# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ17YXNJ6Xd
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-19T16:58:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

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After 20 years as a Nutritionist and age 48 myself. I’ve discovered why so many women following perfectly calculated macro plans still can’t lose weight or reduce inflammation.

Everyone’s telling you to “just hit your macros”—but they’re missing a critical piece that completely changes the game for women over 40.

Here’s what nobody’s telling you:
After 40, the quality of your food and fiber content matters FAR more than simply hitting protein, carb, and fat targets on your tracking app. Yes, you can be in a calorie deficit and still struggle, because while that’s important, there are many pieces of the puzzle we must consider over 40.

Those macros you’re meticulously tracking?
They’re nearly worthless if you’re ignoring:
- Blood sugar stability throughout the day
- Digestion! 
- Fiber content (you need 30g+ daily!)
- Food quality and processing methods
- Processed protein sources like bars and cereals that spike blood sugar

Even women who perfectly hit their protein, fat, and carb goals are often creating an internal environment of inflammation and glycation—making fat loss physiologically impossible, regardless of the calorie deficit.

The truth: Each blood sugar spike and crash increases inflammation in your body, directly preventing fat loss and accelerating aging. Not to mention it increases cravings making it near impossible to stay in a deficit. This effect is dramatically more pronounced in women over 40 due to changing insulin sensitivity that comes with declining levels of estrogen and unpredictable hormone fluctuations.

What actually works for women over 40:
- Prioritizing fiber
- Pairing carbohydrates with protein, fat AND fiber
- Choosing whole foods over processed options
- Spacing meals to allow blood sugar stabilization
- Supporting a diverse microbiome 

If you’re tired of trying to figure this out on your own and feeling frustrated—let’s chat about hormone testing, not guessing. With 20 years experience, I can guide you to lose weight, get healthier, and move through perimenopause feeling better than ever. DM me “Ready” to discuss working together.

If this was helpful, drop a 🙌 below!

#macros #bloodsugar #fiberintake #womenover40

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womenover40, bloodsugar, macros, fiberintake

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