3 Things Kaylyn Wished She Knew Before...

"#Perimenopause made me gain 50lbs in 6 months despite the fact I was doing everything right. If you’ve been training harder, eating less, and still gaining weight… this is for you. 😩🫵🏻

Here’s what I had to learn the hard way:

1️⃣ What used to work, no longer works.

Super heavy lifting and intense cardio were making things SO much worse for me. My body was just puffy and inflamed all the time. Pushing harder isn’t always the answer during perimenopause (sometimes it’s actually the problem. 👀)

2️⃣ You cannot lose weight when your nervous system is dysregulated. Which sucks, because perimenopause is literally one of the most stressful things your body will ever go through. When your body is stuck in fight or flight, it is in full on survival mode. Fat loss is not a priority when your nervous system thinks you’re being chased by a bear. 🐻

3️⃣ You cannot ‘out-diet’ or ‘out-train’ a hormone deficiency (Especially low testosterone). Most women in perimenopause are walking around with tanked testosterone levels and have absolutely no idea. And no amount of calorie restriction or cardio is going to fix that.

Let me know if you want me to make a video on nervous system regulation and how to track your own stress metrics, because this was genuinely a game changer for me. 🤌🏻"

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