Lose Belly Fat After 40 | Weight loss, Healthy meals, Imbalanced hormones, Body Recomposition, Strength training

Lose Belly Fat After 40 | Weight loss, Healthy meals, Imbalanced hormones, Body Recomposition, Strength training

By Jihane Farrell, Functional Health Coach, PhD, former research scientistHealth & FitnessNutritionEducationSelf-ImprovementFitness
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Lose Belly Fat After 40 | Weight loss, Healthy meals, Imbalanced hormones, Body Recomposition, Strength training episodes

  • 055 Why body composition matters more than your weight after 40

    It’s 2026 and you are still looking at your weight?

    Stop!

    You are missing out!

    You are missing out on a metric that is superior in every way

    Not only tracking body composition is much more closely related to your longevity, a better indicator of overall health and strength

    If you want to be in control of your weight instead of it controlling you,

    If you need an evidence-based approach to transform your body

    This episode is for you

    It is also for you if you are someone who have been able to lose 10, 20, 30 lbs but cannot seem to keep it off. You need to listen!!

    Today I give you 3 reasons to stop tracking body weight and start tracking body composition. 

    What happens when you make this shift?

    You can start transforming your body without torturing yourself, you will heal your relationship to foods and control your weight instead of having your weight control you.

     

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    25 min
  • 054 When you know what to do for your health but can't seem to do it: 3 steps to bridge the gap

    Don’t you find it frustrating? YOU KNOW what you’re supposed to do, yet, you don’t do it.

    Or, you know what not to do, but do it anyway.

    You know your evening snack watching a show will make you feel like crap the next day, but you still do it.

    You know that taking a walk after lunch would win the afternoon, yet you fill those 20 minutes with more sitting at your computer. 

    The afternoon energy crashes, the blood sugar instability, the alcohol habit, the belly,... Those are real obstacles.

    But they are also solvable with the right systems.

    The knowing-doing gap is the reason the plans or systems don't stick.

    You could have the perfect meal plan, the perfect workout schedule, and the perfect reset guide, and this pattern would still quietly undermine all of it at the first sign of imperfection.

    This IS the struggle.

    This is the real reason why most of us find it difficult to stay healthy.

    In today's episode, I give you 3 steps to help you bridge the gap from knowing to doing.

    3 practical steps that will help you take action.

     

    And friend, have you found that some episodes were not super helpful to you?

    I need your input! 
    Let me know exactly what you need to hear in this podcast:
    You can schedule a 15-minute chat with me for market research here:
    https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/coffee-chat

    I cannot wait to meet you!


    32 min
  • 053 Struggling with your body image? This is the most powerful force for lasting weight loss.

    A survey of over 1,000 people aged 40+ found that 75% were dissatisfied with their bodies, and 64% reported frequently judging their own worth based on their weight. 

    If you are here, there is a strong probability that you are struggling with some body image. 

    I know this whole concept comes pretty loaded. This episode is not about "body positivity", or going to tell you that "You are beautiful no matter what",

    In this episode, we'll start with the objective data of what a HEALTHY BODY looks like, while acknowledging healthy bodies come in many different shapes. 

    If you are in a place where you feel body dissatisfaction, this episode will help you to change the things you look at, so the things you look out, can change.

    Here is how this episode will shift your perspective:

    - What you need to do instead of treating your body as the enemy

    - The most powerful force you can harness for lasting change

    - A way to relate to your body that can help you transform


    There is a breakthrough for you. 

     

    In this episode, I am asking for your help in better understanding your journey so I can help you better.

    Would you come for a coffee chat with me? In exchange for your time, I will give you a FREE belly-busting coaching session.

    Schedule the coffee chat here: https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/coffee-chat

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    Bonus content: Your energy boosters vs energy suckers checklist

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/7a0da9eeaa

     

    42 min
  • 052- 5 ways crash diets hurt your weight loss and how to escape the cycle of yo-yo dieting

    In the spring, the panic of the swimsuit season incoming pushes people to try extreme cut down of calories, crash diets and other “get thin fast” schemes.


    Research analyzing over 628,000 dieting hashtags over eight years found that 30% of all annual dieting activity occurs in spring — significantly more than any other season.


    This is fueled by peak body dissatisfaction, coming out of the winter slump, and a desire to look good in the summer. 

    Today, I am going to walk you through how this spring panic can backfire when you follow the trend. 

    These extreme diets produce the yo-yo effect leading to :
    •  Exhausting cycle of hope and failure that erodes self-esteem over time 
    •  Food obsession and an unhealthy relationship with eating 
    •  Guilt and shame when weight returns, even though regain is largely physiological 
    •  Anxiety around social eating situations 
    •  Feeling like a personal failure rather than understanding it's a structural problem with restrictive dieting

    I want you to understand the dangers of crash diets - weeks of extreme dieting, skipping meals or eliminating entire food groups - so that you can escape the never-ending cycle of yo-yo dieting.

    In this episode I also share what you need to do instead to get your best body for good. 

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    27 min
  • 051 Strategies to resist temptation and stay consistent with healthy eating during moments of weakness.

    Whether you are facing temptation, seeking pleasure with foods that may be sabotaging your weight loss, or you tend to derail on the weekend, you know that you have moments of weakness that ruin all your efforts to stay consistent.

    How to resist temptation?

    > Mindset.

    Caving in destroys your motivation, undoes all the good work you put in your health and sets you back.

    It brings regret and guilt, and makes you feel like you are failing at weight loss again.

    If this is you, tune in and grab a note-pad because in this episode, I uncover the 4 most common mindsets that lead us to these patterns, and I give you practical ways to respond in these testing moments.

    Not because you have to. But because you want to. 
    Because you know there is a version of you who is in control.

    Today I expose the mindsets that may be leading you to make decisions you regret later.

    I offer the reframes you need to choose in a way that bring peace and help you stay the course with your weight loss and body recomposition. 

    In this episode, you will also get some practical strategies to use in the moment to be less mindless.

    This is an episode for those who want to achieve more self-control, keep their momentum going and stay in power in moments of weakness.

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    49 min
  • 050 Spring health reset: seasonal tips to get fitter based on your biology.

    If you feel a general lack of motivation in the winter but are ready for a spring reset, it is not by accident.

    It is by design!

    In this episode you will hear about seasonal variations in our biology that explain why our cravings, appetite, energy levels, mood and drive for physical activity change with the seasons.

    Instead of beating yourself up all winter and to make sure you leverage your natural program for performance in the summer, I share how to leverage your circadian rhythms in sync with the seasons.

    Today, I give you practical shifts to make in your nutrition, sleep and exercise for a spring health reset that supports healthy body fat, muscle building and higher fitness levels, while making everything feels more enjoyable.

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    29 min
  • 049 Target belly fat, support body recomposition and improve brain health with this exercise in 30 seconds per week: Your guide to sprinting after 40.

    We’re in our 40s. Who has time to waste on hours upon hours of cardio, when it does not even make you fitter, stronger or build a better physique.

    What if I told you that you can ditch that and instead practice something for just 30 seconds per week to reap incredible benefits for body composition.

    Yes, just 30 seconds per week is all it takes when you sprint.

    And in today’s episode I share with you what happens in your body, how it targets belly fat and build up your muscle and your brain.

    In this episode the amazing fat burning and muscle building effects of sprinting, and how to get into sprinting for people who are overweight and out of breath.

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    37 min
  • 048 Why you should stop running if you want to lose stubborn belly fat after 40, and what to do instead for body recomposition.

    Runners inspire as models of endurance, grit, discipline, determination and perseverance

    But what if I told you that endurance running may not be as healthy as we have been led to believe?

    In fact, if you are over 40, want to lose belly fat and improve body composition, it may actually HURT your goals.

    In this episode, I share a few facts, found in scientific studies and clinical observations, to argue that walking is a superior form of cardio compared to running, especially for people in their 40s dealing with stress and stubborn belly fat.

    And stay tuned to the end to hear about the right way to run for long-term health and better physique.

    Now if you are a runner, this is not a jab at you friend. But if you are a runner who has visceral fat, you need to know this and how a switch in your routine could be the key to seeing your belly gone.

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    32 min
  • 047 3 steps to overcome the fear of the scale and reclaim motivation to lose weight

    Is this you?

    Stepping on the scale sets you for a bad day, if you don’t like the number you see.

    You find it fun to use the scale when you’re losing weight but avoid it when you feel your pants getting tight.

    If so, you are also likely to be skipping your tracking because you feel like you didn’t eat well.

    It's not your fault.

    It's emotional programming that needs to be replaced with better a better metric and a different mindset.

    Because these avoidance patterns lead to a lack of motivation.

    Instead, doing the hard thing will create momentum.

     

    Today we talk about the scale, the dreaded scale.

    And I am going to give you a 3step process to reprogram your relationship to the scale.

    It can make a good servant, but it makes for a terrible master.

    In this episode, we put the scale back to its place today, so you can not only take control of your body composition, but also in it, reclaim the motivation you have been lacking.

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    25 min
  • 046 The health systems you need to melt visceral belly fat for body recomposition in your 40s - Systems round up + Q&A

    If you are someone who is trying to apply all of the hacks, all of the tricks in the bag and all the diets under the sun, with nothing to show for, this episode is for you.

    Transformation doesn't come for temporary solutions.

    It comes from the things we do each and every day, consistently. 

    To achieve your weight loss goals, lose belly fat and build muscle for longevity, what you need is a lifestyle. 

    A lifestyle is the sum of your systems. 

    This episode is putting together my most impactful systems for body composition, for effortless weight management and have put my health on autopilot. 

    System #1 - A system to make time for health

    > Energy management instead of time management
    > Listen to Episodes 35, 36, 37, 38

    System #2 - Circadian scheduling system

    > Daily rhythms for best body composition and your energy
    > Listen to Episode 40

    System #3 - Meal planning

    > Simplify and make it easy to put healthy food on the table
    > Episode 41

    System #4 - Stress management system

    > Proactive ways to weather the storms of life
    > Episode 42

    System #5 - The Better sleep system

    > Practical template you can use to sleep well
    > Episode 43

    System #6 - A training system

    > How to train for longevity and my weight lifting routine
    > Episode 44 and Episode 20

    System #7 - A system for healthy eating

    > 5 easy-to-follow principles for anyone to feel confident about their food choices
    > Episode 45

    Questions

    Objections

    Creating these systems will transform your health and get your best body. 

     

    When you are ready, here are the ways I can help you:

    🎗️Grab a coaching session https://calendly.com/jihanefarrell/healthy-meals-coaching-call

    📏 Get your data: Get 10% off your body composition scale using https://renpho.com/discount/DRJIHANE?ref=lxnrxtkq

    🤜🤛Join the free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/losebellyfatafter40

    📩 Sign up for weekly evidence-based tips in your inbox:

    https://jihanefarrellphd.kit.com/e30225ecd8

    Email me your questions: [email protected]

     

    53 min

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