Wise Food Choices with Valeria Lopez
Have you been eating less, exercising more, and still watching the scale creep up? If that sounds familiar, there is nothing wrong with you.
I’m Valeria Lopez, Licensed Nutritionist and Certified Health Coach with 25 years of experience helping women over 40 lose weight, balance hormones, and feel like themselves again.
After working with thousands of women who had tried every diet, I kept seeing the same pattern.
The problem was never willpower. It was a "mismatch" between what their bodies were asking for, and what they were taught to do... basically a failed attempt to fix something that isn´t broken
On this podcast, I share science-backed, practical guidance on:
→ Why weight loss after 40 requires a completely different approach.
→ How your gut microbiome and hormones influence your weight, not just calories
→ How to eat to support your hormones, balance blood sugar, and build metabolic flexibility
→ The truth about intermittent fasting, carbs, and calorie counting for women in perimenopause and menopause
→ Simple, real-food strategies you can implement without counting, weighing, or obsessing
New episodes every week for women who are done fighting their bodies and ready to work with them instead.
This is not about restriction or punishment. It is about finally understanding what your body actually needs and giving it exactly that.
Subscribe for weekly episodes. Your body responds when you create the right conditions.
Wise Food Choices with Valeria Lopez
The Real Reason the Same Meal Works One Week and Fails the Next
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Have you ever noticed that the same meal gives you completely different results depending on the week? Same food, same portions. Some weeks it works. Some weeks you are bloated, exhausted, and wondering what you did wrong.
What no one in mainstream nutrition is telling you is that your body has a monthly hormonal rhythm that changes what it actually needs from food. Eating the same way across all four weeks is working against that rhythm for at least half the month.
In this episode, I'm going to walk you through what your body actually needs in each phase of your cycle, why those needs shift, and exactly what to do about it starting tonight.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Real Reason the Same Meal Works One Week and Fails the Next
1:20 Point 1: The hormonal rhythm that never goes away
3:19 Point 2: How to cycle sync when your period is irregular or skipping
6:41 Point 3: How to know if your eating plan is working against your hormones
8:57 Point 4: What your body actually needs in each week
9:55 First half of your cycle (follicular phase): fasting, lower carbs, higher energy
10:48 Second half (luteal phase): why restriction backfires here
11:56 Point 5: Tonight's test based on where you are in your cycle right now
❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Can you cycle sync if your period is irregular or you are in perimenopause
Yes. The hormonal rhythm does not disappear when your cycle becomes irregular. It becomes more variable. You anchor to body signals instead of calendar dates: high energy and manageable hunger points to the follicular phase, while fatigue, stronger cravings, and disrupted sleep point to the luteal phase.
Why does intermittent fasting work beautifully some weeks and feel awful in others?
Your insulin sensitivity shifts across your cycle. In the first half, estrogen is rising and your body tolerates fasting well. In the second half, progesterone is rising and restricting food raises cortisol, amplifies cravings, and can actually drive fat storage.
📱 RESOURCES
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Website: https://www.valerialopezpoliero.se
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ABOUT VALERIA LOPEZ:
I'm Valeria Lopez, a licensed nutritionist with 25 years of experience in hormonal health, gut health, and fasting for women over 40. I've worked with over 1,000 clients who came to me after trying everything else. I reversed my own PCOS, perimenopausal weight gain, and sleep issues in my 40s. I know what it feels like to do everything right and still feel like your body is working against you.