You’re eating the protein. You’re lifting the weights. You’re in bed by 10. So why are you STILL not losing weight after 40? As a functional nutritionist with 20+ years specializing in women’s hormones, here’s the elephant in the room nobody wants to say: You still can’t escape the laws of thermodynamics. Weight loss still requires a calorie deficit. That hasn’t changed. What HAS changed after 40 is your ability to stay in one. When your blood sugar is unstable, you crave. When your cortisol is high, you store fat and wake up at 3am. When your digestion is off, you don’t absorb protein and you stay hungry. When your thyroid is sluggish, your metabolism drops. When your gut isn’t clearing estrogen, you retain water and bloat. Every single one of those breakdowns makes a calorie deficit physically unsustainable. Not because you lack discipline. Because your body is fighting you at every meal. This is what no one in the wellness space will tell you. They’ll either say “calories don’...