What'd you do over Memorial Day weekend, Reader? Go on any adventures? Eat delicious foods? Maybe started your garden? Our Savor Adventure Crew hit the trails. "Ooof! That last mile and a half! I definitely don't have my August body anymore," Jenn said on our first backpack adventure of the season. "I can feel a knot come on in my right shoulder, and my legs feel like lead." She said. It felt like dusting winter cobwebs off our bodies as we adapted to carrying 20+ pound packs. It was nearly 7...
3 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, When's the last time you felt like anxiety was running over you? For me, it was last week. “What’s not wrong in this moment?” I asked myself as I sat dressed in scrub pants and a medical gown “open in the front” waiting for my turn at the breast MRI machine. “Needles and I don’t get along,” I told the MRI tech as she placed an IV port in my arm so she could add contrast dye into my bloodstream halfway through the test. “No problem. I’ll tell you what I’m doing before I do it. You...
10 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, If you haven't already noticed, the menopause transition is like any other remodel job. Sometimes it goes smoothly. Some days it's a train wreck. The contractor doesn't show up. Building materials aren't available. You get a bill that's WAY higher than the project estimate. And when you thought the job would be done in X number of weeks, it takes twice as long as expected. Hopefully, at the end of the process, you get a beautiful new kitchen, bathroom, or addition to your house,...
17 days ago • 3 min read
"I'm a walking osteoporosis disaster," Sharon said "I'm 51, have a small frame, and don't love eating Greek yogurt all the time. I'm doomed to get osteoporosis for sure!" Bone health is no joke for those of us over 40. Me too! I'm currently digging through the research for answers to salvage my osteopenic bones. Social media makes it sound like you're doomed if you aren't on hormone replacement therapy for whatever reason. Or that you'll be frail and incapable of carrying groceries at 75 if...
24 days ago • 3 min read
"Well, it was surprising," Anne said when I asked her what wins she’d had since our last session. "When I stopped taking the GLP-1 medication, I expected the food noise to come flooding back, and it did, which is why I reached out to you. I was terrified of my cravings!" "But working together taught me to have permission and balance with food. My cravings don’t control me anymore - or at least they're not as loud." Hi Reader, Anne and I met a few months ago. She said she needed "structure...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
When's the last time you felt comfortable naked in front of someone, Reader? If you said never, I get it! I didn't use to be comfortable naked in front of my partner either, until recently. Two years ago, I told The Bike Guy to keep the lights on as I slipped off my clothes, bra, and underwear. This is NOT a weight loss success story. It's a body image story in progress. At the height of my dieting days, I had a lot of body shame. I told myself, "Your thighs are too thick. Your stomach is too...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, How's your body image these days? Does your spring wardrobe from last year still fit? Here's how one client recently described where she's at: "My body image has never been the healthiest. I was very active up until the last 5 years, and that made me feel good and strong. But I've always been bigger than many of my friends, and the comparison has become more difficult for me to manage lately. With my weight at the highest it's ever been, it's at times made me embarrassed about my...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
”What can you let go of?” The yoga instructor asked at my friend’s brunchy birthday. Restorative morning yoga, followed by brunch with friends, is the PERFECT birthday party in your late 40s - just say’n. In yogi bliss, I gazed out at the snow-capped mountains and green fields, wishing that Monday would never come. It hit me. I was in a space with 10+ other women all over the age of 40. No one cared what anyone was wearing - except the seriously cool under-the-sea themed leggings Jenn rocked...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
"I've never been happy with my body. I try to stay strong and active, and I appreciate what I'm able to do physically. But deep down, I'm not comfortable with the belly fat I've gained. I do my best not to vocalize any body issues around my 13-year-old daughter." "I just want my spring clothes to fit this year. I've had to buy new clothes every season for the past year and a half because nothing fit like it used to." It's tough to see your body change during menopause. If the spring wardrobe...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Be honest. Does the add-in strategy feel a little diety, Reader? Thinking you should be adding fiber or protein-rich foods to get in the recommended amounts for women over 40. Steph thought so, too. "I know I feel better when I eat more protein, and my blood sugar numbers are better. But then I get stuck feeling like I'm following a food rule trying to hit the protein target." Steph said In a previous session, Steph and I talked about how the recommended 25-30 grams of protein per meal can...
2 months ago • 2 min read