14/09/2026
I hear some version of this from women all the time:
“I could eat whatever I wanted in my 20s and never gain weight. Now I look at food and gain five pounds.”
Your body changes as you get older, and for many women there are also hormonal changes through perimenopause and menopause that can affect things like body composition, appetite, sleep, and recovery.
But I also think age and hormones get blamed for everything when there is usually more going on.
Think about how different your life may look now compared to your 20s.
You may have children, a demanding career, more stress, less sleep, more responsibilities, and far less time spent moving throughout the day.
You may also be eating more meals on the go, sitting for longer periods, exercising less consistently, and finding that the routines that once felt easy are much harder to maintain.
None of those changes seem dramatic by themselves, but over ten or fifteen years they can completely change how your body responds.
That is why I think a lot of women assume their metabolism suddenly stopped working when the bigger issue is usually a combination of physiology, lifestyle, and changing demands.
And that's important because it gives you something to work with.
You cannot control every hormonal change that happens as you age, but you can control how you train, how much protein you eat, how active you are, how you structure your nutrition, and how consistently you support your body.
You also do not need to recreate the body or lifestyle you had at 25.
You need an approach that works for the woman you are now.
For many women, that means prioritizing strength training, maintaining muscle, eating enough protein, managing calories intelligently, and creating a routine that still works when life gets busy.
Getting older can absolutely change the equation, but it does not mean you are powerless to change the outcome.
