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Reverse Dieting Over 40: Teach Your Body to Use Food as Fuel—Not Store It as Fat | MMP Ep. 218
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You’ve been eating less.
Working out more.
Cutting carbs, skipping snacks, pushing harder.
And your body?
Still tired. Still inflamed. Still storing everything you eat.
Sound familiar?
💥 The truth is, if your body doesn’t feel safe…
It won’t burn fat.
It will store it.
That’s where reverse dieting comes in—but most women are doing it wrong.
In this episode, I break down:
🔄 What reverse dieting actually is (hint: it’s not just eating more)
⚠️ The most common mistakes I see women make that keep them stuck in fat storage mode
🥩 How to structure your food and macros to teach your body to use fuel instead of fear it
⏳ The timeline you need to reset your metabolism and earn a fat loss phase that works
🧠 The mindset shifts required to reverse diet without freaking out over the scale
If your body’s been fighting you at every turn…
If you're gaining on low calories…
If you’re terrified to eat more but desperate to feel like you again
🎧 This is your roadmap to metabolic freedom.
🔥 Tune in and get the do’s, the don’ts, and the exact steps I use with my 1:1 clients to unlock fat loss by fixing the foundation first.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:09) - Overview of Reverse Dieting
(04:18) - What happens to your metabolism BEFORE perimenopause & menopause
(10:31) - What happens to your metabolism IN perimenopause & menopause
(14:35) - How to know if you need a Reverse Diet
(16:24) - The most effective way to Reverse Diet
(27:05) - Expectations for your Reverse Diet
(31:38) - Reverse Dieting Do's & Don'ts
(50:53) - Final thoughts + reminders
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