Lindsay ZahnerHealth and Wellness Coaching

Follow for fat loss tips for women 40+! #menopause

2 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Women over 40 often stall on fat loss because they're undereating and changing too much at once, not because they need more cardio. Pick one tiny habit for a week, like adding vegetables to dinner three times, then move to the next. Small wins build the self-trust that prevents the cycle of repeated failure.

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I have worked with dozens of beginners and they all make this same mistake. If you're new to diet and exercise and you're not seeing results, I promise you it's not because you need more cardio. It's because you're probably undereating and you're trying to fix your diet and your sleep and get more steps and do all your workouts all at the same time. And that's why nothing's sticking. So just pick one thing. Just one. Do it for a week and then pick another one. That's the whole secret. Nobody wants to hear it because it sounds too small. But small is the only thing that actually works when you're starting out. So if you're frustrated because you've been trying to meal prep for the last 6 months and you can't seem to do it, that means the step is too big. Start with something smaller like, "Add one vegetable to my dinner 3 times a week," and then go from there. You have to build trust in yourself before any of this is going to work. And the quickest way to not build trust is to make your goals so big that you keep failing. Follow for more beginner nutrition and exercise tips for women over 40.