Master Your Metabolism For Weight Loss After 40! | Menopause, Lose Weight, Bloating, Perimenopause, Balance Hormones, Nutrition, Healthy Meals, Fatigue, Belly Fat
**TOP 1.5% GLOBALLY RANKED NUTRITION PODCAST FOR WOMEN ** Does it seem impossible to lose those last 5 stubborn pounds, despite doing your best to eat well? Do you constantly feel tired, bloated, and rely on caffeine to get you through the 3 PM slump? Do you find yourself reaching for convenience food or going through the drive-thru again, because developing healthy eating habits seems out of reach? You’re in the right place! Welcome to Master Your Metabolism After 40, where you’ll find practical tools to help you shed the unwanted weight that creeps up during peri- and post-menopause, regain your energy, and feel like yourself again as you navigate your 40’s and beyond. I’m Lara, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach with over 10 years of experience helping women achieve their health and weight loss goals. Everything was going smoothly for me until I hit my 40s, and it felt like my body changed overnight. Suddenly, I went from feeling healthy and energetic to anxious, bloated, and sleep-deprived. I found myself turning to food for comfort, and snacking constantly, and I couldn’t understand why my usual habits weren’t working anymore. It wasn’t until I realized there was a root issue causing this sudden change that things started to click. I delved into the world of women’s hormones and discovered the key to unlocking my vitality in my 40s. By making adjustments to my nutrition, exercise, stress management and supplement routine, everything shifted. I began to feel amazing again, shedding stubborn weight, improving my digestion, and reclaiming my joy and sense of calm. And now, I’m here to share what I’ve learned with you! If you’re ready for simple, easy, and quick nutrition and lifestyle solutions to help you experience more energy, fat loss, improved mood, and better sleep - then you’ve come to the right place. Together, let’s embrace this transformative journey and reclaim our health and vitality! Grab your infused water because it’s time to dive in! Want to take the next step? Here’s how: 👉 Step 1: Join the FREE community: nutritionherway.com/community 📅 Step 2: Schedule a FREE 15-min call: nutritionherway.com/call 🔥 Step 3: Learn about Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm In health, Lara Frendjian, RHN Copyright Nutrition Her Way Inc. The information contained herein is for informational and educational purposes only, and should not, and in no way should, be perceived as or relied upon in any way as medical, mental health, health care or nutritional advice. Such information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment that can be provided by your own physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, therapist, counsellor, mental health practitioner, licensed dietitian or nutritionist, or any other licensed or registered health care professional. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking professional advice because of information you have read in our materials.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Are you over 40 and constantly waking up at 3AM — wide awake, anxious, and unable to fall back asleep? You’re not alone, and you’re not broken. This common midlife sleep disruption is often a sign that your cortisol and melatonin rhythms are out of sync — and in this episode, I’ll show you how to gently reset them.
We’ll explore why your hormones, blood sugar, and brainwave patterns are impacting your sleep, and I’ll walk you through three easy, natural fixes you can start today to restore your circadian rhythm and finally get the rest you need.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why waking up at 3AM is a cortisol and blood sugar issue, not just insomnia✅ How your morning routine (yes, even scrolling your phone!) impacts your sleep at night✅ The power of red light therapy in the morning and evening✅ How to use protein, healthy fats, and carb timing to stabilize blood sugar and prevent middle-of-the-night wake-ups✅ Simple, doable hormone-balancing strategies for women over 40
Whether you're dealing with perimenopause, midlife hormone shifts, or stress-induced sleep disruption — this episode will give you the tools to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling energized.
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
This episode is for you if you’ve been Googling:
Why do I wake up at 3AM every night?
How to fall back asleep after waking up at 3AM
Sleep tips for women over 40
Best hormone-balancing routine for perimenopause
💤 Sleep is not a luxury — it’s foundational for hormone health, metabolism, and emotional well-being. Let’s fix it — together.
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
If you’ve hit your 40s and suddenly noticed stubborn belly fat, weight gain that won’t budge, low energy, and restless sleep — you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what I did consistently for a full year that completely transformed my body, metabolism, and energy after 40. And here’s the twist — it involved doing less than I used to… because what I thought was “healthy” was actually contributing to my weight gain.
If you’re ready to:
✅ Lose weight after 40 without dieting✅ Melt away stubborn belly fat✅ Boost your metabolism naturally✅ Improve your sleep, energy, and mood✅ Balance hormones without expensive gimmicks
…this episode is for you.
I’ll share the exact changes I made to reclaim my health, reset my metabolism, and finally feel like myself again — and how you can start doing the same today.
✨ Links & Resources Mentioned:
👉 Cellerciser (my go-to mini rebounder): https://shop.cellercise.com/HERWAY
👉 Episode 15: Master Your Metabolism After 40Listen here
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Struggling to lose belly fat, dealing with intense cravings, or waking up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep? It might not be your diet — it could be your cortisol.
In this episode, I’m breaking down 5 sneaky signs cortisol is sabotaging your weight loss after 40 and what most women completely miss about how stress hormones affect fat storage, cravings, energy crashes, and sleep patterns during perimenopause and menopause.
If you’ve been eating healthy, working out, and still feel puffy, exhausted, and stuck — this is a must-listen. I’ll explain how elevated cortisol leads to stubborn belly fat, sugar cravings, poor sleep, and why your body’s stress response might be blocking your metabolism from burning fat.
What you’ll learn in this episode: ✅ How cortisol causes water retention and bloating ✅ Why belly fat is linked to stress hormones after 40 ✅ How cortisol triggers sugar, carb, and salty food cravings ✅ Why you’re crashing every afternoon around 2-3 p.m. ✅ The connection between 2-3 a.m. wake-ups and cortisol spikes ✅ Simple, natural ways to start rebalancing your cortisol today
Want to learn about the special offer happening right now? Sign up here: https://nutritionherway.com/secretsale
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Struggling to lose weight after 40? Feeling like no matter how clean you eat or how much you exercise, the scale won’t budge — especially around your belly? You’re not imagining it. Your metabolism does change in perimenopause and menopause, but the good news is: you can retrain it.
In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how your metabolism works after 40, what metabolic flexibility is (and why you’ve likely lost it), and how simple daily shifts can help you burn fat for fuel again — naturally, without dieting.
What you’ll learn in this episode: ✅ Why your metabolism slows down after 40 (and what’s really happening) ✅ The difference between burning carbs for energy vs. burning fat ✅ What metabolic flexibility is — and why it’s the secret to easier fat loss ✅ How blood sugar crashes, cortisol spikes, and constant snacking keep you stuck in fat storage mode ✅ 4 simple, effective ways to retrain your metabolism starting today: balanced meals, strategic fasting, walking after meals, and cutting evening snacks
Want to learn about the special offer I'll be announcing on July 7th? Sign up here: https://nutritionherway.com/secretsale
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Could your daily supplements be secretly making you gain weight? In this eye-opening episode, we’re breaking down the top 4 supplements that may be working against your metabolism, especially for women over 40 navigating perimenopause, belly fat, and stubborn weight gain.
You’ll learn: ✅ Why rancid fish oil can increase inflammation and trigger fat storage ✅ How too much zinc disrupts your mineral balance and raises your risk for weight gain ✅ The hidden dangers of iron overload, anemia myths, and the critical role of copper and vitamin A in weight loss and energy ✅ Why synthetic B vitamins in cheap multivitamins can fuel cortisol, cravings, and belly fat
If you’ve been taking supplements hoping to boost energy, balance hormones, or burn stubborn fat — but feel like nothing’s working — this episode is for you.
Want to learn about the special offer I'll be announcing on July 7th? Sign up here: https://nutritionherway.com/secretsale
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
are you fed up with that stubborn belly fat that refuses to budge no matter how “clean” you eat or how hard you work out? You are not alone. This is the #1 complaint I hear from women over 40, and I was right there with you.
In this episode, I’m breaking down why belly fat is so hard to lose after 40 — and the four sneaky mistakes you might be making right now that are sabotaging your progress without you even realizing it.Spoiler alert: it’s not just about calories or crunches. It’s about your hormones, metabolism, and the habits that unknowingly keep your body in fat-storage mode.
What you’ll learn in this episode:✅ Why belly fat gets worse in perimenopause and menopause✅ How insulin resistance and high cortisol make midsection weight gain inevitable (unless you fix them)✅ The worst things you can do for belly fat over 40 (that you might be doing right now)✅ Simple, doable swaps to finally start seeing results
If you’re tired of guessing, dieting, and spinning your wheels — this episode is your permission slip to ditch what’s not working and finally address what’s going on underneath.
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
If you’ve been feeling anxious, wired, exhausted, and like your body is working against you after 40 — this episode is for you.
In Part 2 of my conversation with Shan Wright, a registered nurse and burnout recovery coach, we’re breaking down exactly what you can do to get out of burnout, calm your anxious mind, balance your mood, and start feeling like yourself again.
We’ll talk about the signs of burnout most women over 40 miss, how it’s connected to weight gain, sleep issues, hormone imbalances, and why you might be mistaking burnout symptoms for ADHD.
Shan shares simple, practical tools you can start using today to stop the cycle of anxiety, irritability, brain fog, and energy crashes — so you can reclaim your energy, improve your sleep, and finally feel calm, focused, and in control again.
If you’ve been googling “Why am I so tired after 40?” or “How to stop feeling anxious all the time” — don’t miss this one.
Take Shan's quiz: https://www.theshanwright.com/quiz
Listen to Shan's podcast: Holistic Mom's
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Feeling anxious, irritable, and noticing stubborn weight gain after 40? You’re not alone — and it might not be “just stress” or hormones. In this episode, I’m joined by Registered Nurse and burnout recovery expert Shan Wright to unpack the sneaky signs of burnout most women miss.
Shan opens up about her own burnout journey, the mistakes she made while chasing quick fixes for anxiety and exhaustion, and how it impacted her weight, mood, and focus. If you’ve been wondering whether it’s burnout, perimenopause, or even ADHD — you need to hear this conversation.
We’ll cover:👉 How to recognize burnout beyond feeling ‘tired’👉 The connection between anxiety, irritability, and midlife weight gain👉 Practical tools to start identifying burnout in your own life
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll dive into simple, practical steps you can take to finally get out of burnout and calm your anxiety from the root.
Take Shan's quiz: https://www.theshanwright.com/quiz
Listen to Shan's podcast: Holistic Mom's
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
If you’ve ever thought “If I could just lose weight, I’d feel better” — this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking the big mistake women over 40 keep making when it comes to weight loss, metabolism, and long-term health.
Weight loss and health are not the same thing. You can shed pounds and still struggle with fatigue, bloating, belly fat, hormone imbalances, and low energy. I’m breaking down a real client story of how extreme dieting and fasting led to temporary weight loss — but left her dealing with constipation, anemia, hot flashes, and blood pressure issues.
We’ll dive into:👉 Why weight loss alone won’t fix your metabolism👉 How restrictive diets can trigger fatigue, perimenopause symptoms, and nutrient deficiencies👉 The key markers you should track daily to support your energy, digestion, hormones, and mood👉 A simple tool I use with clients to reconnect with their bodies and build a sustainable, healthy lifestyle after 40
Whether you’re in perimenopause, menopause, or just trying to lose stubborn belly fat and boost energy naturally, this episode will give you the truth about what your body really needs — and how to finally break the cycle of yo-yo dieting for good.
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
If your closet feels like it’s working against you these days, you are not alone. One of the biggest struggles women face in perimenopause and menopause is watching their body — and waistline — change, and feeling like nothing in their wardrobe fits or flatters the same way it used to.
In this episode, I’m joined by Heather Riggs, host of the Her Style Podcast, image consultant, and certified color specialist. We’re talking about how hormonal changes, weight gain after 40, and shifting body shapes can affect your personal style and confidence — and what you can actually do about it.
We cover:✨ How to feel confident in your clothes again after 40✨ Simple, doable tips for rediscovering your personal style in midlife✨ Why knowing your best colors makes a big difference for perimenopausal and menopausal women✨ How to start a capsule wardrobe (even if you’re super busy)✨ Style advice for weight fluctuations, belly fat, and midlife body changes✨ Confidence-boosting hacks for date night, brunch, or just your everyday leggings look
If you’ve been craving a little wardrobe refresh or just want to feel more like you again in this season of life, this conversation is going to leave you inspired.
👉 Grab Heather’s free style quiz and connect with her here: https://herstylellc.com/quiz
Ready to take the next step? Here’s how you can plug in:
✨ Step 1: Join my FREE community of like-minded women: nutritionherway.com/community
🌸 Step 2: Nourish your health & faith inside Wellness In His Light — register HERE!
🔥 Step 3: Learn more about my signature program, Metabolic Mastery For Women Over 40: nutritionherway.com/mm
Would love to see you there!
In health,Lara Frendjian, RHN