Balancing Menopause, Food, and Fitness: Insights from Donna | HSM 662

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In episode 662 of The Half Size Me™ Show, Heather talks Donna about her journey from relying solely on physical activity to becoming more mindful of her eating habits, especially as she navigated menopause. They also chat about: -- how adjusting her diet and tracking food helped her regain control over her health after years of focusing mainly on exercise -- the importance of staying consistent with tracking and making small adjustments to find what works for her body -- the role of HRT in managing sleep issues, night sweats, and maintaining a healthy weight range during menopause -- and more! Support Half Size Me Show’s mission and help us stay free of third-party ads! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 650+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only episodes including the Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Become a podcast premium subscriber today and make Heather and the Half Size Me show a part of your weight loss journey! Do you want to get support and connection at a price you can afford? Then check out the Half Size Me Academy here: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm-academy/ About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

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0:00.0	Half Siz Me episode 662, brought to you by the amazing Half Siz Me Academy to join us, become a member
0:09.8	and start working on your holiday habits to have fun and be healthy.
0:14.2	Go to half size me. The water's fine. Come on, dive in. The future's here. It's right before your eyes.
0:31.0	Step by step, you're on your way welcome to a brighter day.
0:37.0	Don't you know it feels good to be alive.
0:40.0	You could be larger than life bigger than the world living out the hopes of dreams of every boy and every girl.
0:50.0	You could fly higher than the sky, shine higher than the sky
0:53.2	shining brighter than the stars
0:55.8	you could have all you ever wanted
0:58.0	show the moon and reach from us you know you could
1:03.7	hello beautiful You know you're good. Hello beautiful listeners. I am your host Heather and as always I'm very grateful to be here with you this week and we're going to be doing a wonderful interview with Donna.
1:14.7	Donna is awesome because she is going to share with you how really fitness has never
1:21.3	been her struggle. She's been really capable of staying on really and wanted to get her weight under control.
1:32.8	She realized that she really had to switch gears
1:36.2	and focus on her food.
1:37.6	And so in this interview with her,
1:39.7	you're going to get to hear what transition
1:41.6	she had to go through to become successful with her own weight
1:44.9	loss journey and how she had to kind of let go of it just being all fitness focused and really
1:51.8	start to become way more aware of food and what she's
1:54.5	putting in her body. So I think that those of you who are in that phase of life
1:58.6	where you're like, you know, used to be easier, used to be easier.
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