# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DT3WVVKESvK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61793387-ciarafoyinc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-23T19:26:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

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This is 49. No cravings. No guilt. Just freedom 👆🏼

But 25 years ago before I specialized in nutrition for women’s health and hormones, I was a mess.

Nighttime cravings I couldn’t control. Thinking I had no discipline. Believing something was wrong with ME.

Nope. It was my HORMONES. Thank goodness I figured this out because it only intensifies for women over 40!

Here’s what’s actually happening when you crave sugar at night:

❌Under-eating during the day causes your hunger hormone ghrelin to spike 28% higher while your satiety hormone leptin drops 19%. By evening, your body is SCREAMING for quick energy.

😖Stress + under-eating spikes cortisol, which tanks serotonin. Low serotonin = your body demands sugar to feel better. It’s biochemistry, not weakness.

😴 Poor sleep drops glucose clearance by approximately 40%. You wake up with dysregulated blood sugar, setting you up for cravings all day.

⚡ Eating after 7pm keeps cortisol elevated when it should be dropping. Melatonin blocks insulin receptors late eating = fat storage, regardless of calories.

There is a lot to unpack here, but these 3 fixes you can implement immediately:

✅ Eat within 1 hour of waking

✅ Front-load protein + carbs at breakfast

✅ Stop eating by 7pm

🔥 To understand more about what you can do to support your hormones and take back control of your life 

Comment “RESET” for the link to register for my FREE masterclass on The Hormone Stacking Method happening TOMORROW January 24th!

Can’t make it live? Upgrade to VIP for the recording.

👉 SAVE this & FOLLOW for more

#weightlossover40 #perimenopausalhealth #womenover40 #sugarcravings

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sugarcravings, womenover40, weightlossover40, perimenopausalhealth

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