Zest Nutrition - Metabolic Nutrition & Weight Loss with Zita Dixon

Zest Nutrition - Metabolic Nutrition & Weight Loss with Zita Dixon Woman's Metabolic Nutrition and Mindset Practitioner.

I help woman feel powerful in their bodies again through personalised nutrition and belief rewiring - and yes, the weight comes off too.

If you feel like you're doing everything "right" and still not seeing resultsโ€ฆ It's not you. It's the approach. ๐Ÿ™…โ™€๏ธThe r...
11/05/2026

If you feel like you're doing everything "right" and still not seeing resultsโ€ฆ It's not you. It's the approach. ๐Ÿ™…โ™€๏ธ
The rules change in your 40s. Your hormones change. Your stress response changes. Your metabolism changes. And that's OK.

The strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s? They can actually work against you now.
Swipe through to see the 5 things I see midlife women doing on repeat and what to do instead. ๐Ÿ‘‰
Because it's not about trying harder. It's about working smarter, with your body, not against it.
If you're ready to stop guessing and start seeing real, lasting results:
๐Ÿ’ฌ Drop ๐—ง๐—•๐—–๐—  in the comments to learn more about the Total Body Confidence Method ๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment ๐— ๐—œ๐——๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—˜, and I'll send you my FREE Midlife Metabolism Guide

Save this post โ€” you'll want to come back to it. ๐Ÿ“Œ

The scales told her she was up half a kilo. She cried in the bathroom.But that same morning, a colleague stopped her in ...
06/05/2026

The scales told her she was up half a kilo. She cried in the bathroom.

But that same morning, a colleague stopped her in the corridor and said "you look amazing, are you doing something different?"
She'd gone out to dinner the night before and actually enjoyed herself, instead of spending the whole meal calculating in her head. She'd gotten dressed without pulling everything off and starting again.

The scales missed all of it.

This is the part that gets lost in those before-and-after posts. A quieter head around food, saying yes to something you would have talked yourself out of six months ago, getting to the end of a social weekend without that creeping guilt, these are often the first signs that something real is shifting. They just don't show up on a number.

This shows that her relationship with food has shifted.
If you're only measuring progress by what the scales say, you're missing most of the story.

You've got this. ๐Ÿ’š

05/05/2026

Do you feel like you are hitting your protein target on Ozempic and still losing muscle? Here's why.

Research shows up to 40% of weight lost on GLP-1 medication can come from muscle, not fat. And it can happen even when your protein intake looks fine on paper.

The reason: your body needs at least 30g of protein in a single sitting to trigger the process that actually maintains muscle. If you're eating small amounts of protein spread across the day, that signal never fires. Itโ€™s not enough.

Three things make the real difference:
Bigger protein portions at each main meal (aim for 30โ€“40g), that's about 120g chicken or 130g of prawns, per meal.Add resistance training at least twice a week and Make sure you are eating 3 balanced meals a day to keep calories from dropping too low.

Comment GLP-1 below and I'll send you my free guide: The GLP-1 Real Food Guide for Women Over 40. Everything you need to protect your body while you're on this medication. ๐Ÿ’›

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. I would too. This mak...
05/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. I would too. This makes it harder to stay on the healthy path. And let's face it. Life is too short to eat crap food.

Eating the same thing every night isn't a willpower problem. It's a flavour problem.
When meals feel repetitive, motivation drops.
And that's where most people fall off, not because the plan isn't working, but because food has become one-dimensional.

Flavour First is the guide I wish my clients had from day one. It shows you how to take the same proteins you're already eating and make them feel completely different, just by changing the herbs, spices, and direction.

Same food. Different experience. That's where consistency actually lives.

Comment ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ to grab your copy. on sale now for $27.50 ๐ŸŒฟ

03/05/2026

You're not taking the easy way out.
You're using a tool and you deserve the right nutrition to make it actually work.

Here's what I see again and again: the medication shifts the scales. But without real food behind it, energy drops, muscle quietly disappears, and when the prescription stops, the weight comes back.

That's not a failure. That's a missing piece.
The three things that make the biggest difference on GLP-1:
โ†’ Use the window the medication gives you to build real habits
โ†’ Prioritise protein at every meal, your muscle depends on it
โ†’ Focus on what you build now, not just the number on the scales

Comment GLP1 and I'll send you my free GLP-1 Real Food Guide for Women Over 40 a practical, no-nonsense guide, built around real food. ๐Ÿ‘‡

GLP1Nutrition

30/04/2026

Are you taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro? Your appetite isn't the only thing that's disappeared.
In this series I'm going to give you real tips on managing your side effects when using GLP-1 medication.
When you stop eating enough, your body stops getting enough protein.
For women in their 40s on GLP-1 medication, that's a real problem, because you're already losing muscle naturally through perimenopause and menopause.

The research says you need 1.2โ€“1.6g of protein per kilo of body weight daily. At 70kg, that's up to 112g. Hard to hit when food is the last thing on your mind.

In this reel I've shared the 5 best protein-dense foods that are easy on your digestion, so you can protect your muscle and keep your energy up while the medication does its thing.

Comment GLP-1 below and I'll send you my free guide: The GLP-1 Real Food Guide for Women Over 40. Everything you need to nourish your body while you're on this medication. ๐Ÿ’›
Follow me so that you do not miss out on this series. Next up muscle loss.

WomenOver40

She's not the woman who gives up. She goes to Pilates. She cooks at home, most of the time. She reads labels. She's trie...
29/04/2026

She's not the woman who gives up. She goes to Pilates. She cooks at home, most of the time. She reads labels. She's tried the diets, cut the sugar, tracked the food.

And the weight still won't move.

The problem isn't effort. It's a strategy that was never built for a woman at this stage of her life, with her biology, her history, and her actual day-to-day.

That's what I do differently.

Comment ๐™๐™€๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐™”, and Iโ€™ll send you the info or book a clarity call via the link in my bio, and letโ€™s see if my Total Body Confidence Method is right for you.

29/04/2026

Insulin is your fat-storing hormone. Hereโ€™s how to lower it. โ†“

If youโ€™ve been eating so called healthy food and still canโ€™t shift the fat, this might be why.
Is it real food, or processed "healthy" food?

Insulin is the hormone that tells your body to store fat. And a diet full of sugar, flour, and constant snacking keeps it elevated ALL DAY โ€” meaning your body never gets the signal to burn.

Itโ€™s not your willpower. Itโ€™s your hormones.

โœจ 3 ways to lower insulin naturally:
1. Build balanced meals โ€” protein, veg, and healthy fat at every meal
2. Leave 5 hours between meals so insulin has a chance to drop
3. Swap the sugar and flour for real food your body recognises

These are the foundations I teach inside the Total Body Confidence Method โ€” and they work.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Comment MIDLIFE below and Iโ€™ll send you my free Midlife Metabolism Guide, it explains exactly why your body works differently in your 40s and what to do about it.

Save this so you remember it next time you reach for those crackers or biscuits ๐Ÿ˜‚

If you're hitting a wall at 3pm and reaching for something sweet, your breakfast is sending you a message.When your morn...
27/04/2026

If you're hitting a wall at 3pm and reaching for something sweet, your breakfast is sending you a message.

When your morning meal doesn't have enough protein or slow-release energy, your blood sugar swings all day. By the afternoon, your body stops suggesting a snack politely. It demands one.

This overnight oats recipe is 5 minutes of prep tonight for a genuinely full morning tomorrow. Rolled oats for slow-release energy, milk for protein, banana for natural sweetness, and a pro tip inside that makes it even better. If you don't like banana, try mango or berries instead.

Save this one for tonight.

Want four more breakfasts recipes?

Comment BREAKFAST and I'll send you the full free guide.

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