Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

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Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena episodes

May 23, 2023 Easy Meal Planning: Simplifying the Dinner Table with Linda Lederman
Dr. Orlena introduces Linda Lederman, an expert in meal planning, on her show "Fit and Fabulous." Linda shares her journey of creating memorable meals and fun experiences at the dinner table with her children and their friends.

They discuss the challenges people face with meal planning, such as spending excessive time on Pinterest, feeling overwhelmed, and resorting to takeout. Linda explains her approach to meal planning, which involves taking inventory of pantry, fridge, and freezer items, identifying ideal staples, and learning to repurpose ingredients.

She emphasizes the importance of flexibility and substitution in recipes, allowing for a more relaxed and efficient meal planning process.

Connect with Linda Lederman

Website: https://balaboostassecret.com/

FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/easyweeknightdinnerforbusymoms

https://www.instagram.com/balaboostas.secret/
@balaboostas.secret

Free easy dinner meals- https://balaboostassecret.com/easy-one-dish-dinners/

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

18 min
May 16, 2023 Unlocking Your Potential: Overcoming Doubts and Making Positive Changes for a Fit and Fabulous Life
Many people have a secret doubt or belief that change is not possible for them. I know that you can change if you want to. How do I know? Because you have a human body and a human brain. Today we’re exploring what’s holding you back and how to change that so you can make healthy progress.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

16 min
May 09, 2023Getting Back on Healthy Track: Normalizing the Process of Building Habits
It's totally normal to fall off the wagon (but easier if you stay on the wagon)
What are your long term and short term goals?
Do you have accountability and support?
What do you make it mean? (Does it mean "you can't do it"?, "you lack discipline" etc?")
Anticipate the obstacles so you can stay on track

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for next free event TOMORROW.

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Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about
18 min
May 02, 2023 Relieving Stress and Building Resilience with Dr. Robyn Tiger
Dr. Orlena's guest, Dr. Robyn Tiger, is a double board-certified physician who founded Stress-Free MD, where she educates others in a whole-person approach to relieve stress, build resilience, and improve overall well-being.

Dr. Robyn suffered from various symptoms such as migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, and burning chest pain. She had lots of pills prescribed. She saw multiple doctors, but they couldn't solve her issues as they treated her as an individual symptom.

She had dark thoughts and was scared as three physician friends had died from suicide.

She decided to find her own solution to her problems and started using lifestyle medicine principles, yoga therapy, meditation, and life coaching, which improved her health, well-being, and joy.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

16 min
April 25, 2023 Avoiding Diabetes and Heart Disease: The Power of Healthy Living
Healthy eating is more than looking good! Healthy eating can help avoid diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, which can increase the risk of all causes of death.

Today I take a deeper dive into some of the amazing healthy benefits of healthy eating. And why you should start to make healthy eating changes.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

14 min
April 18, 2023 What does your body need to loose weight?
When your brain is stuck in "negative mode", it's impossible to keep going. When your brain is telling you that it's not working, you don't see the point in carrying on.

When you switch your brain into "positive mode", you can figure out what you need to do.

Many people get stuck at "what used to work, doesn't work any more." The question to ask yourself is "what does my body need in order to lose weight?"

Your brain also gets stuck in "this is what I normally eat".

In order to lose weight, your brain needs to align with what your "new body" needs.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

14 min
April 11, 2023 Starting Your Journey to a Healthier Life with Dr. Orlena's Four Pillars
Dr. Orlena discusses the concept of the rickety bridge, which refers to the difficulties of forming new habits and sticking to them.

People often give up on their health goals because they mistake acorn habits for oak tree habits, meaning they think they have already formed a new habit when it is still in the early stages.

Dr. Orlena teaches four pillars to a healthy lifestyle: healthy eating, exercise, sleep, and emotional wellness.

She suggests that people start by focusing on healthy eating if weight loss is their goal. She recommends the Mediterranean-style diet and emphasizes the importance of enjoying healthy eating.

She also stresses the significance of emotional wellness and a positive mindset, especially when things go wrong.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

15 min
April 04, 2023 Crossing the Rickety Bridge: Five Tips for Making Healthy Habits Stick
I am constantly talking about when you get to "healthy amazing you" life is easy, it all happens without thinking about it.

But the problem is the "rickety bridge" to get you there.

How can you make getting across the bridge easier?

Here are 5 things that I think are the difference between getting there. Or not.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

23 min
March 28, 2023 Getting to your amazing healthy life
You've come to the conclusion that healthy living is the answer to your problems. You know that healthy living is a long term solution. You'll lose weight naturally, have more energy, get a body you're proud of, avoid all those nasty disease.

And of course the "small matter" of happiness and leading your best life.

The theory is good, but how do you apply it to your busy, overpacked, stressful, hectic life?

And is it really worth it? Will you just be piling more on your plate for little gain?

Today I'm sharing what my "healthy amazing life" looks like to give you some inspiration. I've been growing my "habits, systems and routines". My healthy lifestyle happens on automation. It's easy, it's fun. It's what I do without thinking about it.

Your life may be very different from mine but I want you to take away that you too can create healthy habits that you love.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

26 min
March 21, 2023 How your positive brain can help you get healthy and lose weight
This morning my daughter lost her new toy. She ran around shouting and screaming at everyone (and blaming me.) She was firmly in her negative brain. Being in her negative brain didn't help her find her toy.

If you are trying to lose weight and get healthy and not getting the results you want, chances are you're in your negative brain too.

Your negative brain will give you lots of reasons why you can't get healthy.

When you start to use your positive brain, you'll find it way easier to get the results you want.

Here's a quick overview of "negative" and "positive" brain and how your positive brain is the key to healthy living and weight loss.

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

17 min

About Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to Your Journey Back to Vibrant Health

If you're a woman over 40 who feels like her body has stopped cooperating—despite doing everything that used to work—you're in the right…

place.

This podcast is for you if you're juggling aging parents, demanding kids, a stressful career, and the hormonal rollercoaster of menopause that's turned your metabolism upside down. Maybe you're frustrated because the diet and exercise routine that worked in your 30s now feels completely useless. Those shifting hormones aren't just affecting your mood—they're making it harder to lose weight, build muscle, and maintain the energy you once had. You're not broken, and you're definitely not alone.

I know you want more than just to lose weight. You want to feel like yourself again—strong, vibrant, and confident in your own skin. You want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're truly taking care of your long-term health.

Here's what makes this different: I don't believe in depriving yourself or following someone else's rigid rules. Instead, I'll guide you through my proven 4-pillar system that transforms women's lives from the inside out:

🌱 Nourishing Nutrition - Plant-forward eating that fuels your body (yes, you can still enjoy meat!), focusing on 30g protein per meal, 30g fiber daily, and 30 different plants weekly

💪 Movement That Lights You Up - Exercise you actually enjoy, plus the specific strength and interval training that works with your changing hormones instead of against them

😴 Restorative Sleep - The foundation that makes everything else possible

🧠 Emotional Wellness - Breaking free from stress eating, self-criticism, and the habit of putting everyone else first

Each episode gives you practical, science-backed strategies that acknowledge the reality of your hormonal changes and fit into your real life—not some fantasy version where you have unlimited time, zero responsibilities, and a 25-year-old's metabolism.

We'll tackle the biggest obstacles holding you back: feeling too busy to prioritize yourself, lacking a clear system that works, and turning to food when life gets overwhelming.

My goal? To help you build "oak tree" habits—strong, sustainable practices that become part of who you are, not another thing on your to-do list.

If you're ready to stop fighting your body and start working with it, welcome home. Your most vibrant, confident self is waiting.