01/21/2026
Before you panic — no, I’m not “letting myself go,”
joining a bodybuilding cult,
or living at the gym for 2 hours a day.
This is a very boring, very normal muscle-building phase.
The whole point of this series is to show you:
• how to build muscle without wrecking your hormones
• how to eat more without turning it into a free-for-all
• how to manage cortisol instead of pretending it doesn’t matter
• how to recover from workouts so they actually work
• how to gain muscle → then lose the fat again, calmly
• how to stop obsessing over every pound on the scale
Still training for a marathon.
Still a mom.
Still busy.
Still using dumbbells, kettlebells, and home workouts.
Still having my 🍷 and enjoying life
No fancy gym.
No personal trainer breathing down your neck.
No “influencer metabolism.”
Just consistency, timing, recovery, and a plan that respects perimenopause hormones.
I’ll show you the food, the training, the measurements (yes, tape + caliper), and the part no one talks about: what happens mentally when the scale goes up — and how not to spiral.
If you want real muscle, long-term fat loss, and a body that actually performs…
this is for you.
And if you’ve been told women over 40 “can’t train hard” —
don’t worry, we’ll talk about that too 😏
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💬 Tell me: what part of gaining weight freaks you out the most?