Wits & Weights | Strength & Fat Loss Over 40

Philip Pape | Strength Training & Fat Loss Over 40

How Jenny Lost 13 Pounds While Eating MORE After Dieting Since 7th Grade

OCT 8, 202634 MIN

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Is your metabolism damaged from decades of dieting?  Jenny was sure her body was broken. She started with cabbage soup in 7th grade, and by her late 40s, Atkins and keto had stopped working for her. (She also tried non-fat foods, the Mediterranean diet, Weight Watchers, Noom, South Beach, intermittent fasting, and OMAD. No surprise, but none of them worked long term.) I'm sharing Jenny's own voice messages on how she lost 13 pounds of body fat in about 6 months, why the 10 pounds she lost with a previous coach came back within 2 months, and the tracking mistake that finally made one of our lessons click for her.  👉 Learn about our 12-Week Dialed In Fall Challenge starting this Monday: https://witsandweights.com/challenge You'll learn: Why restrictive diets become hard to sustain with adult life  The fear of a broken metabolism and the appeal of GLP-1 drugs What research shows about metabolic adaptation, weight cycling, and age The real cost of yo-yo dieting as lost muscle and “skinny fat” body composition The ONE tracking mistake that shrinks your calorie deficit without you noticing How to use your own data as evidence Strength training benefits beyond the scale like stairs, mobility, and comfort  Handling travel, promotions, stress, and imperfect weeks without overcorrecting  If you want fat loss over 40 to stick this time, hit play! Join our 12-Week Dialed In Fall Challenge, where you'll follow the same exact process as Jenny, with 3 specific goals scored against your own starting point to get you successfully through the holidays so you don't have to "start over" in January. The winner gets 3 months of free coaching and a 2-on-1 private call with me and Coach Carol. It starts Monday, October 12. https://witsandweights.com/challenge Timestamps: 0:00 - Why Jenny thought her body was broken 3:20 - Dieting since 7th grade 7:30 - Can decades of dieting damage your metabolism? 10:12 - How she used her own data 11:32 - Why her last coach's results didn't last 14:00 - The tracking lesson that finally clicked 16:24 - Eating more and the problem with "trust the process" 20:20 - Wins that don't show up on the scale 25:59 - Work travel, a promotion, and two puppies 30:20 - Building skills you keep after coaching 31:33 - Jenny's advice if you think your body is broken Episode Resources: Join our 12-week challenge that uses the exact same approach Jenny followed: https://witsandweights.com/challenge Episode 509, on why weight loss challenges fade once the prize is gone  Episode 499, on the skills that keep your results going after a program ends  Episode 501, on menopause weight gain 💪 Join Eat More Lift Heavy, the 26-week coached program to build muscle and lose fat after 40 📱 Get Fitness Lab, the AI coaching app for strength training and nutrition over 4  📊 Track your nutrition with MacroFactor and use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for a 2-week free trial  👥 Join the free Facebook community ❓ Ask a question for the show Educational content only, not medical advice.