Evie King

The choices we make now, in this stage of life are the most important ones for our health & wellbeing 💜

LIE 1 ‘Perimenopause is the reason you’re gaining weight.’
Truth: Perimenopause can make fat loss more challenging, but it’s not creating fat out of thin air. Most women have gradually lost muscle, reduced activity, increased stress, and are eating more than they realise.

LIE 2 ‘Your hormones are stopping you from losing weight’
Truth: Hormones influence fat loss. They don’t make it impossible. Blaming hormones for everything often stops women from focusing on the things they can actually control.

LIE 3 ‘Walking is enough to change your body in perimenopause.’
Truth: Walking is fantastic for health. But if you want a stronger, leaner, more toned body, you need resistance training. Your body won’t build muscle from a morning stroll.

LIE 4 ‘Pilates will give you all the muscle you need.’
Truth: Pilates is great for mobility, posture & core strength. But if preserving muscle, improving bone density, & building strength are the goals, lifting weights is CRUCIAL. Pilates won’t do it.

LIE 5 ‘You need a hormone balancing diet.’
Truth: Most hormone balancing diets are expensive marketing. Before buying another supplement, focus on protein, strength training, sleep, and stress management.

LIE 6 ‘Women over 40 shouldn’t lift heavy.’
Truth: Women over 40 need strength training more than ever. Muscle loss accelerates with age, and lifting heavy helps protect muscle, metabolism & bone density.

LIE 7 ‘You need to eat less because you're older.’
Truth: Many women over 40 are already under eating. The result? Low energy, poor recovery, cravings, and a body that feels like it’s ‘fighting back.’

LIE 8 ‘Your metabolism is broken.’
Truth: Your metabolism is likely adapting to years of dieting, under fuelling, and muscle loss. That's not broken, it’s a response.

LIE 9 ‘HIIT is the best fat loss workout for women in perimenopause.’
Truth: Most women don't need another punishing workout. They need strength training, adequate protein, daily movement, and recovery they can sustain.

LIE 10 ‘Your best body is behind you.’
Truth: Some of the strongest, leanest, and most confident women I've coached are in their 40s, 50s,

Who loves a good dance?! 💃🏻 I do! And always at the most random times 🤭

I might not be here today if it wasn’t for this procedure.

Preparing for my bi-yearly colonoscopy always makes me very emotional.

And it also makes me reflect and think about how grateful I am for this technology that could have quite literally saved my life.

Whilst the prep makes me so sick, I try to maintain my perspective through it.

We only get one shot at our health. Do yourself a favour today and think about how your health is right now...

Do you need to change something in your life? Do you need to take different action to be healthier? Do you need to make that appointment you’ve been putting off? Do it today!

And THEN, once you’ve thought about what this is…

Tell me below… what should I have for my post procedure meal as I’ve been fasting & drinking horrendous fluid for way too long and ya girl hungry AF! 😂

Happy Thursday! 🫶🏼