Mastering Menopause

Join me and my special guest Ari Cohen as we talk about what it takes to lose weight.
I found Ari Cohen on TikTok and really love his approach to health, fitness and wellness. He has great high protein recipes that he whips up in his kitchen and you can see him on the streets of Dallas TX as he gives his Friday Tips. Be sure to give him a follow on Tik Tok, Instagram or Facebook. Topics included:

Ditch the Diet Mindset
Focusing on whole foods but still incorporating the foods you enjoy
Getting in some daily activity
Strength training
Creating a group with Better Together

Nutrifit by Ari

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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I'm so pleased to introduce to you Lori Colbert! This lady is a true rockstar and the changes that she made in 2022 and turning 50 are amazing. She has a completely new attitude and mindset about the scale, weight loss and her relationship with food. 

More importantly though, her mindset, attitude and relationship with herself and her own body. She has completely changed her outlook and her whole family can see the difference. It's not just about weight loss, in fact, any kind of transformation is an inside job and Lori has done just that! 

I hope you enjoy the episode. If you would like to make a transformation like Lori, book a call with me and let's discuss what that looks like for you to not only transform your body but your entire outlook on life and actually look forward to being 50 like Lori did!

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Green, OB/GYN  from byWinona 

The goal at Winona is to empower women to make the second half of life better than the first by providing telehealth services and prescribing our personalized bioidentical treatments to women on their menopause journey.

When should you start HRT?

What symptoms to look for?

What can you expect?

Is it hormones or lifestyle?

Women’s Health initiative 1991-1998 

Why blood work is not needed for HRT Blood pressure analogy 

Why you shouldn’t rely on birth control for menopause

Winona is a new company - we launched in April of 2021. I am really excited to be able to help in this endeavor. The prescribing and management of HRT doesn't require labs or even a physical exam. Best practice is to treat based on symptoms, which makes it ideal for this environment. Patient safety is my primary concern, and I can say that the rest of our team feels the same way. Winona helps bring symptom relief in a safe and convenient way to patients that are in need of help.

Visit our website at http://bywinona.com/.

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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I'm so excited to introduce you to Ricky Brandon 
Ricky Brandon is a health and wellness advocate. He and his wife Candy started Hormone Balance Centers based outside of Salt Lake City Utah because they could not find the high level of care they needed for their own family. After years of searching, thousands of hours in training, research, they’ve found an approach that mixes traditional medicine with alternative medicine and helps people feel great again with natural hormone replacement therapy.

1. Their Normal Is Not Your Optimal: How to Treat the Patient, Not Their Chart for Tailored Hormonal Health
2. Advocate For Yourself:  Why Ask Your Doctor to Test Your Hormones in the First Place? 
3. How do I know if I need HRT? What are the symptoms of low hormones?

Phone Number:  (801) 836-4035

Website:  https://www.hormonebalancecenters.com/

Social Media:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Hormone-Balance-Centers-103144779026810

Special Audience Giveaway:  
Ebook & Audiobook: Do Your Hormones Have You Draggin’, Saggin’ & Naggin’ www.freehormonebook.com 
Access to The Hormone Balance Self-Assessment

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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Here’s a quick 90 second testimonial on Jump Start! She’s sleeping better, has more energy, wakes up refreshed, digestion has improved and she's loving the workouts. Plus, she lost 3 lbs eating more! 

Registration closes 1/8 at 5pm EST, no exceptions!
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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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Why I’m doing dry January this month! Earlier this month I came across an article by  Dr. Brooke Kalanick, I'll link it in the show notes and shared it with my clients as well. It really got me to thinking more seriously about the effect alcohol has on my body, especially as I’m going through menopause. 

I have to be honest, the past few months have been a struggle for me energy wise. I’ve recently been diagnosed with hypothyroid and also have very low testosterone and am taking a low dose of Armour for my thyroid as well as testosterone gel. I know that this has all been brought on by stress. I’ve had a lot of shit go down in the last few months.  

I always tell our clients, stress is a killer and I have NOT taken the steps needed to destress that I should have and here we are. So, with that, I knew one of the first steps was no alcohol for me but I also know me and knew I wouldn’t be able to do that over the holidays which has lead me to dry January. 

Will I go longer than 30 days? Honestly, I think I have to for my health. There are days I get out of bed and have zero energy, my workouts are lacking  and I just don’t have the drive, This isn’t because I had an extra glass of wine the night before, this fatigue is something completely different. The thyroid combined with the low test and the extra stress have taken a toll.

I’m not doing this for weight loss, I still stand firmly behind the idea that you can have alcohol and still lose weight but in doing the math I’m going to be saving roughly 2000-3500 calories a week!  

For me it’s about health, owning my shit, becoming a better business woman, showing up for myself and taking responsibility for my actions. Maybe this will inspire you to do the same and rethink your relationship with alcohol.

Link to article https://www.girlsgonestrong.com/blog/articles/alcohol/

Link to video on how to log alcohol in My Fitness Pal https://youtu.be/5CQCYjj6J1s

Link to free FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathykatalyst/?ref=share

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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We will all experience the hormonal fluctuations as we transition through menopause, your lifestyle, nutrition and exercise will influence your hormones, negatively or positively. I was doing what I thought you were supposed to do, eat less and exercise more, fasting, eating very low calories during the week and doing a ton of cardio. Once I turned that around I was able to finally lose weight and feel so much better by supporting my hormones and metabolism.

Check out this weeks episode on the changes YOU can make to support your hormones and metabolism as you go through menopause.

Jump Start a 6 week nutrition and exercise program that has helped 100's of women lose weight in menopause using nutrition and exercise, we start 1/9! https://www.menopotmeltdown.com/jumpstart

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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It is possible to transform your body and lose a significant amount of inches without giving up the foods you love, including cheese. This is what Keri did using the Menopot Meltdown Method at Katalyst Fitness and Nutrition. She used a combination of regular physical activity, healthy eating habits, and consistent effort.

Here are some key concepts that we used:

Incorporated physical activity into her daily routine: This included maintaining a step goal with an emphasis on strength training 3x a week.

Eating a balanced diet:  Fruits, vegetables, carbs, plenty of protein, and healthy fats. It is okay to include  foods, such as cheese, pasta, even chocolate as part of a balanced diet. 

By following these tips and being consistent with her efforts she has transformed her body and lost 27 inches so far, while enjoying the foods she loved.

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https://go.katalystfitness.net/fit-after-fifty

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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Recently someone commented on a post asking me how I lost weight in menopause. It's been awhile since I told my story but before I tell you how I lost my weight in menopause I think it's only fair to tell you what I was dealing with in peri menopause and what brought me to finally losing that weight.

I was in my late forties around 47. I've always been on a diet literally since I've had kids, so, no stranger to dieting. But I was just getting fatter and fatter each year and it was getting harder and harder to lose weight each time and it was coming back on so fast. I was also struggling with digestion issues, some big-time food intolerances, which I got tested for. I had zero sex drive and I had no energy, I was so frustrated! I was working out sometimes two times a day, I was a spin instructor (this was all before covid) I was teaching five to six classes a week and I was embarrassed to walk into the studio. I didn't look the part at all. Here I am, an instructor, and I'm just getting fatter and fatter and I was trying so hard.

In all honesty I was a classic binge and restrict model and really stuck in that cycle. I was very strict with my calories, eating 1200 calories because I thought that’s what you had to do to lose weight. So eating 1200 calories Monday through Thursday ish and then by Friday let loose of the reins. I was definitely binging on wine, cosmopolitan's and all the foods that I wasn't letting myself have during the week. Obviously that was part of the problem but I was also in the mindset that I can exercise all those calories away and so I was so frustrated with why am I gaining all this weight even though I'm doing all this exercise? Yeah, I’m eating a bit extra on the weekends but it shouldn't be that bad and I just stayed stuck in this loop for so long. Just feeling like s*** every single Monday and saying this week is going to be better and it was just exhausting and draining. I had no energy and I’m  just watching my belly get bigger and bigger. I was also suffering with hair loss as well and I knew it was time to address this issue. I said to myself,I'm going to be 50 and that's when menopause is going to hit and I’m really going to be screwed. I had no idea (seven years ago nobody was talking about menopause) and I just thought when you turn 50 that's when you're going to get this menopause belly and I realized I needed help. That's when I reached out to my coach.

That’s a little of my backstory, let's get to the good stuff, how did I lose my weight in menopause?

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

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Most women think they have to slash calories and do cardio to lose weight in menopause. I talk to women every single day  who are eating 1200 calories,, cutting out carbs and working out 5-6 days a week…⁣

⁣Then they have the expectation that when they step on that scale, it is going to be down several pounds.

When this doesn’t happen, it sends them into a spiral, thinking they are stuck and they will never get the results they want. ⁣

So now you think Why bother? You throw in the towel, order a pizza and binge Netflix for a few days.

⁣Does this sound like you? Maybe I’ve even talked to you this week or last month or sometime in the past.

Here’s the thing, there’s more to losing weight than the calories in/calories out model that so many women believe to be true and  here are several factors that you might not be considering

-under eating⁣

-over exercising⁣

-not sleeping enough

-always under chronic stress 

-high estrogen/low testosterone⁣

-poor digestion ⁣

-unrealistic expectations

Just to name a few!

Lazy Girl Cooking Guide https://www.menopotmeltdown.com/recipe-book

Jump Start is a 6 week nutrition and exercise reboot. Lose weight menopause without restricting the foods you love or doing a crazy amount of cardio! We start Monday, 1/9! https://www.menopotmeltdown.com/jumpstart

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https://go.katalystfitness.net/fit-after-fifty

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Check out the Mastering Menopause Macros Course on making weight loss in menopause easy by tracking macros.  All the tips and tricks that my clients and I have used! 

https://www.menopotmeltdown.com/maste...