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My name is Laura and I am a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in Westerville, Ohio. I am passionate about using holistic practices to help people lose weight and heal chronic disorders with food. My services include customized nutrition counseling, meal plans, online nutrition counseling and lots of recipes! Contact me to schedule a consultation!

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đŸ”„For women 35+ who gained 10-20lbs & can’t lose belly fat
đŸ„ŠLose fat, ditch bloat, brain fog & anxiety Naturally
đŸ’ȘđŸ»Metabolic healing & hormone balance

Happy Fathers Day to my amazing husband @andyberge Happy Fathers Day to my amazing husband @andybergerfitness and the best dad to our little girls! 

We are so thankful for your commitment to our family, your hard work and how you always push us to be the best versions one ourselves. 

In true Berger fashion we had a fun, active day hiking with the girls then gathering with our dads and family for a cookout and several friendly turned competitive games of Pickle Ball 😂 

Just being together is the real gift. Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads, you are so important, and to my dad who has always believed in me and made me feel like the most special girl in the world. 

#fathersday #bestdad

The girls made breakfast for daddy

Hiking with the girls!

Can’t believe this is only 15 min from our house

Cookout!

Grill master

Fun fact: I don’t like watermelon but I know everyone else does!

My dad and I after winning Pickle Ball!

Pickle Ball partners

Throwback to Andy becoming a dad đŸ„Č
âšĄïžA woman in my program spent the last YEAR with a âšĄïžA woman in my program spent the last YEAR with a personal trainer, 3-5x a week. Thinking she was doing everything right with diet & exercise.

She didn’t lose a single pound. 3 weeks into my program, she’s already down 4.

I want to talk about where most women in perimenopause are misallocating their time, money and mental energy.

đŸ‹đŸ»â€â™‚ïž Workouts.

Not because working out is bad, it’s not. 
It’s because fitness feels safe. 
It’s controlled. You show up, you put in the work, you follow the plan. Build muscle. Burn calories. Don’t overdo cardio. 

It feels like the responsible thing to do, and it should move the dial because it always used to.

But for so many women, it doesn’t. They’re uber consistent, personal trainers, bootcamp, pilates, Orange Theory, and their body simply isn’t responding. 

đŸ„ŠTheir diet is decent too. Clean eating, more protein. 
Still nothing moves.

Here’s what you’re missing:

As hormones shift in perimenopause, your body changes metabolically. It is not ready to respond to your workouts the way it used to. Chronic inflammation blocks muscle building. Insulin resistance blocks fat burning and keeps belly fat exactly where it is, no matter how hard you train.

❌You can’t out-exercise a metabolic environment that isn’t supporting you.

I also know there’s resistance here. Maybe nutrition changes haven’t felt good before: restrictive, depriving, impossible to sustain. 

But the right nutrition doesn’t require willpower.
The right approach to nutrition in perimenopause isn’t about eating less. It’s about giving your body exactly what it needs to lower insulin, reduce inflammation and let your workouts actually work. It should feel supportive, not punishing, because that’s the only way it’s sustainable.

Stop spending years and dollars trying to out-train a metabolism that needs to be rebuilt first.
Your nutrition is the missing piece.
 
đŸ”„Comment PROGRAM below, I’ll personally reach out about my metabolic healing program where you’ll lose 10-20 pounds & burn belly fat in 12 weeks.

#perimenopauseweightloss #perimenopausenutrition #hormonehealth
âšĄïžIf you’re eating super clean but the belly fat w âšĄïžIf you’re eating super clean but the belly fat won’t budge, it’s a sign your diet isn’t matched to what your body actually needs to burn fat and naturally balance hormones.

Not because you’re eating badly.
Because you’re eating for a body that no longer exists.

10-15 years ago, clean eating worked. If you gained 5 lbs, you knew exactly what to do to lose it.

But here’s why that isn’t working now:

Clean eating and cutting calories isn’t giving your body the nutritional support it needs. Losing weight as hormones shift means eating in a way that burns fat while supporting healthy hormone production, metabolic health and lean muscle — simultaneously.

The strategy shifts from eat clean, eat less and workout more TO eating in a way that balances blood sugar, reduces inflammation and supports your metabolism at a hormonal level.

What keeps women stuck most? Not knowing the right nutrition and exercise shifts that support the systems struggling as hormones change. 
And I’m not talking about just adding protein, tracking macros or hitting 10K steps.

Food is the most powerful tool you have to support hormone balance — but only when it’s the right food, in the right combination, intentionally built for where your hormones are now.

It’s not about eating less or clean. It’s about eating strategically: lowering insulin, reducing inflammation, feeding healthy hormone production, supporting lean muscle.

That’s the difference between eating clean and eating for your biology.

You’re not stuck because you aren’t trying.
You’re stuck because the definition of healthy you’ve been using was built for a different phase of your life.

đŸ’ȘđŸ»Food has the power to naturally balance your hormones, shift your body composition and eliminate the symptoms you’ve been told to just accept.

đŸ™ŒđŸ»That’s exactly what my 12-week Perimenopause Diet program teaches.

đŸ”„Comment PROGRAM & I’ll personally reach out to help you get started!

#perimenopausenutrition #perimenopauseweightloss #hormonehealth
🙈We grew up in the slim-fast, Kate Moss, low-calor 🙈We grew up in the slim-fast, Kate Moss, low-calorie, cardio-more era. You knew how to keep your weight in check.

You think you know nutrition. But you didn’t learn nutrition.
You learned diets & the deprivation game.
 
Eat less. Work out more. Control yourself. Be disciplined. Nutrition = Punishment & Willpower.
That was the “education” most of us got, from our moms, friends, magazines, diet culture, from watching the women around us.
 
And for a while, it seemed to work. You knew the rules
 
Then you had babies, hormones changed & perimenopause hit
 
And suddenly the playbook you spent 20 years perfecting stopped working entirely

You’re eating the same way (even better). Working out harder than ever. And GAINING weight, AND feeling bloated, anxious, exhausted out of NOWHERE, with no idea why.
 
You’re trying to make the right adjustments on your own, but nothing is landing
 
Here’s why: what you learned wasn’t nutrition. It was a numbers game rooted in restriction & perfection that made it impossible for you to succeed
You believe that if you just try harder and find the perfect protein + workout combo it should work

❌But tips & tricks, restriction + over-exercising are the opposite of what your body needs right now
 
In #perimenopause hormones are shifting, but the right nutrition has the POWER to stabilize these shifts.
Your body needs to be nourished to offset the hormonal instability your body is going through so you aren’t gaining weight or feeling “off”.

When you don’t make the right nutrition & exercise shifts, you can’t lose weight & experience worsening symptoms
 
✅The right foods in the right balance to lower insulin, reduce inflammation, support hormone production & rebuild lean muscle.
 
This is a completely different understanding of how to eat to support your body.
 
You’re not failing because you lack discipline. No one taught you how to rebuild your metabolic foundation
You’ve only been taught how to deprive it
 
I’m reteaching that. Weight Loss can actually feel GOOD & be sustainable

đŸ”„DM me PROGRAM & I’ll reach out. My 12-week Perimenopause Diet program is the missing piece your body is waiting for #weightlossforwomenover40
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