Doctors know nutrition. So why do women gain weight at midlife, and what is it so hard — or seemingly impossible — to lose?

In this episode of the Thriving Doctors Podcast, Dr. Vicki Rackner sits down with Heather Awad, MD, a family physician and certified coach who helps professional women navigate perimenopause, menopause, and midlife weight gain.

Together, they explore:

• Why eat less, move more often fails after midlife
• The role of insulin resistance in sudden weight gain
• Emotional eating doctors don’t recognize as emotional eating
• Why restriction backfires — even for disciplined physicians
• How GLP-1 medications compare to a nutrition-based approach
• Small, practical shifts that lead to sustainable weight loss

This is not a diet episode. It’s a physician-level conversation about hormones, metabolism, identity, and compassion — for ourselves and our patients.

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