Done with Dieting: Total Health for Women 40+ with Elizabeth Sherman
You’ve tried the diets. You’ve done the research. You know what you’re supposed to do. And you’re still stuck.
Done with Dieting: Total Health for Women 40+ is for women who are exhausted by the start-over cycle and ready to understand why nothing has stuck, and what to actually do about it.
Host Elizabeth Sherman is a Master Certified Life and Health Coach with 20 years of experience working with women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Each episode gets into the real reasons health habits break down in this stage of life, including hormonal shifts, depleted capacity, years of diet history, and a nervous system that never fully gets to rest.
This isn’t another wellness show telling you to eat less and move more. It’s a show that helps you understand what’s actually going on in your body and your life, so you can start making changes that hold.
New episodes weekly. Start with the 8 Basic Habits guide at elizabethsherman.com/habits.
Episodes
312 episodes
279: 100 lbs Down - A Client Story
Chris has been on a diet since she was eleven years old. Keto, Atkins, Weight Watchers, the five-bite diet, and about a dozen things in between. She lost weight on every single one of them. She also gained it back every time. When she found thi...
278: 5 Health Rules I Think Are Complete BS
You have probably been following the same health rules for decades. Eat less, move more. Hit your calorie goal. Keep your body guessing. And if none of it is working the way it used to, you have likely been blaming yourself. This episode is her...
Done with Dieting Bonus Episode: Why I Changed the Podcast Name (And Then Changed It Back)
If you've opened your podcast app recently and noticed something different, you're not imagining it. The show has a new name. Well, an old name. Sort of.In this short bonus episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what happened when I ch...
277: Your Retirement Plan Has a Gap and It's Not Money
When a room full of financial advisors was asked when they planned to prioritize their health, the most common answer was the same one their clients give about saving for retirement: when things slow down. Elizabeth was in that room. And that a...
276: Vacation Eating: The Middle Lane Between All-In and On a Diet
Most women leave for vacation in a good rhythm. They're eating well, feeling good, and fully intending to keep it going on the road. Then the airport happens. Then the hotel breakfast buffet. Then dinner out every night with no familiar guardra...
275: The Real Reason Summer Wrecks Your Eating Every Year
In twenty years of working with women on their health, I've noticed something that doesn't get talked about enough. Some women come out of summer feeling really good. Lighter, more relaxed, like the season actually did something for them. And s...
274: Stubborn or Stuck? Why Women Won't Ask for Help
You already know what you're supposed to do. You've read the articles, tried the plans, and given yourself more fresh starts than you can count. So why isn't it working? And more importantly, why does the idea of asking someone for help feel li...
273: Why You Keep Breaking Your Own Rules
You know what you're supposed to do. Eat better, move more, get to bed at a decent hour. You have the information. You've had it for years. And yet, at some point between making the plan and the moment it actually matters, something shifts. You...
272: Why Every Diet You've Tried Has Failed You
If you have done the diets, followed the programs, worked with trainers, and still find yourself starting over every few months, this episode is going to reframe something important. The problem was probably never you. It was the model. And onc...
271: Why You Quit Before You Actually Hit a Wall
You started the plan. You were doing well. And then one hard day, one moment of friction, one week where everything felt like too much, and it was over. Not because you failed. Because your brain did a calculation and handed you a verdict befor...
270: Cortisol, Insulin, and Why the Scale Won't Move in Midlife
You've been eating reasonably well. You're moving your body. You're trying to get enough sleep. And the scale still won't move. If that sounds familiar, this episode is going to give you something most health advice never does: an actual biolog...
269: The 5 Things Quietly Wrecking Your Health Habits in Midlife
You know what to do. You've known for a while. Eat better, move more, sleep enough, stress less. And yet here you are, starting over again on Monday, wondering why you can't just make it stick. If that sounds familiar, this episode is going to ...
268: What If You're Not Lazy? What If You Just Don't Believe It Yet?
You've read the books. You've listened to the podcasts. You know what you're supposed to eat, how much you're supposed to move, and roughly how much sleep a human being requires to function like one. So why isn't any of it sticking? This episod...
267: Why Putting Yourself Last Is Making Your Health Worse
You know what to do. Eat the vegetables. Get to bed earlier. Move your body. You've known it for years. So why does it keep falling apart the second life gets hard — or honestly, even when it doesn't?In this episode, I'm making a case th...
266: Is Your Life Making Healthy Habits Impossible?
You already know what to do. Eat better, move more, get enough sleep, stop picking at food at night. So why does follow-through keep falling apart — even when you're motivated, even when you really mean it this time?In this episode of To...
265 - "Just Do It" and Why We Don't
You already know what to do. Eat better. Move your body. Go to bed earlier. So why does it keep falling apart by Tuesday? If you've ever ended the week feeling like you failed at something embarrassingly simple, this episode is going to stop th...
264 - “Why Did I Just Eat That?” The Reason you Eat without Thinking
Have you ever found yourself eating something and realized halfway through… you don’t even remember deciding to eat it?For a lot of midlife women, this moment feels confusing and frustrating. You know what healthy eating looks like. You’...
263 - Why Successful Women Still Struggle With Weight After 40
You’re competent everywhere else in your life.You manage work, relationships, responsibilities, and the endless logistics of adulthood. People rely on you because you figure things out.But when it comes to your health (your weight...
262 - 3 Types of Overeating
If you’ve ever said, “I just need more willpower around food,” this episode will challenge that belief in the best possible way.In this episode of Total Health in Midlife, Elizabeth Sherman breaks down the three types of overeat...
261 - Why Your Metabolism Feels Slower After 40 (It’s Not What You Think)
If you’ve hit your 40s or 50s and suddenly feel like your metabolism stopped cooperating, you’re not imagining things—but the explanation might not be what you think.Many midlife women assume their metabolism is “broken.” The scale creep...
260: 8 Habits & Why They Don’t Stick
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I know what I should be doing… so why am I not doing it?”—this episode is for you. Because the problem isn’t that you don’t know the basics. The problem is what happens in the ten seconds betwee...
259 - How to Stop Fighting Yourself Around Food and Exercise
We’ve all been there—you wake up with the best of intentions. You know what to do. Move your body. Eat something green. Drink water instead of wine. But then… you don’t. And by the end of the day, you’re wondering what’s wrong with you...
258 - The Food Was Free, But You Paid Anyway: What It’s Really Costing You
When was the last time you ate something just because it was free?A glass of wine at a work event.A dessert “on the house.”That second trip to the buffet—even though you were already full.In this episode of Total Healt...
257 - The Truth About Step Goals, Belly Fat, and Burnout
If you’re hitting your step goal every day and still dealing with stubborn belly fat, low energy, or burnout, this episode is for you. The advice to “just walk more” sounds simple—but for many women in midlife, it’s not delivering the results t...
256 - Fearing Hunger: How Dieting Trained You to Overeat
Fear of hunger doesn’t usually look like skipping meals or white-knuckling through starvation. For most midlife women, it shows up much earlier—eating “just in case,” snacking to prevent discomfort, or worrying that if you don’t eat now, you’ll...