Why do I feel hungrier during perimenopause?

Many women notice that during perimenopause their appetite suddenly increases, cravings become stronger, and it feels harder to control hunger.

If you’ve been wondering “why am I always hungry during perimenopause?” or “why do my cravings feel stronger after 40?”, you’re not alone.

In this episode, I explain why hunger increases during perimenopause and what hormonal and metabolic changes may be influencing your appetite.

During this stage of life, fluctuations in estrogen, changes in blood sugar regulation, and increased stress hormones can all affect hunger signals and cravings.

Many women assume that feeling hungrier during perimenopause means they are eating too much or losing willpower.

In reality, hunger during perimenopause is often connected to hormonal changes, metabolism shifts, and blood sugar instability, not simply lack of discipline.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why women feel hungrier during perimenopause
• How hormonal changes affect appetite and cravings
• Why blood sugar balance becomes more important after 40
• Why eating less can sometimes make hunger worse
• What may help stabilize appetite during perimenopause

If you’re struggling with perimenopause hunger, menopause weight gain, or changes in appetite after 40, this video will help you understand what’s happening in your body.

00:00 Why hunger increases during perimenopause
01:40 Hormonal changes affecting appetite
04:00 Blood sugar and cravings after 40
06:10 Why eating less can increase hunger
08:00 Supporting metabolism during perimenopause

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If you're struggling with weight loss after 40, the problem may not be calories. Hormonal and metabolic signals play a major role in fat loss for women over 40, and traditional dieting can actually make things worse.

Why you're not losing weight after 40 – and it's not about calories

If you're a woman over 40 and struggling to lose weight, even though you're eating less and exercising more, you're not alone. Many women in their 40s and beyond feel frustrated because the traditional advice of “calories in vs calories out” no longer seems to work. The truth is that weight loss after 40 is often a hormonal and metabolic signalling issue—not simply a calorie problem.

In this episode, we break down why your body may be holding onto weight after 40 and why chronic dieting or cutting calories can actually make it harder to lose fat. As hormones shift during midlife, your body becomes more sensitive to stress, blood sugar fluctuations and sleep disruption.These factors send signals to your metabolism that can slow fat burning and increase fat storage.

You'll learn why you can’t starve your way to hormonal health, and how focusing only on calories may be the very thing preventing sustainable weight loss.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why the calorie deficit model often fails women over 40
• How hormonal signalling affects fat burning and fat storage
• The role of stress, cortisol, and blood sugar in weight gain
• Why under-eating can slow metabolism and worsen hormonal imbalance
• What your body actually needs to restore metabolic balance and support healthy weight loss after 40

If you're tired of dieting harder and seeing little to no results, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening in your body and why a different approach is needed after 40.

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healthy weight loss after 40
metabolism and hormones
natural approaches to weight management
midlife health and wellness

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If you're struggling with fat loss in perimenopause or menopause and wondering whether carbs are the problem, this episode is for you.

In “The Truth About Carbs and Fat Loss in Perimenopause and Menopause,” I break down what’s really happening in your body after 40 — and why cutting carbs may not be the solution you’ve been told it is.

Many women in perimenopause and menopause are advised to go low-carb to lose belly fat. But hormonal changes, shifts in estrogen, rising cortisol levels, muscle loss, and insulin sensitivity all affect how your body processes carbohydrates. Simply eating less isn’t always the answer.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
✔️ How estrogen impacts blood sugar and fat storage
✔️ Why low-carb diets often stop working after 40
✔️ The connection between cortisol, stress, and belly fat
✔️ How to eat carbs strategically for fat loss
✔️ What actually supports metabolism in perimenopause and menopause

Carbs are not inherently fattening — but the way your body responds to them can change due to the hormonal fluctuations that begin in perimenopause. Understanding how to balance carbohydrates, protein, and blood sugar is key to sustainable fat loss in perimenopause and menopause.

If you’re tired of dieting harder and seeing fewer results, this evidence-based breakdown will help you approach fat loss in a smarter, hormone-supportive way.

Follow the show for weekly episodes on weight loss in perimenopause, menopause nutrition, hormone balance, metabolism after 40, and sustainable fat loss strategies for women over 40.

For more information on ways I can help you with weight loss in perimenopause and menopause please visit:

Stacey Nicole Smith

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