I love Philip Pape’s approach to health, because everything he teaches is evidence-based.So today he’s joining me on the podcast to unpack a few “trendy” nutrition and fitness topics like fat loss, muscle building, protein, calorie-counting, satiety, GLP-1s and more!Join us a we explore what’s really going on with health and weight loss — especially for women over forty. And don’t forget that this spring I’m teaching the first and only live round of Your Emotional Eating Blueprint: Why Am I Eating This Now? course, which you can hear more about by getting on my email list hereWe discuss:Mindset shifts for health over 40Why Philip uses the term “fat loss” instead of “weight loss”Over-fat vs under-muscled & why that’s a false dichotomyWhy crash diets don’t workHow Ali shifted her nutrition through perimenopause and menopauseProtein’s role in satiety and satisfactionWalking vs running and the importance of sleepGLP-1s and dieting More about our guest: Philip Pape is the host of Wits & Weights, a top 1% nutrition podcast where complex science meets real-world results. Known as the Physique Engineer, he combines his engineering background with evidence-based nutrition expertise to help people build stronger, leaner, and healthier bodies without the usual fitness industry confusion. Through his work, Philip proves that transforming your physique doesn't require endless hours in the gym, cardio, or extreme dieting—it just requires working smarter.Connect with Philip Pape:Follow Philip on Instagram @witsandweightsGet the Muscle-Building Nutrition BlueprintTry Wits & Weights Physique University for 14 days and get your first challenge FREE: https://link.fastpaydirect.com/payment-link/679e81b4ea47af97fc12172eListen to this episode of Philip’s podcast for more on this topic: The Most UNDERRATED Fat Loss Secret Making You FATTER (and Sabotaging Muscle Gain Too) | Ep 257 Send me (Ali) a text message.Make sure to check out Ali’s new website trucewithfood.com, and take the new Find Your Food Stage assessment!