Insulin resistance
When your cells stop responding well to insulin, your body stores more fat, mostly around the middle. This is common with PCOS and in perimenopause.
Weight loss for womenHormone friendly weight loss,
Hormone friendly weight loss,
without another diet.
If you eat well, exercise and still cannot lose weight, your hormones may be part of the picture. The Hormone Method helps women with PCOS, perimenopause, insulin resistance and stress lose weight by working with their body, not against it.
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Why can't I lose weight?
The short answer: when hormones like insulin and cortisol are out of balance, eating less often stops working. Your body is not lazy and you are not failing. It needs a different plan.
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Four hormone reasons weight can get stuck.
High cortisol
Long term stress, skipped meals and poor sleep keep cortisol high. That can raise cravings and make your body hold on to belly fat.
Changing oestrogen
In perimenopause, falling oestrogen changes where fat is stored and how you handle carbs. What worked at 30 may stop working at 42.
Eating too little
Strict diets can slow your body down, cost you muscle and leave you hungry. Weight often comes back. Enough food, built well, works better.
What a hormone friendly day can look like.
Morning
A breakfast with 30 grams of protein, such as eggs or Greek yoghurt with seeds. This helps keep cravings down all day.
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- Morning: A breakfast with 30 grams of protein, such as eggs or Greek yoghurt with seeds. This helps keep cravings down all day.
- Midday: Protein, a big portion of vegetables and some carbs like rice or lentils. A 10 minute walk after lunch helps your blood sugar.
- Afternoon: A snack with protein, like nuts and fruit or hummus, so the 4pm sugar craving has less pull.
- Evening: A normal dinner with carbs to support sleep. Better sleep means steadier hunger the next day.
This is an example, not a rule book. See how the full method works, read the PCOS nutrition plan or the perimenopause nutrition plan, or see real client results.
Steady, not strict
Lose weight in a way you can keep.
No banned foods, no hours in the gym. Just meals and habits that help your hormones, so the weight comes off and stays off.
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Why can't I lose weight even when I eat less?
Eating less can raise cortisol and make blood sugar swing, which can make your body hold on to weight, especially around your belly. Insulin resistance, PCOS, thyroid changes and perimenopause can add to this. Steady meals with enough protein usually work better than eating very little.Adri
What is the best way for women to lose weight with hormone imbalance?
Start with steady blood sugar: protein, fibre and carbs at each meal. Add strength exercises two or three times a week, daily walks, enough sleep and support for stress. These steps help insulin and cortisol, which makes steady weight loss easier.Adri
How can I lose weight with PCOS?
Most women with PCOS have some insulin resistance. Eating protein first, keeping carbs with fibre, moving after meals and building muscle can help insulin work better. Weight loss is often slower with PCOS, so small steady changes beat strict diets.Adri
Why am I gaining weight in perimenopause?
Falling oestrogen changes where your body stores fat and how it handles blood sugar, so many women notice belly weight gain in their 40s. Poor sleep and stress add to it. More protein, strength exercises and regular meals can help.Adri
How do I lose belly fat caused by hormones?
Belly fat is often linked to insulin and cortisol. Steady meals, less alcohol, better sleep, strength exercises and walking after meals help both. There is no quick fix, but these habits add up over weeks.Adri
Do I have to cut carbs to lose weight?
No. Very low carb eating can hurt sleep, mood and your cycle. We keep carbs and pair them with protein and fibre so blood sugar stays steady.Adri
How fast will I lose weight?
Every body is different. Many clients lose weight slowly and steadily, and notice better energy, fewer cravings and better sleep first. Slow weight loss is easier to keep off.Adri
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