We are halfway through the first month of 2017 and if you are over 40, I want to help you get serious about getting in shape this year. As a former personal trainer, this is something near and dear to my heart. Far too many women over 40 settle for a less than healthy version of themselves, because they simply believe that getting in shape and feeling good is an unachievable goal for them.
*A topic for another day, but let me just say here: If you are talking mean and down to yourself in ANY way……..just stop it. Stop it now. Ain’t nobody got time for that sista. There are plenty of other people in this world who will put you down. Don’t take on that roll for yourself! *
My most recent trial of a nutrition/workout plan can be read about here and here and again here ,if you are interested. I am going to be honest. After giving that method a very good try (meaning, I hit my entire plan with at least 85% accuracy), I don’t recommend it. I saw little to no change at the end 14 weeks (In fact- I saw a bigger change at around 5 weeks!). I was working out 6 days a week, very hard, and eating to hit my macros. If I had continued, no doubt, my body would have gotten with the program over time, but honestly, I was left feeling burnt out. Too much weight lifting. Too much time in the gym 6 days a week, and too much tracking everything. At the end I was left feeling worn out and with a sugar/carb craving that I didn’t have previously. Not exactly what I was hoping, but I did learn a lot about how simple carbohydrates affect my body at this age.
I’m getting back to what I know works. It’s fast, efficient, and you can see results pretty quickly: A very Paleo leaning diet, with a small amount of carbs thrown in around my work outs. This means that the main focus every day is around meat and vegetables. Lots of vegetables! If you’d like to follow me with this, (and it really does work), you will be eating protein and vegetables at every meal, cutting way back on sugar, and throwing in a small amount of faster digesting carbohydrate (rice, 1/2 a bagel, potatoes) around your work out times. Coupled with quick but sweat inducing work outs…….you will lose fat.
This is hard in the beginning because you are cutting back on those white carbs that your body becomes so easily addicted to AND you are asking your body to move more than you were previously. It will rebel. It will tell you that you are going to die if you don’t have that croissant with butter….right. NOW. But you don’t need it and that feeling won’t last. You will burn fat much, much faster without all those white carbs. Its tough getting over that first hurdle, but after a few weeks without them, you can then put them in their proper place in your life……..in moderation, for special occasions……without any of the guilt. Lovely, right?
There are also a few supplements that are tried and true for women our age and they can help you achieve results even faster. We’re going to go there. (I’m not peddling anything…..these are just the things that I know work!)
So keep checking back in, and place your email in the box in the sidebar. Load up your fridge with meat and vegetables. Lets make 2017 OUR year. Lets just dive in and get it done! I will have work outs,grocery lists and tips, nutrition plans, encouragement…….the works! All especially for women over 40. We’re in this together!
Also, coming up, I have some fabulous Sephora finds. Also some not so fabulous ones. But I am digging through the hype and finding the products that are actually WORTH our hard earned, Over40 bucks.


Check back soon- this is going to be a great year!
Cheers!
Melissa
Linking up at Not Dressed as Lamb
Can not wait to read the upcoming things!
Thanks for reading Michelle!
Mel, you’re hired! Can we do a consult? You know my story. I’m down 30 lbs, but have a good 25 more to go. Come up to Castle Rock and I’ll fix some healthy nibbles. Plus, Cash &Penny cam give you kisses.
Thanks so much Connor! And thanks for reading and commenting. Yes- definitely! Lets do this!
I am LOVING this blog!! Keep it up!! Hope to see you again someday…another hike perhaps???
Thank so much Rebecca! And YES! Definitely!!!!! We are finally freeing things up, so lets make that happen! (And maybe this time we won’t have to come off the mountain like bats out of hell! lol!)
Love you – Girl! Excited to read more !!!
Love you too Lisa!!! We miss you guys! Thanks so much!