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Why You’re Struggling To Lose Weight After 40 and How to Fix It

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After navigating my own symptoms and getting nowhere with traditional care, I decided to become the kind of practitioner I needed. Today, I help women like you get answers, feel heard, and finally have a plan that makes sense — and works.

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“You can’t lose weight if your life is a dumpster fire.” – Leslie Duffy

If you’ve been hitting the gym, counting the calories, and still can’t budge the numbers on the scale, here’s the truth: it’s probably not what you’re eating. In midlife, fluctuating estrogen levels make our bodies more sensitive to stress, and we can’t handle the stress response as well as we used to. Your overscheduled life, that coworker you can’t stand, or even the clothes that don’t fit right, can spike your blood sugar just like a candy bar would. The result? Higher cortisol, stubborn belly fat, crappy sleep, and sluggish digestion.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how stress messes with your hormones in midlife and creates weight loss resistance, and why pushing yourself harder isn’t the answer. I’m also sharing my four-step CALM method to get out of fight-or-flight, lower cortisol, and put your body back in fat-burning, hormone-balancing mode. It’s time to start working with your body instead of against it.

If you’ve been doing everything right and still feel stuck, this episode will help you to connect the dots and finally break free.

Your Takeaways

Why stress is basically a Snickers bar — minus the fun
The three types of stress and how chronic stress affects your weight
How hormones like cortisol drive stress-related weight gain
The CALM Method for regulating your body, not just your habits
Why letting go, slowing down, and shifting your mindset can actually help you lose weight.