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The Truth About Cortisol Fasting and Midlife Weight Gain For Women 50+ || Emma Voysey

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Are you doing everything right — fasting, eating clean, working out — and still struggling with stubborn belly fat? The Truth About Cortisol Fasting and Midlife Weight Gain For Women 50+ || Emma Voysey
It might not be your willpower. It might be cortisol.
In this video, I’m breaking down the real science behind why midlife women over 50 often hit a wall with fat loss — and how to fix it. We’ll talk:

✔️ How cortisol sabotages your metabolism
✔️ Why fasting too hard can backfire
✔️ How to reset your hormones, sleep, and circadian rhythm
✔️ The best fasting strategy for women over 50
✔️ What to eat (and when!) to actually burn fat

Whether you're dealing with hormone havoc, insomnia, cravings, or just feel like your body has stopped listening — this one's for you.

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20 Comments

@Springtime-x7h 1 year ago Pinned

Excellent video!! My takeaways:
1. 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal body weight each day.
2. Mild fasting: 14-16 hours per day. Keep your cortisol calm and later can occasionally do a 72 hour fast.
3. No snacking
4. Walk or move for 10 minutes after each meal
5. Add short duration, sporadic sprints or high energy exercise to exercise
6. Weight lift to add muscle mass using relatively heavy weights
7. Sunrise, morning sunlight and protein to stop cortisol, sunset for melatonin
8. Ensure good, deep sleep
9. Last meal of day several hours before bedtime and smallest meal of the day
10. Sugar cravings may be due to a poor gut biome

@wb8517 1 year ago

I smelled food yesterday - and gained 2 pounds ... It doesn't matter if I actually eat it or not ...

@nanny8675309 1 year ago

I’m 45 and for the past 15 years I’ve been told all of my health issues are because I’m getting older🙄🤨Western doctors are a waste of time nowadays and you have to do your own research and/or go to a homeopathic doctor.

@rosegreen8441 1 year ago

16:48 how to lower cortisol starts here

@gordonj498 1 year ago

This might be aimed at women but as a 54yr old Scottish bloke who's got a concrete slab of stomach and who ticked all of the high cortisol points then this hits harder then every other health video I've ever watched. You have a beautifully paced and gentle teaching style Ms Voysey which makes everything really easy to understand. Love it.

@GiselleAdams 1 year ago

Wow! Just when I'm thinking that OMAD is not working for me and my waist is getting bigger, this video pops up! It made me cry....with relief.

@IndigoAwakener 1 year ago

I’m a Professional Nanny (42 years and counting), and they are right. “it’s not fair”😊

@YesToLifeAlways 1 year ago

I mean i am 36 but watching to prepare. I mean listen ladies. We are all in this together.

@JayJayKitty24 1 year ago

This is why it's so important for women to get Vitamin D. Vitamin D not only helps lower cortisol, it also helps with metabolism, fat burning and muscle building. Sunshine is the best form as the body does not recognise synthetic vitamin D pills.

@unearthlydigitaldesigns 1 year ago

It's time the medical profession starts taking womens health seriously. We get pushed away so easily. Losing weight for women around our age is not as simple as calorie in vs calorie out and working out and fasting too much. You can't skip meals, you can't eat everything, you totally need to redefine yourself and also be gentle and loving to yourself. Self care at our age is so important.

@christinamckinney2370 1 year ago

Emma, I’m almost 62 and raising my 14 year old nephew with level 3 autism. He’s hit puberty now and I’ve had him 13 years. My cortisol is off the chain and sleep is horrible. I’m ready to do whatever needs to be done to change things. Thank you for posting this!

@sanjanadeb2957 1 year ago

Wow, had no idea why I was loosing muscle & gaining fat going to gym everyday

@valeriemontgomery6678 1 year ago

Thank you so much for this video! I really hope you know the amazing way you’re helping women. I’m 73 and have been trying to lose weight since I was seven. I had a horrible childhood and didn’t know from one day to the next if I was going to live or die at the hands of my father. My brother and sister both died at young ages because of the severe abuse. I’ve suffered being overweight and having health issues and wondering how it is that I’ve lived as long as I have. When you said that cortisol is our survival hormone, I couldn’t stop the tears. I’ve been feeling like cortisol was my enemy, and that it somehow had been damaged in my body because of the anxiety that I’ve lived with all of my life. I’m going to embrace all of the things you said in this video and see if I can finally get some relief for whatever years I have left. Thank you for sharing this freely.

@maryhouston7805 1 year ago

OMG, where have you been for the past 17 years of my life!!!! Since starting menopause at 40, I have slowly put on 3 stone. I have tried everything over the years to lose weight to no avail. It's very frustrating, and it really gets me down not being happy in my skin. I have only recently seen that elevated cortisol could be the issue, and I tick every warning box. Then your video pops up in my feed.....wow. A new way of life starts for me today. Thank you soooooo much from a new and very grateful subscriber.

@cynthiahelmich3762 1 year ago

Was on HRT for a while. Never did make sense to me. My grandmother never took them and neither did her grandmother. What they did have was, healthy fats and appropriate sleep and excerise - up with the chickens and down with the sun. no marathon, just gardening and good ole’ house cleaning.

@mrs.h4484 1 year ago (edited)

Yes, it's constantly up. So tired, so ready for peace.

@rlpk4333 1 year ago

I’ve been in survival mode since 2017 now I’m completely fried and burnt out mentally and physically. My give a damn is busted in every way. This video explains everything now if only I could get good deep sleep🙏🏻