Lindsay ZahnerHealth and Wellness Coaching

#menopause #perimenopause #postmenopausalwomen

22 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, a board‑certified health and wellness coach challenges the common belief that women must eat less to lose weight. She outlines how chronic undereating leads to low energy, stress, poor sleep, cravings, a slowed metabolism, and reduced training performance, causing many to think their bodies are “broken.” The coach argues that the body is merely adapted and that the fastest path to fat loss for many women—especially peri‑ and post‑menopausal women—is to stop underfueling. She recommends a strategic increase in calories, prioritizing protein, strength‑training three to four times per week, and stabilizing sleep to improve recovery, reduce stress, and build muscle, which shifts the weight‑loss equation. The speaker emphasizes that fear of weight gain from eating more keeps women stuck in restrictive diets and punishment cardio, and that breaking this “white‑knuckling” restriction, rather than relying on willpower, leads to sustainable results. She invites viewers to comment “Coach” for support and to save the post for future reference.

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I've tried everything and I still can't lose weight. No, you haven't, and you know it. You've tried cutting carbs, skipping meals, 1,200 calories, extra cardio, cutting out sugar, and starting over every Monday. But there's one thing you haven't tried because it scares the living hell out of you: eating more. Please share this with someone who needs to hear it. The belief you've been sold is this: if weight isn't dropping, you need to eat less. But when you've been dieting on and off for years, eating less often just means lower energy, higher stress, poor sleep, more cravings, slower metabolic output, and lower training performance. And then you conclude, my body is just broken. It's not broken, it's adapted. Your body is doing what it's supposed to do. If you're ready to stop undereating and start progressing, comment Coach below. Here's a new way to think about this. Sometimes the fastest way to lose fat is to stop chronically underfueling your body, because when you increase calories strategically, prioritize protein, strength train 3 to 4 times a week, and stabilize your sleep, you improve recovery. You reduce stress load. You build muscle. And that changes the equation. The gap most women never close is this: they're afraid that eating more will cause weight gain. So they stay stuck eating too little and doing punishment cardio. As a board-certified health and wellness coach, I've helped dozens of women lose weight without crash dieting. The breakthrough almost always comes when we stop white-knuckling restriction. You don't need more willpower. You need a smarter strategy. And save this post for the next time your brain tells you eating less is the only solution.