Stop. Dieting. Forever.™ | Fat Loss for Women over 40

Stop. Dieting. Forever.™ | Fat Loss for Women over 40

Stop. Dieting. Forever.™ is the weight loss podcast that helps women over 40 lose weight for good—without dieting, restriction, or drama. Each episode blends mindset coaching, real-life strategies, and proven tools to help you create lasting results from the inside out. Rooted in the SHIFT and REINVENT frameworks, this show delivers practical coaching and identity-based mindset shifts that lead to lasting, healthy weight loss. Whether you’ve tried every diet under the sun or simply want to feel better in your body, you’ll find the clarity, encouragement, and strategies you need to finally reach your goals. Hosted by Jennifer Dent Brown, Certified Health and Life Coach, this podcast helps you heal your relationship with food, build habits that actually stick, and become the woman who naturally keeps the weight off without ever going back to yo-yo dieting. You’ll learn how to lose weight without dieting or deprivation, and how to stop emotional eating and self-sabotage so you can finally feel in control around food. Jennifer also shares how to balance your hormones and boost your metabolism after 40, build healthy habits that actually last, and shift your identity so you can maintain your results for life. This podcast provides valuable insights for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond who are ready to stop dieting, start living, and redefine what lasting weight loss looks like through sustainable, mindset-driven strategies that truly work. We’ll answer questions like: Why is it harder to lose weight after 40? How can women over 40 lose weight without dieting? What mindset shifts help women keep the weight off for good? How can I stop emotional eating for good? What’s the best exercise or habit routine for women over 40? How do hormones, menopause, or aging affect weight loss? How long will it take to lose weight and keep it off—without falling back into old diet patterns? If you’re looking for real solutions to lose weight without dieting, and a podcast that helps you do it with confidence, ease, and joy, you’re in the right place. Join the ForeverWell newsletter https://jenniferdent.com/emailclub weight loss for women over 40, mindset, emotional eating, healthy habits, no dieting, sustainable weight loss, fat loss for women over 40

Episodes

November 26, 2025 72 mins

If your skin has started acting brand new in your 40s, you are not imagining it. Your hormones shifted. Your stress load climbed. And the products you used in your twenties and thirties are no longer cutting it.

In this episode, I sit down with skin expert Viviane Aires to break down the routines that actually work for grown women. You will learn the exact steps to take in the morning and at night so your skin feels hydrated, suppo...

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I used to take a vacation from my wellness goals. I ate all the things, then came home bloated and mad at myself. Not anymore. In this episode I show you how I think from the end, then reverse engineer my trip using the ForeverWell Essentials. Sleep. Nutrition. Movement. Hydration. Connection. This is how I come home the same weight I left. Calm. Proud. In control.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • Why “vacation mode” is not ...

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Food feels like the only bright spot when life is loud. You are not broken. You are undernourished in pleasure. In this episode I explain why dopamine chasing ramps up in perimenopause, how the holidays amplify it, and simple grown woman standards that make food peaceful again. We use morning light, evening calm, and protein pairing to quiet cravings without dieting.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode

  • Why your brain wants suga...

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You can enjoy holiday food and still lose weight. In this first episode of the Eat, Drink, and Be 10 Pounds Lighter series, I explain why women gain weight this time of year even when they swear they barely ate anything. And I teach you the Grown Woman Way to enjoy great food, protect your energy, and wake up proud. No diets. No starving. Just standards that support the life you want.

What You Will Learn In This Episode • The snea...

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If you’ve ever realized you’re the same weight as last year and thought, “What am I missing?” this episode is your deep breath. I’m walking you through the 4 checkpoints I use with private clients to troubleshoot a stalled scale, without calorie counting, macro math, or food policing. You’ll learn how to tell emotional hunger from physical hunger, how to stop at satisfied (not stuffed), how to end autopilot eating, and how to handl...

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Today I’m talking with Alexandra Janelli, founder of GoBurble, the next-gen hypnosis app that lets you build your own guided session in four clicks. Think “choose-your-own-adventure” for your subconscious. We talk about why willpower taps out after lunch, how safety turns off the snack siren, and why identity is the missing ingredient in your weight loss.

Alex and I also spill the tea on our collab: Stop Dieting Forever inside GoBu...

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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Mounjaro™  or GLP-1 can reset your appetite—but only you can rewire your brain.

In this episode, I’m showing you how to use your quiet-appetite season on Ozempic as a bridge, not a crutch. You’ll learn how to shift from the Dieter’s Mindset to the Stop Dieting Forever Mindset and build habits that actually stick while your food noise is quiet.

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You know that Monday-morning moment when you step on the scale after a fun weekend… and it’s up three to five pounds? Cue the mental chaos: What did I eat? Why did I do that?

Take a deep breath, friend. The scale didn’t betray you — it just gave you data.

In this episode of Stop. Dieting. Forever., I’m teaching you how to decode those numbers and ditch the drama. You’ll learn the Stop Dieting Forever Mindset — how to turn scale spi...

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If you’re planning dessert halfway through dinner, you don’t have a sugar addiction—you have a satisfaction deficit. In EP 271, I unpack why your brain chases dessert (anticipation addiction, dieter’s mindset, and distraction), how to create satisfaction on purpose, and the simple experiments that end constant food thoughts. This is identity-based weight loss for grown women who want results without food drama.

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    What if I told you the real reason you keep failing at weight loss has nothing to do with food, hormones, or willpower?

    It’s because your why is all wrong.

    In this episode, I’m sharing the simple-but-powerful activity I use with my clients. This little exercise flips weight loss from punishment into freedom. It’s the anchor that keeps you going, even on days when you’re soooo not motivated.

    When you find your Core Why, you stop p...

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    The weight loss world is changing—and fast. If you’ve been dieting for years and still feel stuck, this episode is going to open your eyes.

    The key difference between women who finally break free and those who stay stuck on the diet rollercoaster isn’t what they eat, how they move, or even which tool they use to lose weight. 

    In this episode, I’m breaking down what it really takes to become the woman who loses the weight and keeps...

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    If you’ve been trying to “think” your way to weight loss while your body is in fight-or-flight, you’re working against biology. In this episode, I’m joined by nervous system and subconscious rewire coach, Colleen Faltot, to show you how to calm your body so fat loss finally feels doable, especially if you’re 40+ and done with white-knuckling.

    We talk about what “safety” really means for a woman over 40, why your cravings aren’t mor...

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    If you’ve been eating less, watching your portions, and being “good”... but the scale won’t budge, this episode is for you.

    I’m sharing why eating less can actually stall weight loss after 40 and what to do instead to break through a plateau.

    Most women think discipline is the answer. The truth? It’s not just about the food on your plate—it’s about your weight identity, the deep beliefs you have about your body, and how you think w...

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    Eleven years ago, I lost 30 pounds. But here’s the real flex: I’ve kept it off ever since. 

     

    This episode isn’t about some quick fix or “before-and-after” photo. It’s about the after the after. What happens when the diet ends, the weight is gone, and life throws you curveballs—like hormones, perimenopause, entrepreneurship, marriage, and stress?

     

    I’m breaking down exactly what I did in 2014 to lose the weight, and more important...

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    Everyone’s talking about Serena Williams and GLP-1s. The headlines are everywhere, the comments are heated, and social media can’t stop buzzing.

    But here’s the thing: almost everybody is missing the real conversation.

    In this episode of Stop. Dieting. Forever., I share my take on Serena, GLP-1s, and the bigger questions no one else is asking about weight loss.

    If you’ve ever wondered why weight loss feels harder than it should, or ...

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    If “I’m too tired” keeps derailing your healthy habits—cooking, walking, gym, bedtime—this episode is your reset. Jennifer breaks down the three types of fatigue (physical, emotional, mental), how they masquerade as each other, and a dead-simple process to match the right fix to the right fatigue so you can stay consistent and lose weight—without another diet.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode

    • The difference between physical,...

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    If you’re tired of dieting and food rules that suck the joy out of eating, this episode is your permission slip to ditch the “Do Not Eat” list for good. I’m breaking down the 4 weight loss identities, how they shape your results, and the identity shifts that make food freedom and weight loss possible—at the same time.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    • The 4 weight loss identities—and how to spot yours

    • Why the diet industry...

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    Today’s episode? It’s not just a mic-drop—it’s a soul shake.

    We’re wrapping up the Self-Sabotage Series by cracking open the one pattern that’s been quietly running your life: emotional eating.

    You say you want to lose weight. You say you want more energy. But if you're stuffing stress with Cheetos and chasing the news with wine, your brain’s in self-protection mode—not sabotage. Wild, right?

    In this episode, I’m giving you the rea...

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    Let me say this louder for the women in the back: you cannot lose weight if you're stressed out. Period.

    You’re eating clean, lifting weights, hitting your protein goals—and still, the scale won’t budge. You feel like you're doing everything right, but your body’s stuck in survival mode and holding onto fat for dear life.

    In this episode, I break down what’s really going on in your body when you're stressed—and how chronic cortisol...

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    What if your cravings weren’t the enemy? What if you could keep cookies in the house, buy chocolate for the kids, and walk past the snack aisle like the emotionally regulated queen you are?

    In this episode of Stop. Dieting. Forever., I’m flipping the script on “sugar addiction” and revealing what’s really going on when you feel like you can’t stop eating sweets. (Hint: it’s not the cookies—it’s the capacity.)

    If you’ve ever said, ...

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