How Women 40+ Should Eat Around Training: To Optimise Strength, HIT and Cardio sessions AND Loose Weight 

You eat well. You train. Yet the results are not showing up. After forty, your body plays by new rules. As a female, your brain, hormones, and muscles respond differently to training and food than men.  So don't take what works for them - you need to eat with your physiology... 

So, if you still fast or grab whatever is handy, it is like putting lawnmower fuel in a family car. The engin...

The wellness world loves a trend.
But the recent sport light on protein isn’t one of them.

Protein isn’t just for bodybuilders.
It’s essential, especially for women in midlife.

If you’ve noticed your energy dipping, your body changing, or your appetite playing tricks on you… protein might be the missing link.

What’s really going on?

As we age, our body’s ability to build and maintain muscle slows down.
This is called anabolic resistance.

Think of your body like a house.
When you were you...

I know the thought has crossed your mind...

You’ve noticed that alcohol hits differently now

• the restless nights,
• the sudden anxiety spikes,
• the sluggish mornings.

Or maybe you just don’t bounce back like you used to.

Yet, giving it up? That feels like a big step.

Because for years, alcohol has been a reward, a social norm, a way to unwind.

But here’s the thing:

After 40, alcohol is secretly working against you. The friend you once knew has gone and in her place is vindictive B, ...

I have never—not once—in my 20 years as a nutritionist—told a client to count calories. And I never will.

Let me tell you why.

The Science Doesn’t Add Up

I was lucky enough to do my Master’s in energy intake and expenditure—basically, studying how we eat and burn energy. And here’s what I learned:

👉 Counting calories is wildly inaccurate.

To gain or lose 5 kg in a year, all you need to do is overeat by one medium banana per day. That’s it. Or a teaspoon of peanut butter. Or half a sli...

Why Weight Loss Feels Different After 40

Let’s face it—our bodies after 40 feel like they’ve thrown out the old rulebook. The weight loss tricks that worked in your 30s suddenly don’t. You’re eating the same, exercising more, and yet the scale seems to have a mind of its own. What’s going on?

Here’s the truth: hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause completely shift the way your body handles fat, muscle, and energy. But this isn’t about blaming hormones; it’s about learning to w...