Fire Up at 55 Plus

We’ve been talking lately about something subtle, but powerful: what happens after you begin to change. You start making progress and feeling stronger—more clear and capable. And then … doubt creeps in. Or uncertainty. Or the quiet question, “OK, now what?” Today we go straight to the heart of that moment. Originally recorded as Episode 57, this podcast is about coaching questions, understanding your backstory, and options for outside support.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email to [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Feeling unsettled after you’ve made progress? You’re not imagining it, and nothing has gone wrong. It’s normal to expect relief once a problem is solved and then be ambushed by feelings of doubt, restlessness, or hesitation that rush-in just as things begin to improve. Today we build upon ideas from earlier episodes (104 and 105) about stress, now revisited through a new lens. I'm reframing those ideas to a address and conquer the unsteady feeling that crops up once progress is underway.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most, and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

The most dangerous moment in change isn’t failure — it’s success. That’s when self-sabotage gets sneaky. And if you’ve felt that wobble, you’re not broken and nothing has gone wrong. In fact, that uneasy feeling is often a sign that you’re exactly where growth asks you to stay. You haven’t overshot. You haven’t tempted fate. You’re standing on ground you’ve already earned — and the work now isn’t to retreat, but to remain. Let your nervous system catch up to the progress you’ve made and decide that this version of you gets to keep going and build new identity.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

If your nights have started to calm (especially after the recent episode on fixing nighttime eating) and a little voice inside you is saying, “Don’t mess this up now. “Get stricter,” that’s the boomerang showing up. It’s the reflex many women have after years of dieting. The moment things begin to work, the urge to tighten rules, eat less, and “lock it in” kicks back in. But that instinct, as responsible as it might feel, is often exactly what sends momentum backward.

Here we unpack:

• Why restriction returns like a boomerang just as progress begins
• How your brain is wired to do this
• What actually builds steady energy and lasting momentum after calm nights, without starting over

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Let me say this plainly: If nighttime eating doesn’t change, weight loss stays fragile. It doesn’t matter how motivated you feel in the morning. It doesn’t matter how “good” you think you’ve been all day. In fact, the very discipline you’re white-knuckling through — eating too little, holding back, following rigid rules — is often what creates the hunger and chaos that show up at night. … So listen on.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

If you’ve ever said: “I eat fine all day, but then I lose it at night,” or “Why can’t I just stop?” or even, “Something must be wrong with me,” today we offer relief. You’ll discover that nighttime eating is not a character flaw, it’s a signal. Building directly on the recent Fire Up episode number 131, I’m turning to a pivotal public conversation led by Oprah Winfrey titled “The Life You Want Class: The State of Weight.” Why? Because as popular as Oprah is, most women never saw this impactful show on her network and it packs a punch for weight loss in our later years, especially as it relates to nighttime overeats.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free guide now for simple tools to stop the madness by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

You got building blocks for an energy toolkit in the last episode, number 129, with your system for building it, banking it, and guarding it. And today we’re doing something just as powerful: we’re going to talk about how your energy was taken from you in the first place. Because for women over 55, it isn’t just about hormones or aging. It’s about decades of dieting, deprivation, and self-discipline that trained your body to survive instead of thrive. And once you understand this? Everything you try to do from here on out becomes easier, energized, and truly doable.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me directly via email: [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free “3 Steps to Self-Start Your Weight Loss Guide” now by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

If you’ve ever wondered why your goals didn’t stick, even when you were motivated, this episode delivers the missing answer. Here we move beyond inspiration and into practical, research-backed tools to help women 55+ finally restore the energy—physical, mental, and emotional—needed to create real results. We’re fixing the energy drains that sabotage progress and replacing them with simple systems that actually deliver long-lasting transformation.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams, and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email to [email protected] with any question now.

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free “3 Steps to Self-Start Your Weight Loss Guide” now by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Welcome to 2026—a Year of essential Energy. After months of building vision, clarifying identity, and designing the life you want, there's one critical piece we haven't addressed: the fuel to make it all happen. In this transformative episode, we reveal why ENERGY is a Word worth using throughout our broadcasts and why ignoring it simply isn't an option anymore.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new energy but no more delay, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. During that talk, we’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most and how I’ll provide a tailored plan just for you! Or, reach out to me via email: [email protected] with any question now. 

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free “3 Steps to Self-Start Your Weight Loss Guide” now by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Why, why, oh why do we still cling to the tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions? Because, on January 1st, they promise to be so effective? Nope, nope, nope. They’re so superficial that the second Friday in January is now well known as “Quitters Day,” when nearly 25 percent of resolutions are dropped flat. In this popular episode listen up to learn why it’s time to drop the resolutions list off of your annual to-do list and discover how true life transformation is actually achieved.

I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward now without tired resolutions, come work with me one-on-one! Visit my website laurieadamscoaching.com, to schedule a no-pressure conversation/Q & A about individual coaching. We’ll explore the goal that has eluded you most without distraction and with a tailored plan!

Does this sound like you: Stuck in diet after diet, weighed down by the struggle? Download my free “3 Steps to Self-Start Your Weight Loss Guide” now by going to laurieadamscoaching.com.

This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.