12/31/25
#234 Three Simple Steps to Lose Weight and Reclaim Your Energy in 2026
Three Simple Steps to Lose Weight and Reclaim Your Energy in 2026
If you’re a woman over 50 and 2025 didn’t change your weight, your energy, or how you feel in your body — this year can be different.
As we move into 2026, I want to share three simple, sustainable changes that help women lose weight, feel stronger, and reclaim their energy — without extremes, restriction, or punishment.
This is about working with your body, not against it.
Why Energy Matters More Than Weight Loss After 50
My word for 2026 is energy.
I have a huge year planned!
Weight loss after menopause isn’t just about the number on the scales. It’s about reducing inflammation, improving mobility, stabilising blood sugar, and nourishing your body so you can live fully. with energy.
And it starts with three foundations.
1. Eat Whole Foods
If there’s one change that consistently delivers results for women over 50, it’s this: eat real food.
For years, I relied on “healthy” processed foods — protein bars, low-sugar snacks, artificial sweeteners. I even sold them in my office. They were marketed as metabolism-boosting and muscle-protecting, but the reality was very different.
I was bingeing, bloated, and dealing with terrible IBS.
When I removed ultra-processed foods and focused on whole foods — fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and soy — I naturally lost 5kg. More importantly, the bingeing stopped.
Whole foods:
• Keep you fuller for longer
• Support gut health
• Reduce cravings
• Stabilise blood sugar
Perfection isn’t required. Consistency is.
2. Move Your Body — But Train for Now, Not Who You Used to Be
How I move today looks very different from how I trained in my 40s and 50s.
At 66, with worn-out hips, a reconstructed knee, and a sore back, I can no longer push heavy weights or punish my body into submission — and neither should you.
Movement after 50 should:
• Support joint health
• Maintain muscle and bone density
• Improve balance and mobility
• Be realistic and pain-aware
Some days that’s walking, swimming, or cycling.
Some days it’s strength training with modifications.
Every day, it includes mobility and stretching.
I now train with compassion for tomorrow’s body — and that shift alone has kept me active, strong, and injury-free.
3. Learn to Manage Your Mind Around Food
This is the most overlooked — and most powerful — part of sustainable weight loss.
If your inner voice tells you:
• “It’s too late for me”
• “I’ll always be overweight”
• “I can’t stick to anything”
• “I’ll start again on Monday”
Those aren’t facts. They’re thought errors.
Weight loss struggles are rarely about willpower. They’re about automatic thinking patterns that keep you stuck in reactionary eating.
You don’t need to fight these thoughts. You simply need to notice them — and let them pass.
When you stop believing everything you think, your behaviour naturally changes!!
What This Looks Like in 2026
If you want this year to be different, keep it simple:
✔ Eat mostly whole foods
✔ Move your body in ways that suit your current ability
✔ Believe in your capacity to change
You are not broken.
You are not too old.
And it is absolutely not too late.
You can be strong, vibrant, and energised in 2026 — and you don’t have to do it alone.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
I’ve linked a free kick-start resource below to help you begin.
Click Here for Free 2026 Guide
I’m also running a January 27 workshop, live help to set goals and create a realistic strategy for the year ahead.
And if you’re ready for structure, support, and accountability, my February Lose 10kg in 12 Weeks Challenge is open now — (with a bonus free session with a ringbound food planner ending January 1st.)
Let’s make 2026 the year you feel like yourself again.