5 Biggest Fat Loss Mistakes You’re Making After 40!!
Losing weight after 40 can feel impossible — you’re eating clean, exercising, and still not seeing results. In this episode, Chalene breaks down the real reasons midlife women struggle to lose weight, from hormone changes and muscle loss to hidden calorie mistakes and the cardio trap. You’ll learn science-backed strategies to boost metabolism, balance hunger hormones, and build strength that lasts. These are practical, proven tips for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who want lasting weight loss, more energy, and real body confidence.
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💡What You Will Learn
– Why guessing calories keeps you stuck
– Cardio vs strength training for lasting results
– How estrogen and ghrelin affect hunger
– Natural ways to quiet food noise
– How to eat, lift, and live like a healthy woman over 40
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– List Of Supplements That Help With Hunger:
— Vitamin D
— Magnesium –
— Omega-3 fatty acids
— Berberine –
— Ashwagandha
— Fiber –
— Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
— Calcium + Vitamin D
🤓Related Episodes:
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Weights vs Cardio? Women Over 40 Get This Wrong! with Dr. Vonda Wright
BELLY FAT GONE! The #1 Way to Get Rid of Menopause Belly Fat for GOOD
🧐Reaserch:
– Effects of Resistance Training Volume on Physical Function Lean Body Mass and Lower Body Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Older Adults
– The Placebo Response of Injectable GLP-1 Receptor Agonists vs Oral
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Weights vs Cardio? Women Over 40 Get This Wrong! with Dr. Vonda Wright: https://youtu.be/je8dYQs–_Q?si=0vfWel5X5RfHw1Y5
You are the BEST!!!! Thank you for your content!!!!
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you liked it
I’m one of your followers who have all of your BB programs including your weight lifting program. I hate to say it, I can’t stand to do the HIIT portions of TF. Recently, I stopped working out 6 days a week. I can tell my hormones are an issue. It’s a struggle to even get 3-4 strength training workouts done in a week. I’m no longer doing BB workouts since they’re all very similar and only adding two new programs a year. Would adding rebounding 2x a week to a 3x a week or strength training be detrimental and sabotage me trying to lose weight? Thanks for creating this podcast! I’ll check out the midi website!
Strength training is perfect to lose weight, and don’t put too much pressure on yourself, what you’re feeling is completely normal, so what works for you and what you enjoy
You have helped me so much thank you.❤
This makes me so happy
Portion control is a big issue for many!
I agree
Especially cookies
@dottia24😂😂😂
Thanks always for the great information. I’ve been a fan since your Turbo Jam Days! I had that program, Chalean Xtreme, and Hip Hop Hustle. Now i’m 40 and like that I can continue to learn from you in the next stage of my life.
It makes me so happy to have you here for so long!
Thank you. Could you please add time stamps to your videos?
Chalene, my today moment came 10 months ago. I confronted myself and started high protein and controlled portions to retrain my hunger drive. It was like you said. It worked amazing. Started Pilates with light weights. I lost 40 lbs. Everything you say here is pure honest truth. I watch your videos, you’re my Queen of the Internet.
Ohh I love this! Thank you so much for sharing this with me
It’s very hard when you are in menopause and struggling to sleep, have joint pain which prevents you from exercising
@noradalfovoMost of my pain is gone now that I’ve eliminated GLUTENS FROM GRAINS!🎉
After reading Dr Peter Osborne’s inexpensive book NO GRAIN, NO PAIN, I followed his advice and went KETO & then in a few weeks since I didn’t see a big difference, I went CARNIVORE.😊 Within 2 short weeks, I felt a huge surge of ENERGY and VITALITY!😅 Its truly miraculous as I suffer from Fibromyalgia with chronic pains daily.😢 I was given a new lease on life and have been making up for lost time! WooHoo !👯🏻♀️ I could barely get out of bed or leave my house before. Now, I am hiking, 🌄 horseback riding 🐎 and offroading 🚙 with hubby! 😍 Grains cause bodywide inflammation, pain and all diseases known to man and beast! So, put your pets on a Grain-Free Diet as well and watch them act like youngsters again!😅
@noradalfovojoint pain is the reason you should resistance/strength train. Resistance/strength training will help you sleep. See a specialist in HRT to help with the menopause.
@noradalfovosounds like you’re finding reasons to not workout or get help with menopause.
I’ve struggled with my weight my whole life. I’m from an overweight family. Some how I managed to keep my weight in the healthy category, but it came with great stress and diligence. And I still yo-yoed up and down 20 lbs.
Finally, in my 60s, the fact that I lift for an hour 3 times a week, do Pilates for 30 minutes twice a week, and walk daily wasn’t enough.
Oh, and did I mention I’ve been weighing and logging my food since 2014? Berberine and similar supplements did nothing.
So, last week I went on a GLP-1. My mom and sister are diabetic and I just found out I’m pre-diabetic.
First week I noticed, and this is on the lowest dose of Ozempic of .25, I didn’t have to struggle to eat healthy.
I have to set a timer to eat, because your stomach won’t tell you to eat.
I was used to waiting to eat when my stomach was growling. I was an intermittent faster.
I haven’t stepped on the scale yet, because I promised myself I would only weigh once a week.
But, I can see I’m eating MUCH less, so hopefully something is happening.
Before Ozempic I averaged 1600 calories a day at 5’9”, 160 lbs, and with all that exercise and would lose nothing. Some weeks I actually gained.
I’ll report back later if anyone is interested.
Girl! This sounds like me. Exercising, weight training, walking, etc. and no weight loss .I’ve been diagnosed with hadhimoto’s though
Very interested, this is me too, dieted all my life and kept mostly ok, but I’ll be 60 this week and for the past two years the struggle to keep 20kg off has caused me a lot of distress. I have been thinking of asking for a GLP 1 because I just can’t control my hunger. I’ve done carnivore, keto, low carb, intermittent fasting, longer fasting and alternate day fasting. Nothing is sticking and I’m just getting fatter and more depressed.
Charlene I’m 77 you have helped😍 we’ve all learned now how to hold our jowls back which believe me at 77 you can get some jowls 😂 lol now you’re helping us with eating I can’t exercises much because of bad health and a metal arm shoulder replacement recently but I can control constantly eating you have told us that even younger and especially baby boomers who are not taught about overeating that I am definitely just grabbing junk so I can to see myself through the day 😱 God bless you and your family🙏🏻 every single word that comes out of your mouth it’s the truth! May God bless you for helping so many people❤
Thank you so much and thank you for sharing!!
My older brother was a personal trainer for a big gym back in the day. He taught a turbo kickbox class…guess who was on the class instructor tapes, before the Turbo Jam days? Chalene, you’ve been such a positive influence in my life for years! Love you beautiful. 💛 I’m so glad I can still check in with you.
Started researching peptides you inject when you mentioned them in one of your videos. I am gained to try them first under a doctor’s (Integrated/NMD) treatment. If I don’t have any adverse effects, will start to inject myself after I learn how.
These are the 5 must-have for life for people over 50 to heal muscles, tendons, strengthen muscles, reducing appearance of aging, lose visceral fat, overall health. There are more peptides that target other health needs, but for me, I will start with these.
Retatrutide, TB-500, BPC-157, GHK-CU, & MOTS-C.
I’d love to know where to safely try these peptides? I saw that video she made too
Thank you for being so real. Always. Love you ❤
Best video ever. Loved all the information
I am so greatful for this video today Chalene. Thank you!!
Berberine is amazing herb, well researched. I reversed type two diabetes just by adding berberine, vit d, omegas and magnesium etc as daily supplements. It works on insulin resistance which is a key for weight loss. Bring down your insulin and weight loss will follow. Even visibly slim people often have insulin through the roof because of stress, thyroid problems, vitamins and mineral deficiencies etc. mind you, high cortisol pushes insulin up as well. So over exercising doesn’t help either.
So in my experience, calorie restriction combined with proper supplements and gentle exercise will get you where you want to be. And I am 60, not on hrt.
I achieve calorie restriction with intermittent fasting. Just skip dinner, have large breakfast and small lunch. Again, in my experience, starting meal with fiber eg salad , keeps me fuller for much longer cf start😮with protein. Yes, I know, many people say that they can’t have breakfast, don’t feel like it , not hungry in the morning or simply feel sick after big fatty breakfast. This simply due to overeating too late night before, or liver and gallbladder issues. Tested and tried on myself. Good luck and good health to us all.
Thank you this helps alot. Have a good evening.
I needed this video now. I’ve always been fit but hormones, and the lack of, threw my entire body off. I was on HRT and stopped but realized I was going in the wrong direction. When I went back on I rebalanced. I’m just struggling immensely with energy and I exercise consistently. How in the world do I get my energy back? Your videos are gold.
One you tuber fitness so called experts said to fast for 36 hours and another person said to eat 3 meals a day. I went to a nutritionist and she said I wasn’t eating enough. I’m so confused and frustrated! I eat a healthy lunch and dinner at 5pm. I don’t snack or have food noise. I Nordic walk and do weights every other day. I don’t have a big appetite. I just started the estradiol patch after gaining 35 pounds since menopause. I asked my pcp if I was a candidate for a GLP-1 and she said my BMI of 32 is not high enough and that it has to be 35 or more. I got to get fatter to get thinner!
Today’s the day!! 🤸♀️🤸♀️
Ok. Love your hair ❤. Thanks for sharing all the stuff 🙏🏼