Fab Fit Forty Plus || What Losing 100+ Pounds in Midlife Taught Me About Life, Love and Loss

Vera Brown - Weight Loss, Health and Fitness Coach for Women 40+
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Helping midlife women 40 – 60 lose weight and transform their health naturally and sustainably. Sharing the strategies and lessons I learned losing 100+ pounds in my mid 40s (perimenopause). For decades, I struggled with my weight and did the quick fixes, shakes, tracking apps, strict programs, and fad diets. Some of them worked… until they didn’t! In midlife, I decided I was DONE. Done with feeling crap, done with low confidence, done with restrictive quick fix diets! And then, things changed! I share real life tools for nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, motivation and mindset!

  1. Sneaky Sugars: The Sugar Hiding In Places You Would Never Expect - | How and Where To Find the Sneaky Sugar That Affects Your Weight Loss Goals in Midlife - Part 2 of a 4 Part Series

    Jun 8

    Sneaky Sugars: The Sugar Hiding In Places You Would Never Expect - | How and Where To Find the Sneaky Sugar That Affects Your Weight Loss Goals in Midlife - Part 2 of a 4 Part Series

    Welcome - Part 2 of my 4 Part Sugar Series: You switched to almond milk specifically for your health. You chose the sriracha because it is just chilli, right? You have been buying the organic wholegrain bread because it says all the right things on the front. You are making the effort. You are trying. And then you turn the packet around and you see it. Sugar. In a place you would never have thought to look. This episode is for the woman who is already doing a lot of things right, and wants to understand where the invisible sugar is still getting through. In this episode, I shows you exactly where sugar is hiding and exactly how to spot it. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●   Why sugar is added to savoury foods in the first place, and the three completely practical reasons manufacturers do it ● How to spot sugar on any food label regardless of what it is calling itself, including the one rule that covers most of them ● The most surprising names for sugar on food labels, including the ones that sound natural, wholesome, or technical enough to slip past even careful readers ● What maltodextrin is, why it does not appear in the sugar total on a food label, and why that matters ● The specific health halo foods most likely to contain sugar you never chose ● Fermented foods vs. pickles ● How to do a kitchen audit that takes less than ten minutes and genuinely changes how you shop forever THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: ●     You are doing your best to reduce sugar but feel like it keeps finding you anyway ● You read labels but are not sure you are reading the right things on them ● You have made what you thought were the healthy swaps, plant-based milk, protein bars, low-fat dressings, and want to know if they are actually working for you ● You want to learn more about where sugar is hiding so you can make your own informed choices rather than following someone else's rules ● You love food and you love flavour and you want the information to enjoy both without being surprised by hidden ingredients 4 PART SUGAR SERIES - THIS IS EPISODE 2. CHECK OUT EPISODE 1 - Sugar And Your Body: The Truth, The Myths, And Why This Matters For Women 40+ | How Does Sugar Impact Your Weight Loss Goals in Midlife RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

    1h 11m
  2. Why Muscle Is The Most Underrated Tool In Every Woman's Health Arsenal. And Why You Cannot Afford To Ignore It Any Longer - The True Benefits of Muscle for Women in Midlife

    Jun 5

    Why Muscle Is The Most Underrated Tool In Every Woman's Health Arsenal. And Why You Cannot Afford To Ignore It Any Longer - The True Benefits of Muscle for Women in Midlife

    This is not just another podcast about building muscle as a woman in midlife and beyond. This is a podcast that starts with a story about two photos. And two comments on those two photos... Two comments on the same pair of arms, taken three weeks apart. In the first photo, relaxed — a woman commented to say I had the "rich girl arms she had always wanted". In the second photo, flexing — another woman commented to say I was "too muscular for a woman" and that she would "never want arms like that".... The photos were taken 3 weeks apart.. they were the same arms, the same body. Just me! But completely different reactions. Why? Those two comments perfectly capture the complicated, contradictory, deeply emotionally charged relationship that so many women still have with the idea of muscle. And that relationship, that internal cringe when someone says the word "muscle" might be costing you more than you realise. Because muscle is not about how you look. Muscle is about how you live. And this episode makes the case. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●     How the fitness industry spent decades pointing women at treadmills, stairmasters and elliptical machines, while ignoring the research ●     What happens to muscle mass from your early thirties and how perimenopause and menopause accelerate the problem ●     Sarcopenia: what the medical term for significant muscle loss means in practice — and the striking statistic about how its prevalence changes across the menopausal transition ●     The bulky myth: why women don't need to fear "getting too bulky" ●     Three things muscle does that have nothing to do with how you look THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You have been avoiding weights because you are afraid of getting "too bulky" You have been doing mostly cardio and are not seeing the body composition changes you expectedYou want to become more "toned" but not "too muscular"You're in perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause and wondering if strength training is worth the time and effortYou are in your forties or beyond and you want to know what the research actually says about strength training nowYou want to build a body that is still capable, mobile, strong, and genuinely yours at 70, 80, and beyond RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

    53 min
  3. The Truth About My AHA Moment That Ignited My 100+ Weight Loss in Midlife - Why There Wasn't Just One, And Why That's Actually Better

    Jun 3

    The Truth About My AHA Moment That Ignited My 100+ Weight Loss in Midlife - Why There Wasn't Just One, And Why That's Actually Better

    Everyone wants to know "the one moment" that changed everything for me and launched my 100+ pound weight loss transformation in my 40s. They want to find out my secret cinematic turning point. The lightning bolt that made it all click. My Aha Moment! I get asked this question almost every week. And my answer always disappoints people at first. Because the truth is there was no single aha moment. There were many. Spread across years. And there still are. But here is what I have come to understand. That is not the disappointing answer. That is actually the better answer. Multiple "aha" moments is not a consolation prize for not having one dramatic turning point. It is the actual mechanism of lasting change. In this episode I take you through mine. The painful ones, the quiet ones, the ones I did not choose, and the ones that crept up on me so gently I almost missed them. Not to inspire you with someone else's story. But to help you find your own. Your aha moment does not have to be dramatic. It just has to be yours! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Why the single cinematic aha moment for midlife weight loss is mostly a myth — and what the research says insteadThe negative aha moments that scared me into action including a metro seat, an 80-year-old woman, and a photograph I tried to disappear fromWhy watching the people around us can be one of the most powerful and least talked about sources of motivationThe positive aha moments that pulled me forwardWhy multiple aha moments is not a weakness — it is the science of how lasting change actually works THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You're curious about what is the truth behind my 100+ pound natural weight loss in my 40sYou are waiting for your aha moment to arrive before you truly beginYou have started and stopped your weight loss and health transformation so many times you wonder if something is wrong with youYou feel motivated by fear but wonder if that is enough to sustain real changeYou want to understand what actually drives a lasting health transformation, not just the initial sparkYou have watched someone close to you struggle and felt that quiet, uncomfortable recognitionYou're in perimenopause, menopause or post-menopause and wanting to transform your health RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

    52 min
  4. Sugar And Your Body: The Truth, The Myths, And Why This Matters For Women 40+ | How Does Sugar Impact Your Weight Loss Goals in Midlife - Part 1 of a 4 Part Series

    Jun 1

    Sugar And Your Body: The Truth, The Myths, And Why This Matters For Women 40+ | How Does Sugar Impact Your Weight Loss Goals in Midlife - Part 1 of a 4 Part Series

    Welcome - Part 1 of my 4 Part Sugar Series: Maybe you have been trying to cut back on sugar for years — doing all the right things, choosing the natural alternatives, reading the labels — and still feel like something is not quiteworking. Or maybe you are simply tired of the guilt and the confusion and the contradictory advice. Today, in part 1 of this four part series focusing on Sugar and how it impacts your weight loss and health goals we start by understanding sugar. Not making you afraid of it, but actually explaining it so you can make the decisions about the sweet things your life on your own terms. No shame, no fear, just real information about sugar and how it impacts your weight loss and health goals in midlife. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●   Why the bake sale that I spent 3 weeks preparing taught me the most important thing I know about sugar and weight loss ●     What sugar actually is and what happens in your bodywhen you eat it — explained in plain, honest language ●     The difference between intrinsic sugar and free sugar —and why this distinction changes how you see fruit, juice, honey ●     Seven of the most common sugar myths busted withwarmth, evidence and zero judgment ●     Why those four o'clock cravings are biology notweakness — and what is actually driving them ●     Why honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar and agave are notthe health foods most of us believe they are ●     Five specific actions you can take this week to change your relationship with sugar   THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: ●     You have been trying to cut back on sugar but feel likeyou are fighting your own biology every single day ●     You reach for the natural alternatives — honey, coconutsugar, maple syrup — and wonder why the results are not quite what you expected ●     You are in your forties or fifties and feel likesomething has changed in your body even though your habits have not ●     You want to understand sugar rather than fear it — soyou can enjoy the sweet things in your life with full awareness and zero guilt ●     You are done with restriction and ready for an approachthat is actually sustainable ●     You have a complicated, exhausting, decades-longrelationship with sugar and you want something to finally shift RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

    52 min
  5. You Are Not Behind: You're Right On Time! Why It Is Never Too Late To Transform Your Health In Midlife - Why The Women Who Struggle With Their Health The Longest Make The Most Powerful Transformations

    May 29

    You Are Not Behind: You're Right On Time! Why It Is Never Too Late To Transform Your Health In Midlife - Why The Women Who Struggle With Their Health The Longest Make The Most Powerful Transformations

    Have you ever looked at someone else's transformation and felt that quiet, crushing sense that everyone else figured this out years ago — and you are still at square one? This episode is for you! I recently received a message from a woman, I will call her Emily, who said she had been trying to lose weight since her 20s. Nearly thirty years. And she was wondering if it was simply too late. If she had left it too long. If there was even any point. I want to spend this entire episode on that feeling. Not dismissing it. Not bypassing it with a quick inspirational quote. But really pulling it apart — and then dismantling it completely. You are not behind. You are exactly where you need to be. And this episode will show you why. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Why the comparison trap is lying to you — and what before and after photos actually leave outThe myth of "the right time" and what it cost me personallyWhy starting over is not failure — it is dataThe tortoise, the hare, and the race you are actually runningWhy being in midlife is not a disadvantage — it might be your greatest assetThree specific, practical things to do this week to start moving forward today THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You feel like everyone else figured this out and you are still at square oneYou have started over so many times you have lost count and carry shame about itYou are waiting for the right time (the quieter season, the less hectic stretch) before you really beginYou compare your messy, complicated reality to other people's highlight reels and always come up shortYou wonder, honestly, if it is just "too late" RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

    1h 1m
  6. I Tracked Calories For Years And Still Gained Weight. Here's Why! Part 1 of 3 - Why Calorie counting and calorie restriction is the wrong approach for weight loss for women in midlife

    May 27

    I Tracked Calories For Years And Still Gained Weight. Here's Why! Part 1 of 3 - Why Calorie counting and calorie restriction is the wrong approach for weight loss for women in midlife

    Millions of people are using just one calorie tracking app right now. And yet obesity rates keep rising. And so many of us (me included for decades) are still struggling... So what is actually going on? In Part 1 of this three-part series, I make the case for why calorie counting and calorie tracking is not just ineffective for most women in midlife, but it is actively working against your weight loss goals, the health transformation you're working towards, your relationship with food, and your mental health. I was one of those millions of people counting calories. I tracked calories for years. And still gained and lost the same weight over and over again. Until I stopped counting and started choosing. And lost over 100 pounds. Naturally. Without tracking a single calorie. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: What a calorie actually is and where it came from — the answer might surprise youWhy the number on your food packet can legally be wrong by up to 20%The food matrix: why your body absorbs fewer calories from whole foods than the label saysWhy 100 calories of chicken and 100 calories of sugar are not the same thing in your body (it's more nuanced than you think!)The landmark study that showed identical calories of ultra-processed versus whole food produced completely different weight outcomesThe real mental and emotional cost of calorie tracking nobody talks about honestlyTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You have tracked calories and done everything right — and still not seen lasting resultsYou feel anxious, obsessive, or exhausted by the constant mental arithmetic around foodYou suspect there is a better way but do not know what it looks likeYou are a woman in your 40s or 50s or beyond navigating perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause You want the science behind why calorie counting fails — explained in plain honest languagePart 2 covers the calories-out side, and it is even more surprising. Part 3 brings the whole picture together and gives you strategies on what to do instead! Make sure you are subscribed so you do not miss it. RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

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  7. Reconnecting to Your Inner Rebel: Why Losing Weight on Your Own Terms Is the Only Approach That Actually Lasts For a True Sustainable Health Transformation for Women in Midlife

    May 21

    Reconnecting to Your Inner Rebel: Why Losing Weight on Your Own Terms Is the Only Approach That Actually Lasts For a True Sustainable Health Transformation for Women in Midlife

    Do you remember the teenage rebel version of yourself? The one who questioned everything. Who pushed back againstrules that didn't make sense. Who refused to just go along with things because everyone else was. The one who, somewhere along the way, went quiet. What if I told you that reconnecting with that version of yourself — your inner rebel, your questioning, defiant, nobody-tells-me-what-to-do self — is the single most powerful thing you can do for your health transformation? In today's episode I am making the case for something the entire diet and wellness industry is built to prevent you from understanding. That following other people's rules — howeverexpert they are, however well-designed the program, however impressive the before and after photos — is not just ineffective long-term. It is actively eroding the confidence, agency, and self-trust that are the only real foundations of lasting change. This is the episode that underpins my Standards Over Rules framework that I created from my own lived experience of losing over 100 pounds in my mid-40s. And it might just change everything about how you think about your health journey. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Why the inner rebel who has always eventually quit every program you've followed was not weakness — she was wisdom protecting you from approaches that were never going to lastThe seduction of the quick fix — why smart, experienced women keep handing their power over to rigid external programsThe profound difference between a rule and a standard — and why that distinction is the entire difference between short-term results and permanent transformationThe confidence compounding effect — how every standard you keep builds your identity, and why identity is the only thing that makes change permanentThe five questions your inner rebel deserves to ask! What it actually feels like to live by your own standards versus follow someone else's rules THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You have tried program after program and always eventually gone back to where you startedYou feel like there is a part of you that always eventually rebels against any health program you commit toYou are in midlife and you refuse to keep doing things the way you've been doing themYou want a health transformation that is genuinely, permanently yours RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠ ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠ 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

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  8. START HERE! WELCOME to the Fab Fit Forty Plus Podcast: Real Weight Loss, Honest Advice, and a Genuine Health Transformation for Women 40 and above

    May 20

    START HERE! WELCOME to the Fab Fit Forty Plus Podcast: Real Weight Loss, Honest Advice, and a Genuine Health Transformation for Women 40 and above

    Welcome to the Fab Fit Forty Plus Podcast: What Losing 100+ Pounds in Midlife Taught Me About Life, Love and Loss This is the show I spent twenty years looking for and could not find... So I made it! If you are a woman in your 40s, 50s or beyond, navigating perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause or simply the reality of midlife, and you are done with starting over, done with the shame, done with programs that promise everything and deliver nothing lasting, this podcast was made for you! My Story In my 30s I lost 75 pounds in six months following a super restrictive programme. And then I gained it all back — every single pound, and then some. The shame of that experience stayed with me for years, but ultimately taught me what doesn't work! In my mid-40s, in the middle of perimenopause, everything changed. I stopped punishing myself. I stopped following other people's rules. I lost over 100 pounds naturally. No pills, no injections, no procedures, no calorie counting, no extreme diets... and I have kept it off. This podcast is everything I wish I had been told. What This Podcast Is About Each episode is a real conversation. Raw, honest and always focused on helping you push through the blocks, uncover the ways you may be holding yourself back and make real progress on your weight loss and health transformation goals. You will find a mix of: * Personal stories from my own two-decade journey: the moments of failure, shame and breakthrough that the diet industry never talks about honestly * Science and research that genuinely changes how you understand your body, your hormones, your cravings and your mindset * Real-world strategies from the women I coach every day The Idea Behind Everything Standards over rules. Not someone else's rules about what you should eat, how you should move or what your body should look like. Your standards built around knowing yourself, respecting yourself and deciding on your own terms what kind of life you want to live. No shame. No judgement. No pretending any of this is easy. Just honest conversations and real strategies from someone who has lived the transformation and kept it off. This Podcast Is For You If * You are done with quick fixes and fad diets * You are ready for a health transformation that is sustainable, genuinely joyful and entirely on your own terms * You are ready to be inspired and get actionable strategies that work Subscribe and Connect New episodes published two to three times per week. 🎙️ Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Goodpods and Castbox. Have a question, a topic you want me to cover, or something from this episode that landed for you? Send me an email at vera@fabfitfortyplus.com. RESOURCES: 🥗 Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer The content shared on this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical, nutritional or psychological advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, exercise routine, medication or any other aspect of your health plan.

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Helping midlife women 40 – 60 lose weight and transform their health naturally and sustainably. Sharing the strategies and lessons I learned losing 100+ pounds in my mid 40s (perimenopause). For decades, I struggled with my weight and did the quick fixes, shakes, tracking apps, strict programs, and fad diets. Some of them worked… until they didn’t! In midlife, I decided I was DONE. Done with feeling crap, done with low confidence, done with restrictive quick fix diets! And then, things changed! I share real life tools for nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, motivation and mindset!

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