Those insatiable cravings for pumpkin spiced lattes..... that's not your willpower going 'fck this shit'...
That's your hormones shifting
That's your oestrogen declining
That's your blood sugar getting rockier
That's your insulin running higher
You can't 'out-deficit' the hormone chaos
You can't 'strong-arm' the declining oestrogen
You can't 'out-exercise' the cravings....
You can't 'low carb' the shit out of a stressed midlife body
That delicious cinnamon swirl is still calling your name
But what you CAN do is recognise that you can't beat the food noise into submission
You CAN check you’re not running on coffee most of the day. Under-eating is the perfect storm for rocky blood sugar and food noise.
You CAN make breakfast your champion meal. Stop “saving calories” for dinner or the fcking weekend
You CAN enjoy your carbs, including at your new champion breakfast. Eat them with protein and fat, not instead of them.
You CAN dial back the HIIT, spin, HIIT Pilates, spin-again schedule. Without proper fuel, this high intensity training keeps you on the blood sugar rollercoaster
You CAN protect your sleep. Get daylight first thing and cut the doom scrolling at night. Better sleep means a quieter ghrelin (your hunger hormone)
You CAN take stock of your stress. Start saying “fcccccck NO” to the stuff that keeps you spinning plates. Stress pushes your blood sugar and insulin up.
So If you’ve been blaming yourself for the 4pm biscuit raids, please stop. Your body isn’t broken, and you’re not lacking willpower.
It’s asking to be fed properly, rested properly and stressed a bit less.
Pick one of these to start with this week. You don’t need more restriction or 57 different appetite suppressing supplements to reduce the food noise. Small habit changes make the biggest difference.