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Why Cutting Calories After 40 Won’t Work—The Truth About Muscle Loss & Metabolism

• Season 2 • Episode 13

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If you’ve hit 40 (or beyond) and feel like nothing works the way it used to, you're not imagining it. That old "just eat less and move more" advice is keeping you stuck.

The real reason weight loss feels harder in midlife isn’t just hormones or aging—it’s muscle loss (sarcopenia). And if you’re not actively maintaining muscle, your metabolism is slowing down more than you realise.

Cutting calories too low? You’re making it worse.
 Doing more cardio? You’re accelerating muscle loss.
 Trying another crash diet? That’s why the weight keeps piling back on.

In this episode, I’m breaking down:

  • What sarcopenia is and why it’s sabotaging fat loss after 40
  • How losing muscle slows your metabolism (with real calorie math)
  • Why fad diets that worked in your 20s don’t work anymore
  • The exact formula for rebuilding muscle and boosting metabolism without extreme dieting

If you’re tired of working harder just to see worse results, this episode will change how you approach fat loss forever.

Listen now and learn how to get your metabolism working for you again.

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