Fab Fit Forty Plus || What Losing 100+ Pounds in Midlife Taught Me About Life, Love and Loss

About Fab Fit Forty Plus || What Losing 100+ Pounds in Midlife Taught Me About Life, Love and Loss

Helping midlife women 40 – 60 lose weight and transform their health naturally and sustainably. Sharing the strategies and lessons I learned losing 100+ pounds in my mid 40s (perimenopause). For decades, I struggled with my weight and did the quick fixes, shakes, tracking apps, strict programs, and fad diets. Some of them worked… until they didn’t! In midlife, I decided I was DONE. Done with feeling crap, done with low confidence, done with restrictive quick fix diets! And then, things changed! I share real life tools for nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, motivation and mindset!

Publisher

Vera Brown - Weight Loss, Health and Fitness Coach for Women 40+

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   A Shot Of Sunshine For The Hard Days on Your Health And Weight Loss Journey - A Helping Hand of Motivation for your Health Transformation When Things Feel Difficult

   This is the perfect episode if you're having a hard day on your health and weight loss journey. When your health goals feel so far away. Because if you're tired of trying, not seeing progress, or wondering whether your effort is even making a difference — this episode is specifically for you. We're talking about the effort you've been making that you haven't been giving yourself credit for, what to do when you're in survival mode, the inner critic on the hard days, and science from Harvard that genuinely changes how you think about your own effort. Plus a practical toolkit for when motivation has run out and you still need to keep going. This isn't toxic positivity. It's a warm hug and some real science. And it's just for you. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●     Why you are doing more than you think, and the specific, often invisible effort that counts but doesn't get counted ●     How to do the three things practice. A simple daily exercise for the hard days that interrupts your brain's filtering of your own effort ●     The inner critic on hard days and why it's lying to you, and the blazer story that shows exactly how that voice operates ●     The nocebo effect. Why believing your effort doesn'tmatter is physiologically costly, not just emotionally painful ●     The Harvard study: how two researchers discovered that believing your effort is real and worthwhile produces measurable physical benefits ●     The say-it-out-loud moment: one sentence to put your hand over your heart and actually mean ●     Practical strategies for the hard days, including the tiny win, the social connection strategy, and the most science-backed one of all ●      Why speaking kindly to yourself on hard days is not soft and it's the most evidence-based strategy available THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: ●     You're having a hard day, a hard week, or a genuinely hard season and you need something that sees that honestly ●     You've been dismissing your own small wins as not really counting ●     The inner critic on your hard days is particularly loud and you've never found a science-backed reason to argue back RESOURCES: ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FYOURI - the cravings reset app for women - why she exists and how to join beta (email me!)⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/cravings-tool-first-launch-waitlist) 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/free-sugar-decoder-guide) 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/8minutesfreetool20) 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/10plusbonus-meditationsvisualizations-weightloss) 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/5-golden-food-rules-free-guide) 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/vip-strategy-session) 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@fabfitfortyplus) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@FabFitFortyPlus) 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

2. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Why I Built An App For Cravings (FYOURI ) And What Five Candied Walnuts Taught Me

   Today I introduce you to FYOURI - my new cravings reset app that I created to help women manage cravings with no shame, no judgement, and just strategies that work. Most of us have been there... full after dinner, not hungry, and still reaching for something. This isn't a willpower problem. It's a biology problem. And nobody ever gave us the right tool for that exact moment. In this episode, I'm sharing something I've been quietly building for months: Fyouri, my new craving-reset app. Partdragon, part companion, FYOURI is designed to help you FIND YOUR INDEPENDENCE from cravings, one reset at a time. I walk you through the honest story of why I built her, the two things every existing solution gets wrong, and what five candied walnuts finally taught me about shame-free choice. FYOURI is now in beta mode - free full access in return for your honest feedback so that I make sure I get her right before full public launch on Apple / Google store. Private beta is open now. Full free access. No catch. To get your free full access to FYOURI during the private beta, please email me at vera@fabfitfortyplus.com and I'll send you the instructions on how to access the app. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●      Why cravings are not a moral failing ●      How Fyouri works: the wheel, the science-backedstrategies, the check-in, and the no-wrong-outcome philosophy ●      Why the dragon metaphor is at the heart of Fyouri'sdesign ●     What one beta tester said that surprised even me! Andwhy the "fun" factor matters more than you'd think ●     The candied walnuts story and why it led to building Fyouri ●     How to join private beta for FYOURI: full free access and all I ask is for your honest feedback, no obligation, no commitment no catch, takes about a minute (email me at vera@fabfitfortyplus.com) to request free BETA access for Fyouri THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: ●     Cravings feel like a struggle ●     You've tried tracking apps and found them exhausting,shame-inducing, or just not helpful ●     You're done with solutions that make you feel bad aboutyourself and want something genuinely supportive ●      You believe health transformation should be personal,shame-free, and actually fit your real life RESOURCES: ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FYOURI - the cravings reset app for women - why she exists and how to join beta (email me!)⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/cravings-tool-first-launch-waitlist) 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/free-sugar-decoder-guide) 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/8minutesfreetool20) 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/10plusbonus-meditationsvisualizations-weightloss) 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/5-golden-food-rules-free-guide) 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/vip-strategy-session) 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@fabfitfortyplus) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@FabFitFortyPlus) 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

3. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Your Health Transformation Toolkit - 3 Sentences To Use That Change Everything: The Permission You've Been Waiting For - Genuinely Yours in Midlife

   This is not a mindset episode to help you on your health transformation. It's a tactical one! Today I'm sharing 3 simple but powerful tools! Three specific sentences that you can start using today! For the moments when the friction and the resistance of your health journey feel like they might win. What stops most of us during our weight loss and health transformation in midlife isn't the food and it isn't the exercise. It's the internal and external resistance that arrives the moment we start taking ourselves seriously. This episode gives you three sentences for exactly those moments. Wherever you are on your health journey, at the beginning, in the messy, middle, at a plateau, after a setback, this episode is for you. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ●     Why permission to focus on yourself is something only you can give, and a personal story about how I gave myself permission ● The specific resistance that arrives when women start genuinely changing: internal friction, external friction, and the mirror effect that makes people around you feel challenged by your transformation ● A complete toolkit - three sentences that you can use every single day to transform your health journey and weight loss motivation. ● The 'but I am changing' exercise, four words added to the end of your limiting story that open the door to a different version of yourself THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You know what you need to do for your health and you still can't quite make yourself do it, and you're looking for something more specific than 'believe in yourself' You want a complete toolkit you can use every single day - free, powerful, effective! You've started prioritising your health and noticed that some of the people around you seem unsettled by it, and you're not sure how to handle that The guilt of putting yourself first feels louder than the commitment to your goals, and you need something to say back to it You've been telling yourself the same limiting story about your relationship with your health for years and you're ready to add four words to the end of it You're at any stage of your health journey and you need tools for the hard moments, not more motivation for the easy ones RESOURCES: 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugar Decoder Guide - Stop letting sugar derail your progress, but also be able to enjoy sweet things in life on your own terms! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/free-sugar-decoder-guide) ☀️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I’m working on a new tool to help women manage their cravings with confidence! Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it launches! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/cravings-tool-first-launch-waitlist) 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 8-Minute Motivation Meditation — transform your motivation for your weight loss journey in less than 8 minutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/8minutesfreetool20) 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete Mindset Transformation Collection — 13 downloadable audio meditations / guided visualisations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/10plusbonus-meditationsvisualizations-weightloss) 🥗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Nutrition Guide — the 5 golden food standards that supported my 100+ pound transformation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/5-golden-food-rules-free-guide) 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a VIP Weight Loss Strategy Session — personalized 1-to-1 coaching tailored to your body, life, and goals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/vip-strategy-session) 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about how I can help⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) DID THIS EPISODE RESONATE WITH YOU? If so, please help more women find this show: ⭐Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! 📲 Share this episode 🎙️ Subscribe or follow! ABOUT YOUR HOST: I'm Vera Brown — weight loss and health coach for women 40+ and host of the Fab Fit Forty Plus podcast. I lost 100+pounds naturally in my mid-40s, over 2.5 years, during perimenopause. No drugs, no injections, no extreme diets, no self-punishment. I work with women who want to lose 30, 50, 80 or 100+ pounds. The strategies are the same. The transformation is real. And if I can do it, so can you. 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fabfitfortyplus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://fabfitfortyplus.com/) 📸 @fabfitfortyplus on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/fabfitfortyplus), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.tiktok.com/@fabfitfortyplus) and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@FabFitFortyPlus) 🎙️ Fab Fit Forty Plus on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Goodpods, Castbox and Youtube.

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