Are you READY?
SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN MIDLIFE TOGETHER!
30 Days of Building Better Habits
No-nonsense, practical advice for midlife and beyond
You’ve hit your 40s (or 50s or 60s!) and things just aren’t the same as they used to be! You aren’t alone! And we want to help!
The Transition through menopause
How we can help
No two women experience peri/menopause in the same way. But the lack of education around the topic makes it difficult for many women to recognize that they have entered the menopausal transition at all. Changes can begin as early as late 30s and early 40s when you think to yourself “no WAY this can be ANYthing related to menopause!! I am too young!” But it can and does start that young for many of us! For the next 30 days we will talk you through the ages and stages of the menopause transition, lots of the common symptoms women experience, and strategies to reduce them.
Are you experiencing…..
Frustrating weight gain (around the middle!) or an inability to drop weight as easily as you used to?
Inexplicable low mood? Are you finding yourself more grumpy, depressed or irritable?
Brain fog….losing your train of thought mid-sentence? What was I saying?
Anxiety that comes on suddenly? Or thinking that you might be losing your marbles?
Loss of libido? You can’t remember the last time you wanted to have sex? And even if you did it feels like a trip to the Sahara Desert?
It’s common for women to think it’s just a normal part of aging…but it doesn’t have to be that way! Feeling great is an option and we want to help you get there.
The 30 DAYS
Sometimes it’s as easy as getting back to basics! Let’s look at the habits you practice everyday. Do they make you feel better? Or are you just doing what you have always done? Let’s look at that! During the next 28 days, you’ll practice 6 daily habits with the aim of incorporating them into your daily life. You’ll have our full support to help you weed through all the conflicting information on smart nutrition for women in midlife - it’s not only about what you eat, but also about why you eat, the benefits of each type of exercise and when they may or may not be appropriate (Hint: HIIT is not always the best choice), suggestions for stress-relief and ideas for improving sleep and more. We not only want you happier and healthier at the end of the challenge but for you to see a marked reduction in symptoms. Not only that, we want you better informed to keep your success going long after the challenge is over!
We will provide information on recommended blood tests (but there is NOT a test for perimenopause!), screenings, and referrals to our many trusted providers (for our challengers in Singapore) whether you are looking for a meno-informed GP (for the latest on menopausal hormone therapy (MHT or HRT), personal trainer, osteopath, group exercise, physical therapist or more.
WHAT IT’S NOT.
IT'S NOT A CRAZY-RESTRICTIVE DIET COUPLED WITH INSANE WORKOUTS. THESE DON’T WORK IN THE LONG RUN. PERIOD.
Would you lose weight with that type of plan? you might…and maybe even a lot. Would you keep it off? Most likely NOT. And what’s worse, when you regain the weight you lost in these types of plans, you almost always gain back fat to replace the muscle you lost. Leaving you way worse off than when you started. Stop the rollercoaster!
This doesn’t even take into account how these regimens will make you feel. Midlife is often a time when women feel stressed out with caring for the family, navigating work life balance, changing family relationships and even experiencing anxiety and/or mood swings…this is not the time for drastically cutting calories and starting Insanity training.
Don’t worry. You will can lose weight (if that’s your goal!). Just in a healthy and sustainable way.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
You are what you do so there are 6 daily habits to try complete on most days. It can take up to a month (or more) to entrench a new habit. The healthy lifestyle challenge gives you the best opportunity to establish these habits for good with lots of help, guidance and support.
Earn points for hitting each habit. Track your personal progress and compete against other challengers, but only if you want to! It’s totally up to you. If you want to hone in on one habit a week, or even one habit for the whole 28 days, that’s your choice. Our goal is to let you know why each of these are important and to help you implement as many as you are comfortable with over the course of the program.
The key to your success lies in consistency, accountability and support. Check in, share ideas, post recipes and ask questions on our dedicated Facebook Group with regular access to our clinical nutritionist. Connect with other challengers and and support your team mates. We're all in this together!
