
You're in the gym. You already eat plenty of protein. And yet the entire internet is still screaming eat more protein at you.So you push it higher, and to make room you drop your carbs. This episode is about why that is costing you the exact body you are training for.What I cover:Why eat more protein is right for some women and wrong others. Which are you?Why perimenopause did not create your insulin resistance, it revealed years of restrictionInsulin, and it's role in muscle buildingThyroid, and why you need carbs for your metabolismCortisol, why low carbs raise it, and how it eats muscle faster than you build itLiver glycogen, and why low carbs are behind your 2 and 3am wake upsSleep, growth hormone, and why no deep sleep means no repairWhy broccoli and salad are not carbs, The nutrient dense carbs to actually eatHow to know your own macro split is wrongThis is not about eating less. It is about feeding the body you are asking to build in midlife
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