Weight Loss for Women Over 40 Podcast

Weight Loss for Women Over 40 Podcast

Lose weight without losing your mind! Welcome to Weight Loss for Women Over 40 with your host, Nicole Ternay. It’s time to break free from the dieter’s mentality and lose weight for the last time...using mindset and psychology, not calorie counting, restriction, or food obsession. New episodes drop every week, plus a deep dive into the best past shows from the vault. If you’re ready to stop struggling and start living, hit subscribe and let’s get started. 2 x TEDx Speaker | Mindset Weight Loss Coach | Certified Personal Trainer | Behavior Coach | Health Coach | Physical Therapist Assistant | Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist | Podcast Host | Author

Episodes

October 22, 2026 • 32 mins
Why You Are Not Losing Weight When You Are Over 40 - Weight Loss for Women Over 40 - Nicole Ternay

Why You Are Not Losing Weight When You Are Over 40

What if the reason you keep gaining the weight back has very little to do with the diet you're choosing? In this episode, I'm revisiting an old podcast from nearly seven years ago to see what younger Nicole got right, what I've changed my mind about, and what I know now after multipl...

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Your Brain Loves Your Old Habits—Even When You Don’t - Weight Loss for Women Over 40- Nicole Ternay

Your brain might be the reason you keep going back to the very habits you’re trying to change. And you might be surprised why it does this.

From emotional eating to that nightly trip to the pantry, your brain has pattern...

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Why You Keep Regaining the Weight - Weight Loss for Women Over 40

Think you lack willpower? Think again.

Host Nicole Ternay brings 24+ years of experience in the weight loss industry to reveal the truth: losing weight and maintaining it are two completely different games—and almost every diet prepares you for the wrong one. If you're tired of doing everything "right" only to end up back at square one, hit play to discover wha...

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Podcast Experiment - Weight Loss for Women Over 40

Something new is coming to the podcast—and it starts with you. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, "Why do I keep doing this?" when it comes to food, weight, and your body, this short update is one you don't want to miss. Press play to see how we’re flipping the script.

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Why You Overeat at Night (And How to Stop)

You’re not overeating at night because you have no willpower.

In fact, what you’re doing at 9 p.m. may have very little to do with the food...and everything to do with what you’ve been doing to yourself all day.

If you spend your day saying “I shouldn’t eat that,” restricting foods, negotiating with yourself, and trying to be “good,” your br...

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How to Eat During the Holidays Without Gaining the “Holiday 10”

What if the reason you gain weight over the holidays has almost nothing to do with the holiday food?

It’s not the cookies. It’s not Thanksgiving dinner. And it’s definitely not your grandmother’s pecan pie.

It’s what happens before and after you eat it.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the all-or-nothing thinking, restr...

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You Can Eat What You Want and Still Lose Weight

What if the thing keeping you from losing weight isn’t what you’re eating...but the fact that you’ve spent years telling yourself you can’t eat it?

In this episode, I’m challenging one of the biggest beliefs in dieting: that you need more restriction and more control to lose weight. Because if telling yourself “I can’t have that” actuall...

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Social Eating and Shame Around Food

Why can eating with other people feel so different from eating on your own? In this episode of the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay explores the psychology behind social eating, food guilt, comparison, and the shame that can show up around your choices.

You’ll discover why the real struggle often isn’t the food—it’s what you make the food mean about you. Nicole s...

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Stop Tracking Calories to Lose Weight  

Food Freedom Mindset Series

What if calorie tracking isn't actually solving your weight loss problem...but creating a new one?

In this episode, Nicole Ternay challenges the idea that you need t...

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7 Sustainable Habits That Will Change Your Life Food Freedom Mindset Series

You already know what to do. So why does weight loss still feel so damn hard?

In this Weight Loss for Women Over 40 episode of the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay breaks down 7 sustainable habits that go deeper than diets, willpower, and “trying harder.” You’ll learn how to build self-trust, stop turning every food choice into a...

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Foods That Sabotage Your Weight Loss: Good vs. Bad

Food Freedom Mindset Series

Are certain foods really sabotaging your weight loss—or is it the way you've been taught to think about food?

In this episode of Weight Loss for Women Over 40 launching the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay breaks down the good food vs. bad food mentality and what may actually be keeping you stuck. From restriction and rebound eating to e...

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Movement Mindset Releases Stubborn Weight 

Movement Without Obsession Series

What if stubborn weight isn’t about doing more… but about changing how you move and who is doing the moving?

In this Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast, we are continuing with the Movement Without Obsession series. In this episode,  Nicole Ternay shares why chasing calorie burns, extreme workouts, and all-or-nothing exercise patte...

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Movement as Meditation

In this episode of the Movement Without Obsession series, Nicole Ternay explores how movement can become more than just exercise…it can become a form of meditation. If you've been stuck in the cycle of counting calories, chasing step goals, or feeling like every workout has to "count," this conversation is for you.

Learn why consistency beats intensity, how walking and mindful movement can calm your ne...

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Strength for Longevity

Movement Without Obsession series

In this episode of the Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast with your host Nicole Ternay, we are diving into Strength for Longevity inside the series Movement Without Obsession. We're shifting the focus from losing weight to building a body that supports you for life. Discover why strength training after 40 is one of the greatest investments you can make for your future, how...

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Mindful Walking to Shift Energy Movement Without Obsession

What if your workouts didn’t have to feel like a punishment to count?

In this episode of the Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast, Nicole Ternay breaks down the toxic "dieter’s mentality" that keeps us obsessed with closing rings, counting calories, and pushing our bodies to exhaustion. As a former professional ballet dancer, physical therapist assistant, and f...

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Small Movement Hacks for Boosting Your Metabolism Movement Without Obsession Series

You don't have to spend hours in the gym...or leave every workout exhausted...to boost your metabolism. In this episode on Weight Loss for Women Over 40 Podcast, Nicole Ternay shares why small, consistent movement throughout your day can be more powerful than chasing intense workouts. Learn how walking, strength training and simple daily habits sup...

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Why Traditional Exercise Creates Resistance Movement Without Obsession Series

Why does exercise feel so hard...even when you want to lose weight?

In this kickoff episode of the Movement Without Obsession series, Nicole Ternay explores the hidden psychology behind exercise resistance and why traditional fitness advice may actually be working against you. If movement has started to feel like punishment, pressure or something you &ldq...

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What If Emotional Eating Has Nothing to Do With the Food?

With your host Nicole Ternay

What if emotional eating has nothing to do with food at all? In this final episode of the Craving the Truth series, Nicole challenges everything diet culture taught you about cravings, willpower, and self-control. Discover why emotional eating is often an automated response…not your lack of discipline…and learn how to uncover the re...

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Reprogramming Emotional Triggers Craving the Truth Series

In this episode of the Craving the Truth series, we're diving into the psychology behind emotional eating and why your triggers aren't actually about food. If you've ever wondered, "Why do I keep doing this when I know better?" …this conversation is for you. You'll learn why your brain creates emotional eating patterns, how those patterns become automatic and how to r...

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Boredom, Stress and Nostalgia Cravings

In this episode of the Craving the Truth series, we're uncovering the reasons behind some of the most common cravings women over 40 experience. From boredom eating and stress snacking to the foods that transport you back to childhood, you'll learn why cravings aren't simply about willpower or a lack of discipline. Discover how curiosity...not criticism...can help you understand what your cravi...

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