Menopocalypse

I want to be honest with you: I always thought that exercise was punishment. And I don't think I'm alone (I still fight with myself to get my workouts done). When it comes to weight loss in menopause, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer and it's really important to tap into how you feel. If menopause has felt like the apocalypse of your life, make sure to stay to the end to get stress management tips from today's guest, author and fitness coach, Amanda Thebe. Discussion Points:  0:00 Introduction 4:04 Amanda’s menopause story 11:23 The lack of information regarding menopause 13:00 Eating differently to support a woman’s changing body in menopause 14:15 Identifying red flags in the nutrition and fitness industry 15:48 There are no shortcuts only considerations for menopausal women 16:53 Finding a balanced approach to nutrition 19:12 Macros20:44 Everybody is different, approaches will be different 22:26 Menopause metabolic resistance training 28:31 How Amanda helps women who were never exercisers 32:54 You don’t start something and expect to be amazing 35:23 Three-to-one ratio theory of negative bias 37:03 Amanda’s shares her story with COVID 43:21 Hypoxic components in swimming 45:27 Stress management 50:50 Cognitive decline and lack of exercise  Resources: Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones https://www.menopausemovement.com/blog   Connect with me on Instagram @drmichellegordon Follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drmichellegordon Join The Menopause Movement private group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/menopausemovement) Sign up for our Virtual Live Retreat: https://www.menopausemovement.com/retreat     Sign up for the 28-Day MENO-Belly Challenge here https://www.menopausemovement.com/challenge Check out Amanda Thebe’s website https://amandathebe.com/  Books mentioned in this episode: Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too (https://amzn.to/3x8V28J)   About the Guest: Amanda Thebe is a force of nature for women who are experiencing menopause hell and want to start feeling healthy and fit in their 40s and beyond. She’s here to help you find the tools to have more energy and zest for life, while making you laugh like a 20 year old throughout the process. Her exercise workouts and fitness tips have been featured in Breaking Muscle, Girls Gone Strong and Ultimate Sandbag Training. Her adoring fans and clients have called her a ‘resilient bitch’ and ‘an unstoppable inspiration’, with one woman naming her “the over 40 guru to watch in 2018.”For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website (https://www.drmichellegordon.com/). Tune in and subscribe to The Menopause Movement Podcast on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-menopause-movement-podcast/id1471592943), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1j3NergI6QLKuhCX385CY5), and Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-menopause-movement-podcast/e/65912297). Thank you for tuning in!If You Like It, Donate To My Venmo! Thanks!: https://account.venmo.com/u/drgordonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.