Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

By Dr Orlena Kerek weight loss coachAlternative Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement

Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena episodes

March 29, 2022 Taking Control of Your Health Right Now
Most people don't realise how much of an impact their lifestyle makes on their health. How they can significantly reduce their risk of getting all those nasty illnesses like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

They also don' realise how easy it is to make changes. Easy to stay the same, easy to make changes!

Today I'm chatting about why now is the best time to take control of your health and how easy it can be.

Dr O's PDF Offer: https://www.drorlena.com/offers/9zZyD6my

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

24 min
March 22, 2022 Healthy Living for Women with No Time
One of the big obstacles to making changes is "I don't have time!"

Today I have good news and bad news!

The good news is once you've made changes and put in systems, habits and routines, you find you actually have more available time. (Hello habit fairy.)

The bad news? Well, it's a bit of tough 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

13 min
March 15, 2022 How to lead a healthy life when you don't feel supported by your partner
Here's the truth, it's way easier to make healthy changes and stick to them if you're surrounded by people who are supporting you.

So what can you do when you don't feel supported by your partner?

Before you give up, listen to today's podcast to find out how you can make healthy changes and stick to them even when your partner wants to carry on with their less than healthy habits.

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

19 min
March 08, 2022 Goodbye Perfection, Hello Progress and Healthy Changes that Stick
Ever get stuck on "I didn't do it perfectly"? You're so not alone!

It's so easy to overwhelmed by all the things we didn't do well and not notice all the progress we're making.

Today I'm talking about why progress is better than perfection.

Want to Join the "Magic Likes and Dislikes Free Workshop"?

Find out more here: https://www.drorlena.com/emotional-eating-workshop

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
March 01, 2022 The Truth about Carbohydrates and Weight Loss
So many confusing myths out there about carbohydrates.

>>All carbs are evil
>>I have to exclude all carbs to lose weight
>>The only way to lose weight is to go into ketogenesis

These are all false!

Listen to the episode to find out why!

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
February 22, 2022 One Important Question to Ask Yourself about Your Healthy Life
Today I have one simple question for you. If you want to fix your relationship with food, lose the extra weight and lead a healthy life you love...

What exactly are you waiting for?

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
February 15, 2022 Why your brain is wrong about how to get to healthy you!
Our brains are powerful tools but sometimes they get it wrong and think thoughts that don't help us.

Today I'm looking at different types of "distorted thinking" that can stop you making lasting 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
February 08, 2022 How Routines Make Healthy Living Super Easy Podcast with Ashley Brown from Routine and Things
Want healthy living to be easy so you can lead a healthy life, lose weight and feel amazing? Want to do it "without thinking"?

The BIG secret to "without thinking" is "habits, systems and routines"!

Today I'm chatting with Ashley Brown from Routine and Things. She's giving us her top tips on how to create routines that are easy and fun!

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
February 01, 2022One Easy Way to Combat Intrinsic Emotional Eating with Lindsey House RD
Ever walked past a bakery and found yourself standing at the counter ordering a cake that you weren't planning on eating?
Or feeling tired and stressed and reaching for food for comfort?

You're not alone!

Dr O chats to Lindsey House RD.

You'll learn:
What the difference is between extrinsic and intrinsic triggers to emotional eating
What can you do about to stop emotional eating.

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
22 min
January 25, 2022 Fix Your Relationship with Food in 3 Months.
Big shout out to some amazing ladies! For eliminating emotional eating, getting to normal BMI and compliments from your personal trainer!

Is emotional eating holding you back from creating your healthiest you? From losing the weight that you want to?

If so, this episode could literally change your life!

How would life be if in 3 months you'd got a grip on your emotional eating and fixed your relationship with food?

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

12 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.