidays. With inflammation high, stress elevated, and diet breaks already built in, I knew the timing was per...

Things are never going to calm down, and if you're waiting for the perfect moment to prioritize yourself, you're going to be waiting forever. In this episode, I'm tackling the #1 pattern I see keeping women over 50 stuck: putting everyone else's needs ahead of their own. If you've ever told yourself "I'll start once things settle down" or "I just don&ap...

In this episode of Mastering Menopause , I follow through on a promise from my last episode and dive into the research comparing GLP-1 medications with aggressive dieting and the results surprised a lot of people. This is not a GLP-1 bash. These medications absolutely have their place, especially in diabetes management. But when it comes to fat loss, inches lost, and momentum , the data tells a di...

For years, women in their 50s have been told that losing one pound a week is the “smart” and “sustainable” way to lose weight. I believed that too until I started seeing what actually happens in real life. I explain why slow fat loss often kills momentum, how easy it is to unintentionally erase a 500 calorie deficit, and why a properly timed aggressive approach can actually be more sustainable for...

When Sherrie joined the program, she was stuck. Her weight hadn’t changed, but her belly, thighs, and butt were growing — and nothing made sense. She was eating less, working out more, and feeling more defeated by the day. Fast forward 8 weeks and everything has changed. ✅ 10 inches down ✅ 5% body fat lost ✅ Fitting into jeans from 4 years ago ✅ Enjoying holiday foods without gaining weight ✅...

In this episode, I walk you through the exact ChatGPT pre-logging hack I’m guiding my clients on for Thanksgiving, and I show you my actual holiday plate.  You’ll be shocked when you hear the calorie total I came up with, and even more surprised by the simple adjustments I make to stay on track while still enjoying the day. This is the strategy I recommend for my clients and one that I love! Thank...

Think you need to diet through the holidays? Think again. In this masterclass replay, I break down exactly how to INCREASE your calories strategically, enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas guilt-free, and set yourself up to drop 5-9 lbs in TWO WEEKS come January. I know it sounds backwards, but reverse dieting works - and the holidays are the PERFECT time to do it. I'll show you: Why your metabol...

This episode breaks down how undereating is quietly wrecking the metabolism of women in their 50s. I’m sharing the real story of a woman named Carol, who came to me stuck, frustrated, and convinced her menopause belly was permanent. Carol was living on 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day, cutting carbs, avoiding foods she loved, and pushing through exhaustion because she thought that was the only way to...