I avoided talking about weight management for 10 years. I'm finally talking about it.
Not because I had a dramatic transformation story to tell, I didn't lose 50 pounds, and I'm not selling anything. But because I'm a 48-year-old woman in perimenopause who has been intentional about weight maintenance for the past four years, and I've learned a few things worth sharing.
In this video, I walk you through the 20 habits I actually use to stay at a healthy weight without dieting. They are about food, movement, and mindfulness. Some of them are obvious. Some are tactical. One of them connects to spirituality, and it might be the most important one on the list.
What I cover:
🚗 How our society is rigged against healthy weight
🥦🫘The whole-food, plant-based eating patterns that keep me satiated
⚖️ Why I weigh myself every single morning — and why it's just data, not drama
👣 The movement habits that go way beyond the gym
🧘♀️ The mindfulness practice that puts space between impulse and action
💚 What I'm doing now to build a foundation before menopause changes the rules
This is not a prescription. It's my honest experience as a healthy habit coach, plant-based nutrition educator, and real person navigating midlife with as much intention and as little guilt as possible. These habits are good for weight maintenance, but above all they are critical to keep chronic disease at bay.
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0:00 — Why I avoided this topic for 10 years
1:30 — The bigger picture: why weight management is so hard
4:10 — My personal story: perimenopause and paying attention
7:30 — The 20 habits overview
7:45 — FOOD
16:15 — MOVEMENT
18:30 — MINDFULNESS & AWARENESS
23:00 — What it all comes down to
