Fit + Fueled Life: Perimenopause, GLP-1s + Fat Loss Over 40

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Welcome to the Fit + Fueled Life podcast—where health, fitness, and fuel come together for a stronger, healthier, more confident you! I’m Tina Haupert, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, certified holistic nutrition coach, and macro cookbook author. This podcast is your go-to for sustainable fat loss, lean muscle building, hormone balance, and metabolic health—especially for women in perimenopause and beyond. Each week, we’ll dive into actionable strategies, expert insights, and real-life success stories to help you break through weight loss resistance, reclaim your energy, and create lasting change. Whether you're here to optimize your workouts, master your nutrition, balance your hormones, or level up your mindset, you’re in the right place. Let’s get you Fit + Fueled for life!

  1. 3 days ago

    Ep350: Why Is Your Melasma Getting Worse in Perimenopause? The Gut, Hormone & Metabolic Health Connection

    In this episode, Tina sits down with Sarit Shoshani, a Metabolic Esthetician and fellow FDN practitioner, to talk about why melasma can become more persistent during perimenopause and why treating the skin alone may not address the bigger picture. She discusses the connections between pigmentation, gut health, hormones, metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and everyday environmental stressors. Sarit shares how her own experience with melasma led her to look beyond traditional skincare treatments, along with the patterns she’s noticed in women dealing with constipation, bloating, poor sleep, and stubborn pigmentation Here’s what you’ll learn: - Why your melasma keeps coming back even after treatment - The gut, hormone and skin connection - How stress and cortisol show up on your skin - Why melasma can get worse during perimenopause - The everyday things that could be making your pigmentation worse - Could functional testing be more helpful than skincare products? - The biggest things you can do to improve melasma - The truth about sun, heat and melasma - Her favorite melasma products and what she’d skip - Her honest take on Botox for women with melasma STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Sarit Shoshani: https://themetabolicaesthetician.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themetabolicaesthetician Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themetabolicaesthetician About Sarit Shoshani: Sarit Shoshani is a Licensed Advanced Aesthetician, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Nutrition Coach, and the founder of The Metabolic Aesthetician™, a Miami-based aesthetics and functional nutrition practice for women with persistent melasma and hyperpigmentation. Her method Environmental Chaos → Metabolic Chaos® reveals how stress, hormones, gut health, and everyday toxins can show up on the skin as dark spots that seem to never go away.

  2. 15 Oct

    Ep349: The Dark Side of Peptides: What Happens When They Go Wrong

    In this episode, I chat with Jennifer Woodward about my experience experimenting with peptides over the years. We get into what actually helped, what didn’t go as planned, and some unexpected side effects along the way. I’m sharing the good, the bad, and what I’ve learned about dosing, protocols, and why working with someone who knows what they’re doing matters. Here’s what you’ll learn: - The peptide that made Tina's leg swell up like an egg and why she injected it again anyway - The senescent-cell peptide protocol that started magical and ended with headaches and GI issues - The peptide that took Tina from "operating at 20%, hating everyone" to 80% better in two injections - Why the same peptide can work spectacularly for one person and do nothing for the next - The difference in how Tirzepatide and Retatrutide actually felt in Tina's body and why she switched between them - The unexpected way practitioners are now using GHK-Cu, straight on the skin, not injected - Why "the dose makes the poison" might be the single biggest lesson from years of peptide self-experimentation - A first look at the Peptides for Practitioners live cohort returning in November with a steep discount for past students Peptides for Practitioners - Live Cohort Only (50% OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/VTJg2Bnc/checkout?coupon_code=COHORT50 Peptides for Practitioners Course + Live Cohort in November 2026 ($300 OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/Hrosw4Mc/checkout?coupon_code=TINANOV300 Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

  3. 6 Oct

    Ep348: We Tried Every Gut Peptide There Is. Here's What Really Happened

    In this episode, Tina sits down with Jennifer Woodward to get honest about their experiences with gut-focused peptides, including BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, and GLP-1s. After years of testing, protocols, supplements, and peptides, they talk about what helped, what didn’t, and why neither of them found the “magic fix” they were hoping for.They also explore the bigger picture behind gut health, including chronic stress, nervous system regulation, and the pressure to constantly do more. Tina and Jennifer share how scaling back, setting boundaries, making time for hobbies, and learning to actually relax may have made a bigger difference than another supplement or peptide ever could. Here’s what you’ll learn: - The gut peptide Tina swore was "the most magical thing" until it stopped working - The real reason GLP-1s and peptides stop working for some women (it's not the dose) - The archetype of person peptides tend to fail on (and why Tina and Jennifer fit it themselves) - Why "food noise" fear might be sabotaging your GLP-1 results - The full list of gut peptides Tina and Jennifer have personally tried and what actually moved the needle - Jennifer's take on why GLP-1s might be the most powerful peptide of all, even for people who aren't trying to lose weight - The peptide Tesamorelin didn't work for and what that reveals about "one-size-fits-all" protocols - Why going off a peptide (or a medication) that's working can undo the progress you made - A first look at their November live cohort for Peptides for Practitioners and the discount for past students Peptides for Practitioners - Live Cohort Only (50% OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/VTJg2Bnc/checkout?coupon_code=COHORT50 Peptides for Practitioners Course + Live Cohort in November 2026 ($300 OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/Hrosw4Mc/checkout?coupon_code=TINANOV300 Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

  4. 22 Sept

    Ep347: From Wild Child to Functional Nutrition: Addiction, Alcohol, Hormones & GLPs

    In this episode, Tina sits down with Samantha Lander about the numerous ways alcohol can affect women’s health particularly hormones, gut function, nutrient status, mood, and metabolism. Drawing on Samantha’s personal shift from her “wild child” years to her work in functional nutrition, they look beyond the immediate effects of a drink and explore what can happen hours later: disrupted neurotransmitters, depleted minerals, impaired methylation, estrogen clearance, brain fog, and changes in the gut microbiome. They also dive into addiction, GLP-1 medications, and how the two may be connected. Here’s what you’ll learn: - From allergies and being sick as a kid to discovering functional nutrition, her health story is anything but straightforward. - How recreational drug use in college escalated into selling drugs, getting arrested, and spending time in jail - Why addiction needs to be viewed as a disease and how changing that perspective can change the way we approach recovery - The turning point that finally made her question everything she thought she knew about her health and her relationship with alcohol - What happens inside the body when you drink alcohol, and why the effects can go way beyond the hangover - The elephant in the room for women in perimenopause who are struggling with hormones, weight loss, sleep, and energy - The emerging conversation around GLPs, alcohol cravings, and addiction - Why peptides and bioregulators became part of her health journey STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Samantha Lander: http://www.seefitliving.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seefitpt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seefitliving/ About Samantha Lander: Samantha Lander is a St. Louis-based single mom, entrepreneur, and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) practitioner who has been her own boss for over 20 years. Through her practice, See Fit Living, Sam helps women decode their "whole health story" when they just can’t quite put their finger on why they feel "sick and tired". She moves beyond the standard "sick care" model by using functional lab testing to identify the root cause of common "glitches" like hormonal imbalances, gut issues, and chronic fatigue. Sam is known for her radical authenticity, often sharing her own remarkable journey from addiction and divorce to resilience and healing. An international best-selling author and professional DJ, she is an expert at integrating cutting-edge tools—like precision peptides and environmental protection—into a lifestyle that works for busy parents. Whether she’s speaking at a national conference or raising her son, Jaxson, right here in STL, Sam is dedicated to helping moms fix their internal terrain and reclaim their biological edge.

  5. 7 Sept

    Ep346: Is Stress Sabotaging Your GLP-1 Results?

    In this episode, Tina welcomes back integrative medicine practitioner Curtis Gillespie Sayers for an honest, nuanced conversation about why fat loss can feel so difficult, even when you feel like you’re doing everything “right.” Drawing from Tina’s own experience with ulcerative colitis, chronic stress, and the process of learning to pay attention to her nervous system, they explore metabolic resistance, perimenopause, gut health, GLP-1 medications, keto days, carbohydrate timing, and popular peptides including MOTS-C and NAD+. Here’s what you’ll learn: - How your nervous system may influence the severity of your perimenopause symptoms and earlier menopause - The surprising connection between stress, detoxification, and stubborn belly fat - Why stress can wreak havoc on digestion, bloating, and SIBO symptoms - Why combining GLPs can produce better results - How strategically using keto days may support metabolic flexibility and insulin sensitivity - The relationship between insulin and cortisol that so many women overlook - How backloading your calories and carbs could change the way you sleep - How nutritional manipulation on a GLP-1 may help when weight loss seems to stall - What’s potentially problematic about NAD+ and MOTS-c and why you might not be the candidate you think you are - Why stool testing can provide important clues when weight loss resistance doesn’t make sense Substack: https://carrotsncake.substack.com/p/im-46-here-are-9-things-i-wish-i STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

  6. 24 Aug

    Ep345: I’m 46... 9 Things I Wish I Started at 40

    If you’re 40+ and wondering what you should be doing now to feel stronger, healthier, and more like yourself as you get older, this episode is for you. Tina shares 9 things she wishes she had started at 40—from the health habits she overlooked to the things that have made the biggest difference in how she feels, looks, and approaches aging today. These aren’t about chasing perfection or trying to turn back the clock. They’re the things Tina wishes she had known sooner and the things she would tell any woman in her 40s who wants to feel her best for the next decade and beyond. If you’re 40, 45, 50 or beyond, press play… you might just find a few things you want to start sooner rather than later! Here’s what you’ll learn: - Why I wish I had paid attention to progesterone sooner instead of assuming every new symptom was just part of getting older - The hormone I used to think of as a “male hormone” that I now pay much more attention to for muscle, strength, and healthy aging - Why glutathione became part of my focus as I started thinking beyond weight loss and more about cellular health - The biggest shift I made with protein and why I wish I had stopped being so focused on eating less years ago - The simple skincare ingredient I wish I had started using before I noticed changes in my skin. - Why I started paying much more attention to electrolytes and potassium and the easy food swaps that helped - The surprising lesson I’ve learned about rest days after 20+ years of training and why doing less can sometimes help you make more progress - Why I spent way too many years afraid of fruit and what changed my mind about carbs, fruit, and fueling my body - The one thing I wish I had invested in much earlier and why getting support, education, and community can be one of the best investments you make in yourself Substack: https://carrotsncake.substack.com/p/im-46-here-are-9-things-i-wish-i STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership: https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Carrots 'N' Cake cookbook: https://on.ltk.com/+WOy2AMXxxKv0fjEcHfjkvw Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA Start your peptide journey with this 3-minute quiz: https://elliemd.com/recommendation/product?bp=carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

  7. 11 Aug

    Ep344: The Shift That Makes Fat Loss Finally Click in Perimenopause

    In this episode, Tina sits down with Carrots ‘N’ Cake client Meghan to talk about what can happen when you stop chasing quick-fix diets and start focusing on strength, muscle, and long-term health. Meghan shares her experience with reverse dieting, macro tracking, GLP-1 microdosing, and functional testing, along with the everyday habits and mindset shifts, including letting go of all-or-nothing thinking, that helped her get stronger, feel better, and finally feel more at home in her body. Here’s what you’ll learn: - Meghan's journey from chronic dieter to feeling confident in her body again - What motivated her to join Fit + Fueled after years of doing all the "right" things - How years of Weight Watchers, low-calorie diets, and food rules kept her stuck - The surprising reason eating more was the key to finally making progress - The mindset shift that helped her stop letting the scale determine her success - Why building muscle (not chasing weight loss) became her biggest game changer - The timeline shift that made fat loss feel easier (and way less frustrating) - The nutrition habits that moved the needle the most - How she incorporated a GLP-1 to complement (not replace) her healthy habits - A behind-the-scenes look at her current GLP-1, peptide, and supplement routine - What she'd do differently if she had to start her fat loss journey all over again Book peptide consult: https://p.bttr.to/3uiKlRv https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Peptides for Women Course: https://carrots-n-cake.mykajabi.com/offers/3Q7wttmr/checkout?coupon_code=PEP Peptides for Practitioners Certification: https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPTINA FDN Certification: https://www.anw5astrk.com/SR3WGK/55M6S/ Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

  8. 28 Jul

    Ep343: Bloated, Backed Up & Burnt Out: What Your Gut Is Trying to Tell You After 40 with Kerri Alexrod

    In this episode, Tina chats with Kerri Axelrod about why perimenopause can throw your digestion off, from bloating and constipation to changes in your gut health. They talk about how hormone shifts in perimenopause, stress, under-eating, food additives like sugar alcohols and gums, and your nervous system all play a role in how your gut feels. Plus, Kerri shares simple, practical strategies to support better digestion and make meals work better for your body. Here’s what you’ll learn: - The moment Kerri realized her hormones weren't actually the problem - Why perimenopause feels so much harder for some women than others - The reason HRT works wonders for one woman and does nothing for the next - The real reason digestion seems to fall apart after 40 - Why bloating suddenly becomes a whole different beast after 40 - The everyday habit that could be making your bloating worse - Could your stress be showing up in your gut? - Constipated? Your gallbladder might be trying to tell you something - Signs your gallbladder may need more support Book peptide consult: https://p.bttr.to/3uiKlRv https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Peptides for Women Course: https://carrots-n-cake.mykajabi.com/offers/3Q7wttmr/checkout?coupon_code=PEP Peptides for Practitioners Certification: https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPTINA Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Kerri Alexrod: https://www.kerriaxelrod.com/ Facebook: Kayla Johnson Fitness https://www.facebook.com/KerriAxelrodWellness/ Instagram: kerriaxelrod https://www.instagram.com/kerriaxelrod/ Linkedin: Kerri Axelrod, RD, LDN https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerriaxelrod/ About Kerri Alexrod: I didn’t always work in nutrition. In fact, I actively avoided science classes for most of my life and spent my 20s running full speed in the fast-paced world of national politics. I was working long hours on presidential campaigns and the world of DC politics, immersed in policy and communications. From the outside, it looked like I had it all together. But behind the scenes, my health was crumbling. I was anxious, exhausted, constipated, bloated, gaining weight that wouldn’t budge, and wired-but-tired nearly every day. Doctors dismissed my symptoms as “just stress” or “normal.” I tried therapy, one medication after the next, more coffee, and more workouts. But, nothing worked. And even though I grew up in the peak of ‘90s and 2000s diet culture, with an “almond mom” and a low-fat everything lifestyle, I still thought I was doing all the right things. Eat less. Move more. Power through. Right? Until it all stopped working and I realized conventional medicine couldn’t help me. In my late 20s, I hit a wall in my health. In 2011, I first learned about functional medicine and for the very first time I had hope that real healing was possible. But my first experience wasn’t what I expected. Unfortunately, traditional functional medicine just swapped my prescriptions for supplements and my low-fat, low-calorie diet for an elimination diet. I still didn’t get better. Like you, I’m a problem solver and action taker. I knew in my gut there was something deeper going on. So I made a decision that changed everything: I left politics, went back to school, and spent the next decade studying the science behind gut health, hormones, anxiety, nervous system work, nutrition and women’s bodies.

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Welcome to the Fit + Fueled Life podcast—where health, fitness, and fuel come together for a stronger, healthier, more confident you! I’m Tina Haupert, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, certified holistic nutrition coach, and macro cookbook author. This podcast is your go-to for sustainable fat loss, lean muscle building, hormone balance, and metabolic health—especially for women in perimenopause and beyond. Each week, we’ll dive into actionable strategies, expert insights, and real-life success stories to help you break through weight loss resistance, reclaim your energy, and create lasting change. Whether you're here to optimize your workouts, master your nutrition, balance your hormones, or level up your mindset, you’re in the right place. Let’s get you Fit + Fueled for life!

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