# @realdavefeldman on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=zbw6nSKzyEc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56323285-realdavefeldman-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-13T15:46:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dave Feldman (@realDaveFeldman) — https://gondola.cc/realDaveFeldman

## Caption

Dr. Uzma Haider explores whether midlife weight gain is “inevitable,” using her own case as a busy endocrinologist navigating stress, sleep disruption, menopause timing, and a period of rapid weight gain. She makes the case that relying on simple calorie cutting and time-restricted eating can backfire via metabolic adaptation, pushing people into a frustrating “stuck” phase. She also walks through total energy expenditure, resting metabolic rate, body composition testing, and why muscle mass, protein intake, and resistance training matter for metabolic health. The talk closes with a practical “multiple levers” plan—diet structure, movement, sleep, stress reduction, and menopause considerations—presented as a personal framework rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. 

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⏱ Chapters
2:02 – “Quick fix” phase
3:28 – Total energy expenditure
4:42 – Testing daily burn
5:54 – Metabolic adaptation
6:58 – Baseline labs snapshot
7:51 – Sex & aging factors
9:05 – Ethnicity & menopause
10:33 – Stress, sleep, cortisol
11:28 – What she won’t do
12:03 – The new plan overview
13:43 – Early results + takeaway

#UzmaHaider #MetabolicHealth #WeightLoss #Endocrinology #TimeRestrictedEating #Menopause #BodyComposition #ResistanceTraining #ProteinIntake #SleepHealth

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,355
- **Likes:** 81
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- **Comments:** 15

## Tags

metabolichealth, lmhr, bodycomposition, timerestrictedeating, endocrinology, resistancetraining, proteinintake, weightloss, menopause, uzmahaider, sleephealth

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