# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU5t-lfEXVd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61793320-ciarafoyinc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-18T14:01:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

## Caption

I’m 49 and I’ve been a Nutritionist specializing in women’s metabolic health and hormones for over 20 years. And the number one thing I see destroying results for women in perimenopause?

They get handed macros. They get told to be in a deficit. They start a progressive overload program.

And then they quit. Not because they’re lazy….but because nobody fixed the actual problem.

Here’s what’s really happening:

Your digestion isn’t working the way it did at 35….hello bloat and exhaustion. 😤 Your blood sugar is swinging wildly. Your sleep is broken. Your cortisol is chronically elevated. And you’re expected to fuel a demanding training program on top of all of it.

It’s like trying to drive a car with a cracked engine. The gas doesn’t matter if the engine is broken.

A caloric deficit when you’re exhausted and hormonally dysregulated doesn’t create a lean body. It creates a stressed, inflamed body that holds onto fat.
What actually works for women over 40:

First fix digestion and nutrient absorption. Then balance blood sugar to reduce cravings. Then support cortisol and sleep. Then address thyroid and sex hormones. THEN layer in a training protocol that actually sticks.

This is my Hormone Stacking Method™ and it changes everything.

🔥 Comment “STACKING” below and I will send you the details on how this works in practice. If you’re a fitness or health coach, this is the missing piece your clients need.

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Drop 😳 below if you’ve been given macros and wondered why they weren’t working for you

#hormonehealth #perimenopausehealth #insulinresistance #womenover40 #metabolichealth​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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## Tags

metabolichealth, womenover40, hormonehealth, insulinresistance, perimenopausehealth

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