Resh the menopause doctor

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Resh the menopause doctor

GP with an interest in women’s health and perimenopause. Helping women with nutrition and fitness.
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I support women in midlife who feel stuck with their weight and energy. Together, we focus on simple, sustainable changes that help you lose body fat, restore confidence, and finally feel like yourself again—without giving up the foods you love.

13/04/2026

I speak to women all the time who have just… accepted it.

Accepted feeling uncomfortable in their own body.
�Accepted hiding in clothes that don’t fit.
�Accepted that quiet frustration every single day.

And it’s not okay.

What actually disturbs me is this idea that “this is just how it is now.”

No.

It isn’t.
Why should you accept that the rest of your life is spent feeling like this?

Why should you settle for a version of you�that feels second-rate… when you know that’s not who you are?

This isn’t menopause deciding your outcome.
�This isn’t the end.

You don’t have to live the rest of your life�feeling uncomfortable, frustrated, and stuck.

There is another way to do this.�A better way.

But it starts with you deciding that this isn’t good enough for you anymore.

Because it shouldn’t be.
You deserve better.

Tell me I’m wrong.

womenwhowantmore

12/04/2026

A week off for Easter.

My girls were home — deep in revision mode.

I decided to refresh my living space, which meant spending a lot of time searching for cushions…

It’s definitely my thing.

I’ve also made the decision to prioritise my fitness again.

I’d been feeling a bit stuck, so I’ve invested back into my health.

More to come….

And then came the sad news today of Asha Bhosle passing away.

Many of you may not know her, but she was one of the most iconic voices in Bollywood.

I grew up listening to her music.

IYKYK.

RIP Miss Bhosle.

You played a huge part of my childhood and will be missed 🙏🏽

Happy Sunday ladies
Let’s get back to it tomorrow 💪

10/04/2026

Another tired, stretched busy mum working long hours in a high pressure job.

She used to walk everyday, regular HIIT classes and still wasn’t seeing results.

In 6 months:

→ nearly 1 stone down
→ 19cm off her waist
→ lifting 5kg → 12.5kg

What changed wasn’t effort,
it was structure.

1. protein each meal
2. strength training
3. consistency

She went from doing homework workouts to having the confidence to go to the gym, use machines and her body shaped continues to change.

This is what happens when you have a proper structure that actually works.

If you’re like Mary and have tried numerous things to lose weight and you’re interested in knowing how I work.

COMMENT “MASTERCLASS”
and I’ll send you the video over

08/04/2026

Muscle is your best friend in midlife.

It helps regulate blood sugar.
It increases your metabolic rate.
It supports fat loss in a way cardio alone simply doesn’t.

As we age, you lose muscle.

And with less muscle, your body becomes less efficient at handling glucose — increasing insulin resistance and making fat gain, particularly around the middle, more likely.

Strength training helps reverse that.

It improves insulin sensitivity.
It stabilises blood sugar.
And it directly supports changes in body composition.

Cardio is great for heart health.

But muscle is where it matters most.

Simple plan:

Start with bodyweight or dumbbells.

10–12 squats
10–12 forward lunges
10–12 hip thrusts
10–12 chest presses
10–12 bent-over rows
10–12 tricep dips

It can be that simple.

At home or in the gym.
No fancy equipment needed.

Start somewhere. Start today.

Save this for a later date and give it a go.

If you’d like to sign up to my free newsletter, discussing menopause, weight gain, and how I help my clients lose weight, COMMENT “NEWSLETTER” and I’ll send the link over.

07/04/2026

You won’t get results just by thinking about it.

Wanting it isn’t enough.
Saying you’ll start isn’t enough.

At some point, you have to decide.

Because half-hearted effort doesn’t get results.

If you’re sitting at a 6 or 7 out of 10…
you’re not ready yet.

And that’s okay.

But don’t expect things to change.

This isn’t about motivation.
It’s about being honest with yourself.

Are you actually ready to do something about it?

If you are — comment READY.

03/04/2026

Not everyone wants their photos on social media. And I completely respect that.

But progress still shows.

This is a busy professional woman in her 40s, with a full life, who decided she was done going round in circles.

She didn’t need more information.

She needed a structure she could actually follow.

That’s exactly what I help women build.

Comment masterclass and I’ll show you how it works.

31/03/2026

Most competent women I work with are very good at managing everything else

But they don’t prioritise their health consistently

And that’s the issue

If you keep putting yourself last, nothing changes

You don’t need more time

You need to decide that this matters enough

Be honest — where do you fall right now?

Structured and consistent or starting again Monday?

30/03/2026

There is no fat loss plan that doesn’t require some level of control

If you’ve been told otherwise, you’ve been misled

Keeping the same habits that are keeping you stuck isn’t going to work

That doesn’t mean alcohol is completely off limits

But it’s not a bottle and a half on a Saturday night

One glass of wine is roughly 250 calories

Six?
You can do the maths

The women I work with are willing to make changes

Not ask me to work around the habits that are holding them back

And what’s interesting is this —

Once they start feeling better
Sleeping better
Seeing progress

They don’t actually miss it in the same way

And when they do drink, it’s a choice
Not a default

No guilt
No overdoing it
No feeling awful the next day

Have you noticed fat loss feels easier when alcohol isn’t in the mix?
Or is that still something you’re figuring out?Comment below.

29/03/2026

Weekly dump
From client wins, my daughter being home for Easter, and me signing up to something very exciting.

Details to come…

Never want to stay in the same place
There’s always room to improve and the question is always what’s next?

That’s the question I have for you this week
ladies, what’s next??

Happy Sunday

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Bentota

Website

https://reshthemenopausedoctor.godaddysites.com/

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