Midlife Mojo: Fitness over 50 for Flourishing in Menopause

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You've been working hard to lose extra pounds, eat healthy, and exercise regularly, but the scale just won't budge. Frustrating, right? Stress could be the culprit behind slow or stalled progress for weight loss. Understanding the connection between coping with stress and weight loss is vital for reaching the finish line of your desired weight loss journey.
In this episode, Lisa explores how seemingly effective stress relief practices can sabotage our efforts to lose weight in midlife. She talks about three common ways used to relieve stress, only to have it backfire and throw weight loss off track and what to do instead to find real relief from stress and still lose weight.
Shared in this episode:
1. Using food as a coping mechanism to deal with stress
2. Drinking alcohol to numb stress and emotions
3. Using social media to escape stress
4. Effective stress-busting strategies to end the stress cycle that don’t sabotage weight loss
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In this episode of Midlife Mojo, host Lisa DuPree delves into the transformative benefits of working with a health coach to unleash your full potential in midlife. Lisa highlights the personalized approach health coaches offer and how they support clients in making sustainable lifestyle behavior changes. She explores three significant benefits of partnering with a health coach on your journey to a healthier and more vibrant you.

Segment 1: Shedding Pounds and Gaining Confidence

• How health coaches tailor personalized plans that fit seamlessly into clients' lives, focusing on sustainable changes for long-term success.

Segment 2: Unleashing Boundless Energy

• How health coaches assist in revitalizing energy levels and combating sluggishness by emphasizing the importance of personalized support and understanding the significance of macronutrients, hydration, and meal timing to fuel the body throughout the day.

Segment 3: Personalized Support and Accountability

• Lisa highlights the non-judgmental environment health coaches provide, offering personalized support and unwavering accountability as well as bringing a wealth of knowledge, the latest research and providing evidence-based recommendations.

Wrap-up

Working with a health coach unlocks your full potential in midlife by guiding you towards sustainable lifestyle changes, boosting confidence, unleashing boundless energy, and providing personalized support and accountability. To experience these transformative benefits, listeners are invited to apply for a free strategy session and take advantage of Lisa's new signature program for shedding pounds, gaining confidence, and experiencing more pleasure in life at a 50% discount. Apply for a free strategy session and learn more about Lisa's signature program at lisadupreecoaching.com/getcoached

Remember to follow Midlife Mojo and share this valuable episode with others on their health and well-being journey. Keep your mojo rising and embrace the path to a healthier, happier you!

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In this episode, Lisa kicks off her Menopause Mini-Series by discussing how menopause affects body composition and metabolism. She explains the difference between perimenopause and menopause, and how hormonal changes during this time can lead to weight gain and the accumulation of visceral fat in the midsection. Lisa also highlights how the body's metabolic rate slows down during menopause, making it harder to burn calories and maintain a healthy weight. Finally, she introduces a free virtual "Lose Your Menopause Belly" challenge that offers science-backed strategies to help women jumpstart losing menopausal weight gain.

Shared in this episode:
1. Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause
2. Body Composition Changes During Menopause
3. Metabolic Changes During Menopause
4. Solutions to Combat Menopause Weight Gain
Sign up for the FREE virtual 5-day “Lose Your Menopause Belly" event that includes daily emails during the challenge with more in-depth strategies, inspiration for taking action, healthy recipes, and access to the event Facebook group where you can get expert guidance and personalized support. The challenge runs May 30th-June 3rd. Busy that week? Sign up anyway so you’ll get access to all the information, resources and recordings delivered right to your inbox.

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In this episode, Lisa talks about rebellious excitement, your inner rebel and how these things keep you from being consistent, sticking to a plan and making progress on your goals to be fit and flourish in midlife. Rebellious excitement is important to be aware of because it can keep you from being consistent with your goals for eating healthier, being more active, losing weight, or feeling less stressed.

Shared in this episode:

1. What is rebellious excitement?
2. Why we have the need to rebel
3. Ideas to work with your inner rebel

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Host Lisa DuPree goes through 5 things she stopped doing in her fifties that changed her life in a big way. She explains several key changes in her routines and behaviors that significantly improved her well-being and overall quality of life in hopes it may inspire you to evaluate what shifts could allow you to thrive in midlife. These 5 things fall into the key areas that she focuses on in her coaching program to help clients be fit and flourish in their 50’s. Those areas are: eating, sleeping, moving, thinking and connecting.

Segment 1: Eating

• Lisa shares her experience of regularly consuming processed snacks, pasta, and bread without realizing the harm it was causing her.
• She describes the positive impact of focusing on whole foods like vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, lean proteins, and going gluten-free, including increased energy, better sleep, improved skin, hair, and digestion.

Segment 2: Sleeping

• Lisa explains how, after her divorce at age 50, she realized that she slept better when she had the bed to herself.
• She talks about how sleeping separately improved her sleep quality, reduced stress, and strengthened her relationship.

Segment 3: Moving

• Lisa talks about the shift in her exercise routine after turning 50 by stopping so much cardio.
• Lisa mentions the benefits she's experienced after incorporating strength training, including more muscle mass and tone, increased metabolism, balance, and less joint pain.

Segment 4: Thinking

• Lisa shares her experience of excessive worrying and anxiety in her 40s, particularly during perimenopause and how she worked to minimize non-productive thought patterns.
• She explains how she began practicing mindfulness and the positive impact these practices had on her mental well-being, making her more resilient and less anxious.

Segment 5: Connecting

• Lisa talks about her tendency to overcommit and please others, often at the expense of her own well-being.
• She explains how she learned to say "no", set healthier boundaries around her time and energy and focus on prioritizing important relationships.

Conclusion:

• Recap of the five key changes Lisa made in her 50s: eating gluten-free, sleeping separately, stopping doing only cardio, changing mindset to stop ruminating and overthinking, and quitting overcommitting.
• Lisa invites listeners to reflect on these areas in their lives and make small changes to up-level health and happiness.

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