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Shop-bought granola is one of the biggest health halos going.

Because it says things like “high protein”, “natural” or “added protein”, it’s easy to assume you’ve nailed breakfast.

But many of these varieties still contain surprisingly little protein for the calories they provide.

To get the protein you need, you’d need a huge bowl of lots of calories.

But actually what most women do is not eat enough - which means you feel knackered and you want to snack.

The issue isn’t that granola is “bad”. It’s that many women in midlife think they’ve covered their protein needs when they haven’t.

These don’t make you gain fat - but the behaviour it leads to because of the way we lead our lives as busy midlife women does.

Aim for a breakfast that delivers enough protein to support muscle, energy and appetite control, rather than relying on clever marketing on the front of the packet.

If you want some quick, realistic breakfast ideas that help support this (without added protein powders 🤮 comment BREAKFAST I’ll send you our FREE Recipe Guide.

Busy midlife women - based on years of s**t advice, magazine articles and YouTube videos think that getting a flat(tish) tummy comes down to doing ab crunches.

I can not tell you the number of women who ask me to put in more core workouts into their programmes not realising that this is NOT going to change anything.

just to make it really clear, THIS is why...

1. Muscle sits under fat. Fat does NOT turn into muscle. You need to lose it through dietary changes to ensure you're not eating beyond your energy requirements.

2. You're a midlife woman, you're short on time. Doing a core workout means you neglect every other aspect of your body. Therefore you don't build muscle anywhere else. Which means your metabolism stays the same. Which means - no visible shape changes.

3. Compound workouts - those that work the full body or multiple muscles at the same time, including your abs means you can achieve a great deal in the limited time you have = RESULTS!

Give these exercises a go.

and if you want to see results for yourself in both learning, leanness and more, my limited edition 28 Day Meno Belly Blitz programme is back for one time only this year, starting 8th JUne.

Comment MBBlitz below for more details and I'll send you over some info.

Finding it harder to lose belly fat in midlife?

That's because of these THREE things that you're continuing to hold onto as a way of getting results which are completely ineffective.

Gym classes, Pilates or Spin
Yes, great for connection and aerobic health. Useless for creating muscle - your metabolic engine.
Added to which, all those diets you've done over the years? You may have lost weight but some of that was muscle so it's made things harder now.

Quick fixes/Sudden extreme calorie cuts/SlimFast Rubbish!

However you dress it up...SlimFAst or some expensive juice or holistic retreat in the Thai jungle, a sudden drop in weight because you're not actually eating anything = muscle loss.
Anything you lose will go straight back on - PLUS make it even harder to keep off or lose in the future.

Running
Don't get me wrong, if you follow this account you know i run - A LOT. But it's not for weightloss.
Yes, when you had your kids, it was a great, easy and cheap way of getting out and getting fit and losing excess baby weight.
That was then.
This is now...if you're always complaining about lack of time, you haven't got 90 minutes a day which is when you start hitting fat burning zone. Plus, if you're not fuelling correctly you'll be burning muscle again.

If you're a smart woman, and want to understand how to train for a fit, strong and lean body for this summer and beyond give us a follow for more simple, evidence based strategies that work.

There is nothing like wall to wall sunshine to make you look at your summer wardrobe.

But if you're feeling out of shape, as if your belly and hips have expanded even more since last summer despite you exercising and trying to eat. healthily, it can be frustrating and depressing.

Hormones can change a lot of things...but you can totally turn this around with simple strategies and without extreme diets. Here's what to do...

Start eating 3 meals a day, with a balance of slow release carbohydrates, healthy fats (but not too many) and lean sources of protein.

Eat breakfast, even if you don't feel hungry. Fasting does NOT serve midlife women well so get over it. If it worked, you wouldn't be reading this.

Measure your waist and hip and use that to track the success of your strategy. If you don't see any change, spend 7 days using a calorie tracker and use it as data to help you create change that will help you lose body fat.

That's it. There are no magic pills or gimmicks. It's awareness and smart application of a strategy that you stay consistent to.

p.s If you need a kickstarter to help you understand more, I've got a few spaces left on my LIMITED EDITION 28 Day Summer Meno Belly Blitz programme, starting 8th June. Comment MBBlitz below and we'll send over more info.

At 66 years old, Sonia is in the best shape she's been in for over 20 years.

When Sonia first started with us, she was like many women, brainwashed into thinking that eating tiny meals, was the way to lose weight.

It was doing nothing for her, except leaving her feeling exhausted with brain fog.

She was also eating lots of 'buzz' foods like bone broth and kefir, but none of this was actually helping to fuel her body to exercise or to allow her to lose body fat.

Now eating more, with 3 meals a day, Sonia has lost an incredible 20lbs and has gone from someone who feared lifting heavy to a woman who loves it.

It's given her the confidence to move to Australia to be nearer her daughter on her own, hike, explore and more.

Comment KICKASS below for more information.