How old were you when your metabolism stopped working?

38?

42?

Were you one of the lucky ones who toughed it out to your 50s?

There comes a point in your life when it feels like your metabolism slams on the brakes at a red light that never turns green again. This is where you don’t have as much energy as you used to. You feel a little moodier. And your pants fit tighter on the waist.

As frustrating as this is, what’s equally (or more) frustrating is what you were doing to manage your weight, or drop a few pounds after the holidays, doesn’t work anymore.

Leaving you wondering what’s wrong with you.

The truth is, there’s nothing wrong with you. This isn’t just because of aging…rather it’s the work of a more insidious, slimy thing that no one really talks about.

The diet industry.

Weight Watchers

Jenny Craig

Atkins

As you know, these were some of the most popular diets in the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s that were supposed to be the solution to your slow metabolism challenges.

I’m curious, did you try any or all of these?

I remember when I was 6 years old, sitting at my grandma’s house (my mom’s mom) while her and my mom talked about their Weight Watchers points for the day.

They followed Weight Watchers on and off for years, seeing some results while they used it and then gaining back what they lost when they inevitably stopped following it.

The on-track, off-track of Weight Watchers (and all diets), had nothing to do with my mom or grandma and everything to do with the diet itself.

These diets have a secret they don’t want you to know…

All diets work like this:

The problem with this goes two layers deep.

The first layer problem is the setup of the diet itself. Cutting out a whole food group like fats or carbs is not sustainable and not necessary.

You saw this during the fat-free days of food in the late 80s and 90s.

Remember the Lays “WOW!” fat free chips?

These chips claimed to revolutionize snacking so you could enjoy the crunchy, salty snack without the weight gain.

The problem?

They did this by adding an ingredient called Olestra, a synthetic fat (also called trans-fat) that provides a fat-like taste and mouthfeel but is not absorbed by the body, meaning it has zero calories. Sounds great on paper, right?

Take a look at the side effects and why it was eventually banned - Olestra was known for causing uncomfortable digestive side effects, including gas, bloating, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and, in some cases, fecal incontinence. Not only this, but it caused malnourishment of crucial vitamins A, D, and K.

These vitamins help to:

These aren’t things that you’d want to be deficient in.

Then there was (and still is) the carb-free movement…where low-carb diets, Atkins, and Keto took over.

These diets get results fast - people often lose 5lbs+ in the first week or two. But they’re sneaky, because this weight is mostly water weight.

Then, when you go to a party, on vacation, or enjoyed the holidays with your family, this weight comes right back (and then some) when you inevitably eat carbs again.

Not only this, but carbs are crucial for:

These physical problems with diets don’t stop there…here’s where it gets even worse.

After trying diet after diet and not being able to stay on track, you start to feel like you’re the problem.

The common denominator isn’t the diet - it’s you.

So you beat yourself up, blame yourself, and view yourself negatively. Feeling like there’s no hope fitting into your clothes again at a healthy weight.

This negative view now impacts your mental and emotional health, possibly even your relationships. On top of the physical impact diets had before.

Now this might be the most important line I ever write in anything I share with you…

Are you ready?

You are not the problem.

Let me repeat that…and underline and bold it so you feel it even stronger.

You are not the problem.

You had the best intentions and the people (and diets) you put your trust in to help let you down and failed you.

But this is where it gets better!

While you can release all the blame and negativity you put on yourself, there’s also an anti-diet approach I’ve used with women I’ve worked with over the past 10 years.

That helps to rebuild your metabolism (not shut it down).

That helps you feel empowered, not restricted.

And helps you eat carbs and fats without gaining weight.

I’m coining it the Revitalized’s Nourish Method.

Here’s how you can start following it.

Rebuilding your metabolism comes from nourishing your body by adding the right foods…

Not restricting the wrong foods.

It sounds weird but when you focus on eating foods that nourish and support your body, you begin to crave less of the foods that do the opposite.

While calories are important with the Nourish Method, it goes deeper than this.

Focusing on foods the provide your body (and metabolism) what it needs most as a woman over 40 with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. Those same things the popular diets restrict and cut out.

These are the 10 nutrients the Nourish Method is built around:

If you want to strengthen your muscles & bones, shift your thyroid & hormones, and speed up your metabolism, these are the nutrients to build the bottom of your food pyramid around.

Now, I know what you might be thinking…aren’t a lot of these foods unhealthy foods?

Butter, cheese, egg yolks, red meat, dairy…and beef liver (yuck!)?

Well…science and biology are starting to share that this isn’t the case. And instead, they’re some of the healthiest foods you can eat (in the right amounts, of course). Even more, there were massive cover-ups around saturated fat, sugar, and grains that made you think these were the bad guys when maybe they weren’t.

Some juicy stuff, let me tell you!

Stay tuned for the next few newsletters where we’ll dive into this very thing (and more):

To wrap this up, the best way to fix your metabolism is to stop following diets that restrict carbs, fats, and food as a whole (we’re coming for you 1200 Calorie Diet!).

And instead, focus the majority of what you eat around the foods the nourish and fuel your body…more on EXACTLY what these foods are and what a sample day of eating would look like in the coming weeks.

Your friend and coach,

Ben

P.S. I’m putting the final touches on the High-Protein Recipe Book and should have it finished to share with you next week ◡̈