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The reason 'eating less' is making you feel worse
For most of your life, the rule was simple.
Eat less. Move more. Weight comes off.
And it worked.
Until it didn't.
Now you're eating the same (or less) and the scale is creeping up. Your sleep is broken. Your anxiety spiked out of nowhere. Your belly is bloated. Your joints ache.
And you're thinking... what am I doing wrong? Here's the thing. You're probably not doing anything wrong.
Your body changed. And the old rules no longer apply.
In perimenopause and menopause, under-eating can actually make your symptoms WORSE.
Here's why:
Long gaps without food spike cortisol. Cortisol spikes break your sleep. Broken sleep messes with your hunger hormones. Hunger hormones push you toward restriction. And the loop keeps going.
Add low protein on top of that? Your body starts losing muscle. Less muscle means slower metabolism, poorer glucose control, and harder fat loss.
The body isn't fighting you. It's asking for more support. Not less.
What actually helps: Eating enough (especially protein) Keeping blood sugar steady with regular meals Protecting sleep like it's your most important health habit. Because it is.
One of my clients came to me exhausted, 15lbs up, terrible, broken sleep, foggy and anxious.
10 weeks later: sleeping through the night, brain fog gone, anxiety better, and 9lbs lighter.
She didn't eat less. She followed my system.
Drop a 🙋 below if this sounds familiar. I'd love to know who this is landing for.
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The reason 'eating less' is making you feel worse
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