I didn’t just wake up one day feeling good again.
I built it. One walk. One lift. One choice at a time.
Back in August, I felt like a stranger in my own body. The energy I used to wake up with? Gone. My mood was flat. Sleep was broken. And my mindset? Stuck in the fog. I wasn’t lazy—I just didn’t have the spark anymore. I used to speed walk like it was my superpower, and now I was wondering if I’d ever feel that strong again.
Spoiler alert: I do. But it took a few bold moves to get here.
Step one: I started walking.
Just 30 minutes a day. At first, I covered a mile. Maybe a mile and a half. It wasn’t fast. It wasn’t fancy. But it was movement—and it was mine.
Now? I’m walking 2 miles in 32 minutes and loving it. That old rhythm came back. Turns out, my mojo wasn’t lost. It was just waiting on me to come find it.
Step two: I got support. Real support.
I made an appointment with someone who actually understands menopause—a counselor and practitioner who saw the full picture. She started me on HRT, and while the first month felt subtle, by the third month… I felt sassy again.
More importantly—I felt like me again.
Step three: I hit the weights.
This wasn’t about getting shredded. It was about feeling strong in my own skin. I used to love lifting years ago, and even though I didn’t feel strong at first, I stuck with it.
When I was in my mid 20’s and hitting the gym, lifting heavy, and sassy like all young’uns are – I had a conversation with the gym owner one day. I told her, “I want to still be doing this in my 50’s.” She laughed. She said, “Things change when you hit 50.” I blew it off.
But let me tell you—my early 50’s were what she described. Hot and sweaty, but not the kind of hot I had imagined. Menopause took me for a ride I didn’t see coming.
At 59 – I am back. Each lift is getting heavier, and my body feels like it belongs to me again, with fewer aches and pains. I feel strong. I feel present. I feel proud.
Now I lift 4 days a week. I can do a dead man hang to build my grip strength (yes, for the pickle jars!). And I carry 45 pounds in each hand during my farmer’s carries.
I’m down 16 pounds—but that’s not the headline. The headline is: I feel alive again.
So what helped tip the scales?
Peptides.
They’re not magic, and I’m not here to hype them.
But for me? They were the gentle nudge my body needed.
Not fireworks. Not overnight.
Just real changes I could feel:
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- I wasn’t snoozing my alarm.
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- I wasn’t snacking out of boredom.
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- I recovered faster after workouts.
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- I didn’t feel so emotionally on edge.
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- I slept through the night—and woke up rested.
They helped my body remember how to feel good. That’s how I knew they were working.
And even with all the birthday cake I ate last week—I still lost a pound.
(I’ll take that win.)
Here’s what I know for sure:
Menopause isn’t the end of your strength. It’s the beginning of a different kind of power.
I’m sleeping 7–8 solid hours. I wake up rested. I’m happy. My body feels different.
And I’m no longer couch-bound, emotionally worn out, and reaching for the chips. That mindset? It’s shifted.
Because I stopped seeing my body as something to shrink—and started seeing it as a damn powerful machine.
The cellulite, the jiggle, the stretch marks—they aren’t flaws. They’re footnotes in the story of your strength.
You weren’t meant to disappear.
You were meant to rise.
Ready for a reframe?
You don’t have to “get old.”
You can get strong.
You can age with power, intention, and grace.
Building muscle is fuel for your body.
Lifting heavy things? It makes your bones—and your confidence—stronger.
Ladies, stop chasing skinny.
The new sexy?
Strong Over Skinny.
You don’t even know your own strength yet.
But it’s there.
And it’s ready when you are.
P.S. If you’re feeling like you’ve lost your spark—you haven’t.
It’s still there. Sometimes it just needs the right support to come back to life.
P.S.S. If you’re ready to start moving, feeling better in your body, and building momentum without overthinking it—
join me for the 5-Day Lean Plan.
It’s simple, doable, and designed to help you feel better fast (without the crazy diets or workout pressure).