🔥 HORMONES: Why Guessing Backfires After 40 ↪️
Fri Feb 06 2026
Episode 40: 🔥 HORMONES: Why Guessing Backfires After 40 ↪️The Difference Between Knowing & Getting Results
If fat loss after 40 feels harder — even when you’re eating clean, tracking macros, and training consistently — this episode explains why.
Hormones during perimenopause and menopause don’t operate independently. As estrogen declines, it affects how your body responds to cortisol (stress), insulin (blood sugar), thyroid signaling (metabolism), and hunger hormones like leptin and ghrelin.
That’s why two women can follow the same nutrition plan and workouts — and get completely different results.
In this episode, we cover:
• What actually happens when estrogen declines• Why cortisol dysregulation impacts belly fat• How insulin sensitivity can be trained, not forced• The truth about estrogen dominance vs deficiency• Why “normal labs” don’t always mean optimal thyroid function• Why hunger and cravings after 40 are hormonal feedback — not willpower
This episode is part of our January Reset series inside the Fierce Women Community — focused on sustainable fat loss, muscle building after 40, and long-term metabolic health.
Hormones aren’t something you fix.They’re something you learn to work with.
If you’re navigating menopause, struggling with stubborn belly fat, low energy, carb sensitivity, or stalled progress — this conversation will help you understand the deeper signaling system behind your results.
🎧 Listen now and start working with your hormones instead of guessing.
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Episode 40: 🔥 HORMONES: Why Guessing Backfires After 40 ↪️The Difference Between Knowing & Getting Results If fat loss after 40 feels harder — even when you’re eating clean, tracking macros, and training consistently — this episode explains why. Hormones during perimenopause and menopause don’t operate independently. As estrogen declines, it affects how your body responds to cortisol (stress), insulin (blood sugar), thyroid signaling (metabolism), and hunger hormones like leptin and ghrelin. That’s why two women can follow the same nutrition plan and workouts — and get completely different results. In this episode, we cover: • What actually happens when estrogen declines• Why cortisol dysregulation impacts belly fat• How insulin sensitivity can be trained, not forced• The truth about estrogen dominance vs deficiency• Why “normal labs” don’t always mean optimal thyroid function• Why hunger and cravings after 40 are hormonal feedback — not willpower This episode is part of our January Reset series inside the Fierce Women Community — focused on sustainable fat loss, muscle building after 40, and long-term metabolic health. Hormones aren’t something you fix.They’re something you learn to work with. If you’re navigating menopause, struggling with stubborn belly fat, low energy, carb sensitivity, or stalled progress — this conversation will help you understand the deeper signaling system behind your results. 🎧 Listen now and start working with your hormones instead of guessing. Join us in the Fierce Women Community - weekly free live trainings, resources and challenges. Join now: https://tinyurl.com/2u3ad6zv Want to catch the slide summary of this live? Go to the Carousel post on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtr53Vj2Nb/?igsh=ZG8yOHRqeGdma2d0