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Do I have to count calories, weigh my food or track macros to lose fat after 40?

No. You don't have to count calories, weigh your food or track macros to lose fat after 40. Your coach does the math up front and turns it into a simple plan built around real food you enjoy. You u...

Am I eating too little? I barely eat and still can't lose fat.

Very possibly, yes. When you eat too little for long enough, your body tends to read it as a threat instead of a signal to burn fat. In our experience, it slows down, holds on to fat and gives up m...

I eat clean all day and then raid the pantry at 8pm. Why, and how do I stop?

Usually because you didn't eat enough earlier. Coffee for breakfast, a light lunch and a long, stressful day leave your body running on empty by evening, and the pantry is where it catches up. In o...

How is this different from the nutritionist, trainer or program I already did?

Most of what you tried gave you one piece. A nutritionist handled your food. A trainer handled your workouts. A program handed you a plan. Forty Forward puts nutrition, strength training and coachi...

I have a bad knee, shoulder or back. Can I still strength train at 45?

In a lot of cases, yes. If the pain is new, worsening or from a recent injury or surgery, get it checked by your doctor or physio first. Then strength training works around it: every exercise has a...

There's so much conflicting advice about perimenopause and fat loss. Who do I actually believe?

Believe the advice that's built for a woman in perimenopause, starts with your body and your actual week, and changes when your results change. Most of what's online fails that test. And here's the...