How We Changed Our Training and Eating After 40

Ready to transform how you think about fitness and food in midlife? Join Lisette and Nicole as they get real about what actually works after 40. In this episode of Your Wellness Besties, the hosts dive deep into their personal journeys with training and nutrition, sharing the mistakes they made in their 20s and 30s and the game changing habits they adopted after 40. Nicole opens up about prepping for her 50th birthday photoshoot and how she maintains her physique with just three days of weight training per week. Lisette shares her transformation from cardio obsessed to strength training convert and how learning to lift weights at 42 completely changed her body composition. This conversation gets honest about the diet culture traps so many women fall into. From the heroin chic era of the 90s to every trendy diet imaginable, both hosts reveal their struggles with restrictive eating, overtraining on cardio, and the fear of getting bulky from weights. They break down exactly how they eat now, why tracking macros was a revelation, and how meal prepping makes consistency possible even with busy schedules. You'll learn why lifting weights is non negotiable for bone density and metabolism in midlife, how to start if you've never touched a weight before, and why eating more food can actually help you lose weight when you're making the right choices. They also discuss giving up gluten, managing autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's, and finding the balance between discipline and enjoying life with the 80/20 rule. If you're tired of restrictive diets that don't work and cardio that leaves you exhausted with no results, this episode will give you a clear roadmap for building sustainable habits that actually transform your body and health after 40. Find us on Instagram @yourwellnessbesties. New episodes every week. DM us your questions, we read every single one. Subscribe so you never miss an episode and share this with a woman in your life who needs this conversation. #YourWellnessBesties #WellnessPodcast #MidlifeWellness #WomenOver40 #HealthAfter40 #PodcastForWomen #MidlifeHealth #WomenOver50 #WellnessAfter40 #MidlifeTransformation #NoFilter #RealTalk #WomensHealth #HealthyLiving #WellnessJourney