Heal in 10: What Most Women Get Wrong About Dieting in Their Midlife w/ Denise Kirtley

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Hey Heal Squad! In this quick but powerful Heal in 10, Denise Kirtley—transformation coach and midlife fitness queen—breaks down the truth behind sustainable results. After decades of on-and-off dieting, Denise finally found what worked: a mindset shift and a simple macro-based approach to food. She shares how tracking gave her clarity, why protein made the biggest difference in her body, and how letting go of perfection helped her finally create lasting change. If you're stuck in the “start over” cycle or constantly second-guessing your results, this one’s for you. It’s not about willpower…it’s about learning what works for your body and doing it with intention. Ten minutes. One big shift. Tune in! Don’t forget to listen to our FULL episodes with Denise Kirtley: Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1085-losing-50lbs-at-50-years-old-how-to-transform/id1320060107?i=1000710077708 Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1086-build-sustainable-strength-habits-muscles-that/id1320060107?i=1000710255197 -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront Prenuvo: Prenuvo.com/MARIA for $300 off Delete Me: https://bit.ly/43rkHwi code: SQUAD EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ DENISE KIRTLEY RESOURCES: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiftyfitnessjourney/?hl=en Website: https://rebellionbody.com/ Get coaching: https://rebellionbody.com/pages/coaching Challenge: https://my.playbookapp.io/denise-kirtley/programs/pull-up-program/23454 ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:07.6	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menounos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:15.2	Heal Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:20.4	What did you do?
0:21.6	Because what you've done is like the extreme version of like, let's say what I did.
0:27.0	I lost the weight, but I didn't turn into bodybuilding.
0:30.8	Right.
0:30.8	And no, no, and I don't mean that in a bad way.
0:33.4	I mean, like, that requires a lot of science, a lot of work, a lot of research.
0:38.3	Yes.
0:39.3	That's like a whole other life that you are creating for yourself.
0:44.3	And so I'm just blown away at how much work and research must have gone into that rather than just, okay, I'll eat a little less, I'll move a little more kind of thing.
0:55.4	No, exactly. So the way that, because I had done every diet, first of all, under the sun.
1:00.7	I had done Weight Watchers multiple times. I had done Michael Thurman's six-week body makeover
1:05.7	multiple times. Like, you name it. I had done that, what is that pro lawn, where you eat.
1:09.8	Oh, yeah. Like I've done it all over the
1:12.5	years um you name like a big name in the 80 90s or two early 2000s that had a program I did it
1:20.4	and I started to really just watch people online and I was seeing these really fit women in their 50, 60s, and even 70s, like with muscle.
1:30.7	And I had always thought I'd love to have that kind of body, but that wasn't me.
1:35.3	Like my story was, that wasn't for me.
1:37.0	That wasn't my body type.
1:38.1	That wasn't something that I could achieve.
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