When nothing works the way it used to, you don't need a harder method. You need a smarter strategy.
You're doing everything "right" and your body still won't cooperate. It's not your fault. Somewhere in your mid-30s, your hormones, your metabolism and your insulin sensitivity quietly rewrite the rules. The old playbook stops working. I'll teach you the new one - and stay with you until change has simply become your new normal.
You probably know the feeling
It's never one big thing. It's a stack of small ones that quietly compounds, until losing weight feels like running into a wall.
"Nothing works the way it used to."
Eat less, move more - the formula that delivered in two weeks now does nothing. Sometimes the scale even goes the wrong way.
"This belly is new - and it isn't mine."
The weight suddenly settles around the middle, even when almost nothing else in your life has changed.
"I'm tired, and sleep doesn't fix it."
A deeper kind of exhaustion. Plus afternoon cravings you never had before.
"I've already tried everything."
Diets, restriction, more cardio. A few highly motivated weeks - and then everything slides back to how it was. And slowly, every flat result starts to feel like proof that something's wrong with you.
It isn't you. You're just still playing by the old rules.
Your body has changed. So should the method
You don't need to work harder. You need to work differently.
I've stood exactly where you might be right now
In my forties, my body stopped responding to what had worked for years. My first instinct was to try harder - more restriction, more cardio. It only made things worse.
What changed wasn't my willpower. It was what I understood. Once I learned how hormones, insulin and muscle actually move together after 40, I lost 13 kg - and, more importantly, kept it off. No starving. No life overhaul.
Now I walk that same path with other women. Strategy, not punishment.
Picture the new YOU six months from now …
You wake up rested. The afternoon arrives, and the cravings don't. The jeans you'd shoved to the back of the wardrobe fit again. But that isn't even the best part.
The best part is that you finally understand why it works. You're not guessing anymore. You have a plan that fits your life - and the quiet confidence that your body is on your team again.
- Steady energy, no more 3 PM crash
- Fewer cravings, because your blood sugar holds
- Visible fat loss - sustainable and healthy
- More strength - because you build muscle instead of just losing weight
- A structure that holds, even on chaotic days
- The feeling of finally understanding your own body
Your path, in three clear steps
You start your VIP Membership
No pre-program, no waiting list. You sign up and we get going - and if you'd rather talk first, there's the free intro call.
Your 4-week onboarding
In your first four weeks we build your foundation together: eating window and whole food, macros, training and carb cycling, mindset - and above all, the understanding of why we do what we do. With daily coaching emails that build on each other, and a video coaching from me every week.
Your guidance keeps going
After onboarding, nothing ends. Your training and nutrition keep evolving with you - with monthly challenges, new training stimuli, the monthly live call with me and the VIP community, and personal coaching that keeps you going. That's how change becomes your new normal.
You're probably wondering the same things
No. The approach works for any woman 30+ whose body is starting to respond differently - whether you're in perimenopause, menopause, or simply noticing things aren't quite what they used to be.
No. You train at home - with dumbbells, occasionally a band. And you decide how: there are Standard Workouts, Advanced Workouts and Gym Workouts. You pick what fits your level and your day - not every woman trains the same way.
I hear this often, and almost every time, it wasn't you, it was the method. Which is exactly why we start with understanding, not restriction.
No - and that's exactly the difference. You start directly in the VIP Membership: a 4-week onboarding where you understand and apply the strategies, and after that, personal coaching that keeps evolving with you. No all-or-nothing, no fresh start every Monday.
Not another diet. A real strategy
Hormone-aware
Built for the body you have after 35, not the one you had at 25.
You actually eat
No starving. We work with protein, fibre and real food, not against your appetite.
Blood sugar in focus
Stable blood sugar means fewer cravings, steadier energy and easier fat loss.
Strength over cardio
Muscle is your single biggest metabolic lever after 40, and you don't need hours of training to use it.
Fits real life
Made for women juggling a job, a family and a heavy mental load. The structure holds, even on chaotic days.
Real guidance
You don't get a PDF and a goodbye. You get me as your coach - for strategy, mindset and the moments you'd otherwise give up - plus a community that gets exactly where you are, and technology that makes everyday life easier.
It's not really about the kilos. It's about feeling like yourself
"For the first time in years, my body feels like it's working with me instead of against me. The afternoon cravings are gone, and I finally understand why."
"I've done so many diets and even lost 17 kilos over two years on low carb. Then I hit a wall. The scale wouldn't move, no matter how hard I tried. This was the first time someone actually explained what was happening in my body, instead of telling me I needed more discipline. I can eat to satisfaction, I don't have to deprive myself, and I'm still losing weight. That feeling is incredibly freeing."
Mother of two
"I was overweight for years, and honestly I still can't quite believe that at 43, after two kids, I have a body I feel good in - and I know how to eat sustainably. The most surprising part: there's so much food on the plan that some days I can't even finish my portion. I never thought that was possible."
Mother of two
Recipes and guides for real life
Hormone-friendly recipes, meal-prep shortcuts and short, useful guides. Real food, clear logic, none of the fuss.
VIP Membership - $79 per month (approx. €70*), cancel monthly.
You can start any time. Your four-week onboarding begins with your sign-up - and after that, it simply continues.
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When did my body stop listening to me?
My whole life, I was someone who could just "pull herself together." When something wasn't working, I'd try harder. And it worked.
In my twenties I was active and athletic. I trained at home: bootcamp-style, intense, lots of sweat, lots of cardio. And honestly, it worked.
Nutrition was my blind spot back then. "Diet" meant going without. Hunger. Discipline. Cutting out entire food groups. That worked too, for a while.
Until it didn't.
The shift came in my forties. The weight settled in around my middle, but not only there. I felt heavy all over, bloated, uncomfortable in my own skin. Then came the afternoon energy crashes. The evening cravings. The constant sense of pushing against my own body instead of moving with it.
It became a pattern. And my first reaction was the one we've all been trained to have: get stricter. Eat less. Do more cardio. Train harder.
It only made everything worse. I'd last two days, maybe three, and then the crash would come.
The hardest part wasn't the number on the scale. It was the quieter thought: What's actually wrong with me? Why can't I get this right? Why don't I recognise myself anymore?
The turning point didn't arrive as a big, cinematic moment. It came as back pain, from a life that involved far too much sitting. My body hurt. I felt stiff, drained, heavy. And the scale kept climbing.
Then I asked myself the question that changed everything: If this is how my early forties feel, what are my fifties and sixties going to look like?
That was the moment I stopped trying to be harder on myself, and started trying to understand.
What changed wasn't my discipline. It was my understanding
I finally saw what I'd been missing for years: the problem was never that I was lazy, undisciplined, or weak.
It was that no one had told me the rules had quietly changed.
No one had explained how hormones drive cravings, energy and where your body stores fat. Why eating less so often backfires. Why more cardio isn't the answer. How food and training are supposed to work together, not just run in parallel. How fat loss actually fits inside a real life - with a job, a family, a calendar that doesn't bend. And how perfectionism itself is often the thing keeping women stuck.
Too many women believe they're the problem. The truth is, no one ever handed them the right map.
And that's why I became a coach
I trained as a Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach because, for the first time, the approach actually made sense to me.
No crash diet. No banned-food list. No extremes.
Instead, a path that explained how nutrition actually works. How metabolic flexibility is built. How sustainable fat loss really happens - how a body that only knows how to burn sugar can be taught to reach for its own fat stores. How the right structure doesn't restrict you; it frees you. And how you can see results without rearranging your entire life around the project.
This program didn't just change my body. It changed my energy. How I see myself. My relationship with food. My routines. It's also reshaped, for the better, the way my whole family eats.
And that's why I do what I do today.
What I believe
Women don't need punishment. Or extremes. Or two-hour workouts. Or hunger. Or another fresh start every Monday. And they definitely don't need perfection.
What they need is something quieter, and honestly, much simpler:
An understanding of their own body and what has shifted. Structure that holds. Real food. Enough protein. Hormone-aware strategies. Strength training that fuels the metabolism instead of frying it. Routines that fit a real life. And someone who walks the path with you.
Some of this might sound a lot like you
Maybe you see yourself in my story. In the feeling of working against your own body. In the exhaustion. In that quiet question of what's actually wrong.
If you do, here's a different answer: nothing is wrong with you. You probably don't need more discipline. You need a strategy that finally fits your body and your life.
Coaching that doesn't end after a few weeks - it keeps going with you.
The VIP Membership is my coaching for women 35+ who don't want another diet, but a way that lasts. You start with a 4-week onboarding where we build your foundation together - and after that, I keep guiding you personally, step by step, until change has simply become your new normal.
This is for you if …
- … what used to work simply doesn't anymore.
- … weight has started settling around your middle and feels foreign to you.
- … you're done with the afternoon or evening cravings.
- … you're tired - from exhaustion and from dieting.
- … you don't have time for hour-long workouts or fiddly meal plans.
- … you don't want another PDF. You want someone who actually walks the path with you.
- … you want to understand why something works, not just follow instructions.
- … you're done giving it everything for a few weeks and then starting over from scratch.
If three or more of these made you nod, you're in the right place.
Most programs weren't built for your body
They're built for a body that reliably responds to a calorie deficit and a lot of cardio. After 35, that's no longer your body. Shifting hormones, declining insulin sensitivity, natural muscle loss and a higher stress load completely rewrite the rules.
Use a program that ignores all of that, and there are only two outcomes: it works briefly and the weight comes back, or it doesn't work at all and you blame yourself. The VIP Membership starts where it should - with the body you have now, and with a time frame that doesn't end after a few weeks.
Everything you need - for the start, and for the road after
Daily coaching emails
During your 4-week onboarding you get a coaching email from me every day. The content builds on itself - so you understand and apply things step by step instead of guessing.
Personal coaching & mindset
I help you keep going: where are you right now, what's holding you back, what's already working? Setting goals, spotting patterns, making sense of setbacks. You're not an anonymous account.
Monthly live call
Every month we meet live - you, me and the whole VIP community. Your questions, current challenges, and whatever is standing between you and your goal right now.
Weekly video coaching
Every week during onboarding, a video recording from me that explains and deepens the key topics in more detail - to watch whenever it fits your day.
Training at your level
Standard, Advanced or Gym Workouts - you train the way that fits your fitness level, your goals and your circumstances.
Macro & carb-cycling strategy
You learn how to eat - with enough protein, real food and carbs that are timed strategically around your training. No forbidden-foods list.
Hormone support
Everything is tuned to how your body works after 35: blood sugar, cortisol, insulin - with a particular focus on women over 40.
FASTer Way technology
Plan meals, hit your macros, track, get quick answers - a platform built on the experience of guiding more than 585,000 clients.
VIP community
A group of women who understand exactly where you are. That changes more than you'd think.
Your first four weeks - building the foundation, step by step
A structured start into your ongoing membership - not a separate course. Four weeks in which I teach you the core FASTer Way to Fat Loss® strategies step by step. Not as rules to follow, but in a way that makes you understand why we do what we do - so you can apply it in your own everyday life.
How it works: a coaching email from me every day - the content builds on itself, from the foundation to macros, training and carb cycling, all the way to mindset. A video coaching every week, where I explain and deepen the key topics in more detail.
Foundation: eating window, whole food, water, first workout
We lay the groundwork: your eating window and a conscious daily rhythm, whole foods instead of forbidden-food lists, enough water - and your first strategic workout. Many women already notice it here: more energy, fewer cravings.
Macros: protein, fats, carbs
Your personal macronutrients - what your body needs, why protein is the biggest lever after 35, what role fats and carbs play, and how to actually hit your macros in everyday life. From here on you track with a system, not by feel.
Training: strength, HIIT, recovery - plus hormones and cortisol
Strength training and muscle building as the strongest lever for your metabolism, HIIT used with purpose, recovery as a fixed part of the strategy. Plus what makes the difference after 35: hormones, cortisol and stress. To close the week, we tie it all together with carb cycling - nutrition and training, matched to each other.
Mindset, your why, long-term transformation
Why are you actually doing this? Which patterns of thinking and behaving have held you back so far - and how do you handle setbacks? Body composition instead of just weight, a new normal instead of a diet. At the end of this week you haven't finished a program. You have a foundation we keep building on.
And then it keeps going.
Your journey doesn't end here - from now on we keep developing your nutrition, your training and your strategies together. Here's exactly how.
Turning change into your new normal
In your first four weeks in the VIP Membership, we build your foundation together. Step by step you get to know the strategies, understand how they connect, and put them into practice right away. After that, your journey doesn't end - we keep developing your nutrition, your training and your strategies together.
One thing up front, because it matters: this is not about "staying on a diet." It's about letting your body move through different phases across the year - and learning how to use each one on purpose.
Permanent dieting isn't the goal - evolving is
Most women know only two modes: "I'm losing weight right now" or "I'm back in the old groove and gaining again." That black-and-white logic is exactly why change so often doesn't stick. In the VIP Membership you don't repeat the same program forever. Training and nutrition keep evolving, so new stimuli are set and progress stays possible.
How your membership keeps evolving
Which phase makes sense when is something we decide together - based on your goal, your energy level and your stage of life.
Monthly challenges
A fresh focus every month that brings structure and motivation - without you having to reinvent yourself.
Changing nutrition cycles
Targeted fat-loss phases, building phases for muscle, maintenance, metabolic recovery - we steer together which phase makes sense right now.
New training formats & stimuli
Changing training formats so your body keeps getting new stimuli - instead of adapting to one program.
Plateau strategies
When nothing moves: set new stimuli on purpose - through food, training or recovery. Instead of doubling down on discipline, you learn which lever fits now.
Monthly live call & community
Every month, a live call with me and the whole VIP community - not just about food and training. We talk through what's on your mind right now and work together on reaching your goal for the long run.
Guidance between the phases
The real art: the transitions. When you switch, how you switch - and how to tell your body is asking for something different.
Your strategy adapts to your real life - travel, stressful weeks, holidays, life events. The membership bends to your everyday life, not the other way around.
Not every woman trains the same way - and she doesn't have to
Around 30 minutes, at home, with dumbbells - that stays. What you choose is the format. Depending on your fitness level, your goal and what your week allows right now.
Standard Workouts
The entry point: structured strength training, HIIT and active recovery - clearly guided, doable without prior experience.
Advanced Workouts
For women who already train and want more stimulus: more intense, more demanding, with a focus on building muscle.
Gym Workouts
Prefer training at the gym? Then you run the same strategy with machines and heavier weights.
You can switch at any time - your training evolves with you.
You don't just get a plan. You get me.
There are plenty of plans. What most women have been missing isn't knowledge - it's someone who sticks with them when it gets uncomfortable. That's my job as your coach. I don't just teach you nutrition, training and the strategies of the program. I personally guide you in staying on track and growing along the way.
We talk about where you are right now. Which hurdles are holding you back. What's already working - and where something needs to change. We set goals together, review them, and work out strategies you can actually follow through on in your everyday life.
And we look at what stands between you and your goal: old patterns of thinking and behaving, the urge to do everything perfectly, the reflex to throw it all in after the first hard week. Setbacks are part of it. The difference is how you make sense of them - and that you keep going afterwards.
Modern technology. Proven strategies. And a coach who knows you.
In the VIP Membership you work with the new FASTer Way technology - a platform built on the experience of guiding more than 585,000 clients. It takes over what usually eats time and energy in everyday life: planning meals, hitting your macros, tracking without fuss, getting personalised suggestions and quick answers to the questions that come up between two live calls - tailored to your goals and your targets.
What it doesn't do: replace me. The technology makes the execution easier - the strategy, the interpretation, the mindset work and the honest conversations come from me. That combination is exactly what sets this apart from a plain fitness, nutrition or AI app.
- Modern technology - makes your everyday life easier.
- Proven FASTer Way strategies - the foundation that works.
- Personal coaching from me - so you understand why, and keep going.
Built on the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®
The VIP Membership is built on the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®: a structured system of whole-food nutrition, strategic training, carb cycling and a thoughtful relationship with energy and recovery. You don't just get handed this system: you learn to understand it, and I personally guide you in making it part of your life for good.
Four weeks can change more than you'd expect. And then it keeps going.
"For the first time in years, my body feels like it's working with me instead of against me. The afternoon cravings are gone, and I finally understand why."
"I've done so many diets and even lost 17 kilos over two years on low carb. Then I hit a wall. The scale wouldn't move, no matter how hard I tried. This was the first time someone actually explained what was happening in my body, instead of telling me I needed more discipline. I can eat to satisfaction, I don't have to deprive myself, and I'm still losing weight. That feeling is incredibly freeing."
Mother of two
"I was overweight for years, and honestly I still can't quite believe that at 43, after two kids, I have a body I feel good in - and I know how to eat sustainably. The most surprising part: there's so much food on the plan that some days I can't even finish my portion. I never thought that was possible."
Mother of two
And who this is not for
I believe in honest expectations, so I'll be honest about this too.
The VIP Membership isn't for you if you're after a two-week crash fix. It isn't for you if you want a plug-and-play template without understanding why it works. And it isn't for you if, after four motivated weeks, you'd secretly rather stop again.
It is for you if you're ready to work smart - with guidance, with structure, and with the intention that this time, the change doesn't just hold for a minute, it stays.
Your investment in yourself
Transparent, no fine print - so you know exactly what's included in your VIP Membership.
Cancel monthly
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Your 4-week onboarding
- Daily coaching emails that build on each other
- A video coaching from me every week to go deeper
- Step-by-step teaching of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® strategies
- A structured start into your ongoing membership - not a separate course
Nutrition, tailored to you
- Your personal macros - and how to actually hit them
- Hormone-friendly, strategic approach to eating
- Strategic carb cycling
- Training and nutrition days matched to each other
- Changing nutrition cycles after onboarding
Training with structure
- Standard, Advanced and Gym Workouts - you choose your level
- Strength training, HIIT and active recovery
- New training formats and stimuli over time
- Monthly challenges
Your ongoing guidance
- Personal coaching: where you stand, hurdles, goals, mindset
- Monthly live call with me and the VIP community
- Strategies for plateaus and the next phase
- FASTer Way technology: plan meals, track, hit your macros, personalised suggestions
- A strategy that evolves with you - instead of a diet with an expiry date
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What you might still want to know
Most workouts take around 30 minutes - and no, we don't train every day. Strategic rest days are baked into the program, because lasting change comes from the right balance of training, recovery and nutrition. Not from pushing through.
No. The workouts are designed to work at home. We mostly use dumbbells, occasionally a resistance band. You don't need a gym to start - just a little space and a willingness to show up. And if you'd rather train at the gym: that's what the Gym Workouts are for.
No. The goal isn't obsessive calorie counting; it's real understanding. You'll learn to work with macronutrients and feed your body in a way that matches your goals. We track macros for a stretch so portions and ratios become second nature. The FASTer Way technology makes tracking a lot easier - and over time, the whole process turns intuitive.
Because we don't start with restriction; we start with understanding. And because this time, it isn't a program with an expiry date. You build your foundation in four weeks and keep being guided afterwards. The exact moment where past attempts fell apart - "and now what?" - is the moment where this really gets going.
The approach is built on whole-food eating, eating enough, and structured training. It isn't a crash diet. If you have any pre-existing conditions, please loop in your doctor first; we'll also talk about it in the intro call.
Your membership simply continues - no re-enrolment, no break. The 4-week onboarding is your structured start; after that we keep developing your nutrition, your training and your strategies together: monthly challenges, changing nutrition cycles, new training stimuli, the monthly live call, the VIP community, personal coaching and concrete strategies for plateaus. It's explicitly not about staying on a diet forever - it's about moving strategically through different phases.
Yes. The VIP Membership is $79 per month (approx. €70*) and can be cancelled monthly - no minimum term. But I'll be honest: the kind of change we're talking about takes more than four weeks. Plan your start so you give yourself that time.
No. The FASTer Way technology makes everyday execution easier - planning meals, tracking, hitting your macros, quick answers. The strategy, the interpretation, the mindset work and the personal guidance come from me. The two together are the point.
Yes - that's exactly what it's built for. The whole approach is tuned to the hormonal reality of women in perimenopause and menopause.
Picture yourself a year from now - and this has simply become your everyday life.
The next step is clear: start your VIP Membership. Your four-week onboarding begins with your sign-up - and I'm with you from day one.
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What to expect - and what you won't get
You talk, I listen
We start with you: your situation, your body, your everyday life, your frustration. No judgement.
I make sense of it
I tell you what I see from a coaching perspective - why certain things aren't moving for you right now.
We look at the path
Together we figure out whether the VIP Membership is right for you - what your first four weeks look like and how it continues afterwards. Or whether a different step makes more sense right now.
You leave with clarity
Whatever we decide, you walk away with a clear next step. That's the promise.
Write to me if …
- … you're in your mid-30s or older and your body has started responding differently.
- … you're ready to change something - but this time, properly.
- … you want honest advice, even if that means coaching isn't (yet) right for you.
- … you'd rather have one real conversation than wade through endless info pages.
No pressure. And I mean it
I know what "free intro call" usually feels like: a soft pitch wrapped in concern. That isn't how I work. If, by the end, I don't think I'm the right person for you, I'll say so - and I'll still give you the next step I'd take in your shoes.
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What is the FASTer Way to Fat Loss®?
A strategic, whole-body program out of the US, built on real-food nutrition, intelligent training and a conscious relationship with energy. It's the foundation my coaching is built on.
In two sentences
The FASTer Way to Fat Loss® is a strategic, holistic program from the US. It pulls together proven building blocks - whole-food nutrition, enough protein, smart training and a conscious daily rhythm - into one clear structure that fits the bodies of women in midlife, perimenopause and menopause especially well. It isn't about starving or restriction. It's about giving your body what it needs to use energy efficiently again.
What the approach is made of, plainly
Whole-food nutrition
Real food instead of powders and banned-food lists. Quality is the base, not deficit.
Protein in focus
Enough protein is one of the biggest levers after 35: for muscle, satiety and a steady metabolism.
Strategic training
Short, effective workouts focused on strength and muscle - not on grinding yourself down.
A conscious daily rhythm
A thoughtful approach to meal timing that fits your day. Eased in gently, never extreme.
Understanding, not rules
You learn the logic behind everything. That's the difference between "getting through it" and being able to do it for the long run.
Strategic recovery
You don't burn out. You pay attention to your energy, with active recovery days written into the plan.
Not the same every day - designed to work together
This is what sets the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® apart from classic programs.
Most programs are static: eat the same way every day, train the same way every day. This one is deliberately the opposite. The whole point is the strategic alignment of food and training.
In practice that means:
- Your nutrition is matched to that day's training
- Not every day looks the same
- Not every workout has the same goal
- Not every nutrition day has the same macro split
A core piece of this strategy is carb cycling: strategically alternating between higher-carb and lower-carb days, in sync with your training.
Just as important as the stimulus are the breaks. Strategic recovery means you don't burn out. You pay conscious attention to your energy, and active recovery days are part of the plan, not an afterthought.
Through this deliberate alternation of food and training stimuli - carb cycling plus strength training, HIIT and strategic recovery - you get a particularly intelligent approach for:
- Fat loss
- Metabolic flexibility
- Hormone-friendly regulation
- Steady energy
- Sustainable body recomposition
A look at daily life
Three short recipe videos and a travel workout - small, practical previews of what the program actually feels like.
3-minute breakfast · 30 g protein
Your fast breakfast for hectic mornings: protein-rich, filling, on the table in under three minutes.
Protein porridge · 40 g protein
Warming, blood-sugar-stable, and keeps you full all the way to lunch. Perfect for higher-carb days.
5-minute lunch · 40 g protein
Fast, filling, fat-loss-friendly. Gets you through the afternoon without the 3 PM crash.
15-minute travel workout
No equipment, optional band. For hotel rooms, travel days or a packed calendar. Clear structure, doable on the spot.
Built for the body you have today
From your mid-30s onward, three things shift at the same time: your hormones fluctuate more, your insulin sensitivity drops, and muscle mass declines faster without targeted training. Those three points are exactly why the old "eat less, do more cardio" formula starts feeling so frustratingly useless.
The FASTer Way to Fat Loss® starts somewhere else entirely. Enough protein and whole-food eating support stable blood sugar; strategic training preserves and builds muscle; a conscious daily rhythm teaches your body to be flexible with energy again. It works with your new hormonal reality, not against it.
A strategy that isn't a second full-time job
The best plan in the world is useless if it only works on your calm days. That's exactly why I love this approach: short workouts instead of hour-long sessions, real food instead of fiddly special prep, clear structure instead of a hundred small decisions a day.
It's built for women juggling a job, a family and a heavy mental load. For your real life, not an idealised one.
What the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® is not
It isn't a crash diet, and it isn't a two-week fix. It isn't extreme fasting, and it isn't a plan that leaves you hungry. And it isn't a substitute for medical advice - if you have pre-existing conditions, your doctor belongs in the conversation.
What it is: a sustainable structure that takes time and asks for your participation. Which is exactly why it holds.
What a clinical study on the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® found
The program was studied in a clinical trial led by Dr. Jacob Wilson, Ph.D., CSCS, founder and CEO of the Applied Science and Performance Institute. It compared participants on the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® with a group following the classic nutrition and movement recommendations of the American Heart Association.
What the study observed during the trial period:
- Muscle mass was preserved or builtUnlike classic diets, fat loss happened without simultaneous muscle loss - a critical point, especially after the mid-30s.
- Visceral belly fat reduced by around 5%The fat layer wrapped around your internal organs, and the one that matters most metabolically.
- Lower LDL cholesterolAn improvement that did not show up in the comparison group following AHA recommendations.
- Improved insulin sensitivityA key lever for steady energy, fewer cravings and a more flexible metabolism.
- "Biological age" score around 3 years lowerAn indicator of the metabolic shape the body is in, independent of birth year.
The real difference: fat loss without muscle loss - the exact point classic diets miss.
Source: clinical study led by Dr. Jacob Wilson, Applied Science and Performance Institute. The observations above are study results; individual outcomes may vary. This information is for general orientation and does not replace medical advice.
The program is the framework. I make it yours
As a Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach, my job is to translate the framework onto your life: your hormonal stage, your pace, your real schedule, and what's been getting in the way. A program on its own changes nothing. Daily guidance, real adjustments and honest conversations do.
That's exactly what happens in the VIP Membership - from the first four weeks onwards, and beyond.
Trained for exactly this kind of guidance
Trust comes from transparency. Here's what my work is built on.
Selma
Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach
I trained specifically as a FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach because this approach brings together exactly what women 35+ need. My own transformation, and the daily work with the method, are the foundation for everything I pass on now.
- Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach
- Specialised in perimenopause & menopause
- Personal transformation: 13 kg, sustainably maintained
- Hormone-friendly, strategic coaching approach
Curious how this would look in your life specifically?
FASTer Way to Fat Loss® is a registered trademark of its respective owner. Selma is an independent, certified coach and has no ownership relationship with the brand. The content on this page is for general information and does not replace medical advice.
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You don't have to change your whole life at once. Sometimes one small step - a new recipe, a simple idea - is enough to make "eating right for your body" feel light for the first time. That's exactly what these resources are for.
- Selma, Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss® Coach
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It isn't your discipline. The rules have changed
If your body suddenly refuses to cooperate, you're not imagining it and it isn't a willpower problem. Most of it traces back to hormonal shifts that start earlier than most people realise.
Here, in plain language, is what's happening behind the scenes - and which strategy actually fits the body you have today.
Four things shift at once - and none of them are your fault
Oestrogen & progesterone fluctuate
The two hormones that have quietly co-regulated your energy, sleep, mood and fat distribution for decades become irregular. Your body grows more sensitive - to stress and to food.
Muscle mass drops faster
Without the right stimulus, you lose muscle every year from your mid-30s onward. Less muscle means a lower base metabolism - and fat loss suddenly gets harder with the same tools.
Cortisol & stress hit harder
What used to be just "a full day" lands as a hormonal load much faster. Elevated cortisol favours fat storage - especially around the middle - and quietly mutes your satiety signals.
Insulin sensitivity drops
Your body responds to carbs differently than it did ten years ago. Blood sugar swings more, and your afternoon cravings come straight out of that mechanism - not from "missing willpower."
Eat less, do more cardio - the classic that backfires after 35
When the body is already under hormonal stress, the old diet reflexes act like accelerant:
- Big calorie deficit → the body reads it as extra stress, cortisol rises, and fat gets held instead of burned.
- Lots of cardio on not enough food → muscle mass drops further, metabolism slows even more.
- Crash phases → cravings, yo-yo cycles, and ultimately more belly fat than you started with.
- No targeted strength training → the single biggest lever against the hormonal shift goes unused.
It isn't about being harder on yourself. It's about working with your body, not against it.
Work with your body, not against it
Four levers that actually move the needle in midlife.
Hormone-friendly nutrition
Enough food, plenty of protein, stable blood sugar. Real meals instead of forbidden lists - so your metabolism can work, not just brace itself.
Strength before cardio
Preserving and building muscle is the lever that improves hormones, metabolism and body composition at once.
Keep blood sugar stable
Insulin sensitivity is trainable - through meal structure, protein timing and strategic carb cycling. The cravings fade on their own.
Strategic recovery
Sleep, active recovery days and real breaks aren't luxuries - they're part of the strategy. Skip them and the hormonal balance tips right back.
More on the building blocks: Insulin resistance & blood sugar · Hormone-friendly eating · FASTer Way to Fat Loss® explained
If this feels familiar, you're in very good company
Many women from their mid-30s on land in exactly this mix of "I don't understand my body anymore" and "nothing's working anymore." It has nothing to do with failure. It has everything to do with the fact that the old tools were built for a different body.
"For the first time in years, my body feels like it's working with me instead of against me. The afternoon cravings are gone, and I finally understand why."
Let's figure out what's actually going on for you
In a free, no-pressure intro call, we'll look at your situation together. You don't need to prepare anything - write me a short note and we'll find a time. Or start your VIP Membership directly - in your first four weeks you learn exactly these four levers, step by step.
Or browse my free guides & recipes first. Learn more about the VIP Membership →
Afternoon cravings aren't a willpower problem. They're biology
If you crash around 3 PM, need something sweet, or feel tired after meals, none of that is about missing discipline. There's a mechanism underneath it, and it shifts measurably from your mid-30s onward: the way your body handles blood sugar and insulin.
Here, in plain language, is what's actually going on - and which levers calm blood sugar in a way you can feel.
Insulin, in plain language
When you eat, your body releases insulin - most strongly when you eat carbs, because that's when blood sugar climbs the fastest. Insulin works like a key: it opens your cells so glucose can come in and be used as energy.
When that runs smoothly, your blood sugar stays steady, your energy is reliable, and your hunger signals are honest.
Over the years, and especially from midlife on, your cells become less sensitive to the insulin signal. Your body has to release more insulin to get the same effect. It's a gradual shift, and it makes fat loss noticeably harder.
Important: this does not mean you have to cut carbs. It means choosing them with intention and using them strategically - which ones, how much, and when. Carbs aren't the enemy. They're a building block you learn to use on purpose. That's exactly what we work on in the VIP Membership.
The small signals your body sends, long before the scale catches up
The 3 PM slump
Focus drops, tiredness rolls in, and the reach for coffee or something sweet feels almost automatic.
Cravings right after eating
You just finished a meal and you already want something sweet. Classic sign of a sudden blood-sugar drop.
Energy crash after carbs
Pasta, bread or rice at lunch, and the rest of the afternoon feels foggy instead of focused.
Waking between 2 and 4 AM
Suddenly wide awake, sometimes with a racing heart. It can be linked to nighttime blood-sugar swings.
Belly fat that won't budge
The rest of you changes; the middle stays. Insulin and blood sugar play a central role in that exact spot.
A heavy start to the day
Nothing happens without coffee. Waking up feels like your metabolism needs to be switched on manually.
Note: these signals can have many causes and are not a diagnosis. If you have health concerns, please speak with your doctor. This page does not replace medical advice.
From your mid-30s, your body gets more sensitive - not more resistant to discipline
Three shifts hit at the same time:
- Oestrogen fluctuates and drops - oestrogen also supports insulin sensitivity. When it falls, sensitivity usually drops with it.
- Muscle mass falls without targeted stimulus - muscle is the biggest consumer of glucose in your body. Less muscle means more excess sugar in your blood.
- Cortisol turns up the volume - chronic stress raises blood sugar more directly and feeds the spike-crash-craving cycle.
It isn't more discipline that's missing. The tools you were given were built for a different body.
Four levers that visibly calm blood sugar
You don't have to overhaul everything. Even one or two of these often shifts energy and cravings within a few days.
Protein first
Make protein a fixed part of every meal. It stabilises blood sugar and keeps you full far longer than bread or cereal ever could.
Fibre in every meal
Vegetables, legumes, whole grains. Fibre noticeably slows the blood-sugar rise after eating.
Move after meals
Even a 10-minute walk after eating visibly flattens the blood-sugar spike. Costs almost nothing, delivers a clear effect.
Steady rhythm & recovery
Sleep, predictable meals, less ongoing stress. Insulin is sensitive to cortisol - rest here isn't a luxury, it's a lever.
How this fits in the program: Hormones & fat loss · Hormone-friendly eating · FASTer Way to Fat Loss® explained
If this sounds familiar, let's talk
In a free, no-pressure intro call, we'll look together at what's actually stalling for you - and which of these levers would make the biggest difference.
Rather try something first? Check out the free guides & recipes. Learn more about the VIP Membership →
Eating that works with your body, not against it
Hormone-friendly eating is not a diet. It's a way of building your meals so your blood sugar stays stable, your energy moves evenly, and the cravings quietly fade on their own.
You don't eat less. You eat differently composed. The rest falls into rhythm surprisingly fast.
Whole-food eating, without villainising anything
At its core, hormone-friendly eating is refreshingly unspectacular: whole foods, in sensible portions, prepared as freshly as you reasonably can. That's it. No food group gets cast as the villain.
Neither carbs nor fats are cut or demonised. Both have their place. Enough protein and enough fibre belong on the plate too - they're what makes a meal filling and blood-sugar-friendly.
Put differently: this isn't about what you leave out. It's about how you build your plate. When the base is right - real food, a little of everything - the rest falls into place almost on its own.
One thing, however, is central: largely avoid heavily processed foods - ready meals, industrial snacks, sugary drinks. They're the fastest way to throw blood sugar and hormones off balance. And: occasionally is not daily. Eat mostly whole foods, and the impact of a less-than-perfect day shrinks dramatically.
Energy, satiety, cravings - a lot starts to calm down on its own
Most women feel the shift within a few days. Not dramatic - more quiet and reliable:
- Steadier energy across the day, less afternoon slump
- Fewer cravings, especially for sweet things after meals
- Fuller for longer, without eating more
- A clearer head in the morning and after lunch
- Often calmer sleep too, because blood sugar doesn't crash overnight
It isn't about eating less. It's about building the plate differently.
What this looks like in everyday life, with no deprivation
Not a rigid plan - a feel for how a day actually fits together in practice.
Breakfast
Veggie omelette with avocado. Or Greek yogurt with berries, nuts and a spoonful of oats. Protein-forward, full until lunch.
Lunch
Chicken, salmon or tofu with a quinoa or lentil bowl, plenty of vegetables and a good olive oil. Filling, with no afternoon slump tax.
Snack (optional)
If you're actually hungry: cottage cheese with berries, hummus with veg sticks, a handful of nuts with an apple. Protein plus fibre - never sweets on their own.
Dinner
Lighter, leaning on protein and vegetables: salmon with roasted veg, a warming stew, or chicken curry with a little rice. On training days, more carbs are welcome.
Hormone-friendly eating without turning your life into a second full-time job
The most common worry: "But I don't have time to cook fresh every day." You don't have to. What actually helps:
- One hour of prep on the weekend - pre-cook protein for three days, wash veg, soak a jar of lentils. The rest of the week falls into place.
- Emergency staples at home - eggs, frozen veg, a tin of beans, Greek yogurt. With those, you always have a whole-food meal in 10 minutes.
- Eating out? Protein and veg first - wherever you eat, this one reflex keeps blood sugar stable. The rest can follow.
- No black-and-white thinking - one less-than-perfect day doesn't ruin a thing. Direction matters more than any single meal.
Concrete recipes and meal-prep shortcuts in the free guides & recipes.
Want to see what this looks like for your specific life?
In a free, no-pressure intro call, we'll look together at how hormone-friendly eating fits into your week - and where the simplest first step would be for you.
Or browse the free guides & recipes first. Learn more about the VIP Membership →
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What you're probably wondering right now
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The VIP Membership
My coaching for women 35+ - as a membership, not a program with an expiry date. You start with a 4-week onboarding where I teach you the FASTer Way to Fat Loss® strategies step by step. After that, the guidance simply continues and evolves with you and your progress. All the details are on the VIP Membership page.
We build your foundation together, week by week: week 1 eating window, whole food, water and your first workout. Week 2 your macros - protein, fats, carbs - and how to hit them. Week 3 training with strength, HIIT and recovery, plus hormones and cortisol, closing with carb cycling. Week 4 mindset, your why and long-term transformation - and how all of it fits into your everyday life. With daily coaching emails that build on each other, and a video coaching from me every week to go deeper. Onboarding isn't a separate course - it's the structured start into your ongoing membership.
Because understanding is the difference between "holding on for a while" and "being able to do this for good." In four weeks you don't just learn what to do, but why - so you can use the strategies independently in your own life later on.
Your membership continues - with monthly challenges, changing nutrition cycles, new training formats and stimuli, the monthly live call, the VIP community, personal coaching and strategies to break through plateaus. You don't repeat the same program; training and nutrition keep evolving.
Through me as your personal coach. During onboarding with daily emails and weekly video coachings; after that with the monthly live call for the whole VIP community - and with coaching that goes beyond food and training: where are you right now, what's holding you back, which goals do we set next, how do you make sense of setbacks? That's exactly what sets the membership apart from a plain fitness, nutrition or AI app.
Standard Workouts, Advanced Workouts and Gym Workouts. You choose what fits your fitness level, your goals and your circumstances - and you can switch at any time. Most workouts take around 30 minutes; strategic rest days are part of the plan.
It makes everyday life easier: planning meals, tracking, hitting your macros, personalised suggestions, quick answers to everyday questions. The platform is built on the experience of guiding more than 585,000 clients. It doesn't replace the coach - it complements her.
$79 per month (approx. €70*), cancel monthly. The full list of what's included is in the investment section on the VIP Membership page. *The euro amount may vary slightly with the current exchange rate.
Yes, with no minimum term. Honestly, though: the kind of change we're talking about takes more than four weeks - give yourself that time.
Directly through my coach link: Start your VIP Membership →. Your onboarding begins with your sign-up. If you'd rather talk first, we'll set up a free 15-minute intro call.
No. The goal isn't obsessive counting; it's real understanding. You learn to work with macronutrients and feed your body in a way that matches your goals. We track macros for a stretch so portions and ratios become second nature - the FASTer Way technology makes that a lot easier, and over time it turns intuitive.
FASTer Way to Fat Loss®
A strategic, holistic program from the US. It combines whole-food nutrition, enough protein, smart training and a conscious daily rhythm - tuned to the female body, especially in midlife. More on the FASTer Way page.
Strategically alternating between higher-carb and lower-carb days, in sync with your training. Your metabolism stays flexible - and you don't have to "cut carbs." You just learn to use them on purpose.
The approach is built on whole-food nutrition, eating enough, and structured training. Not crash diets, not extreme fasting. If you have any pre-existing conditions, please talk to your doctor first. We also cover this in the intro call.
Not training every day. Deliberately scheduling rest days. Sleep, active recovery and breaks are part of the strategy, not signs of weakness. Keeping cortisol in check is a central lever, especially in midlife.
How this works in your real life
Because we don't start with restriction; we start with understanding. And because you're not doing it alone. Daily personal guidance is exactly the lever your past attempts didn't have.
Yes - that's exactly what it's built for. The whole approach is tuned to the hormonal reality of women in midlife. More background on the Hormones & fat loss page.
The program is designed for exactly those moments: emergency building blocks, short travel workouts, simple meal strategies on the go. The goal is never a perfect setup. It's a routine that holds even when a day falls apart.
You don't need any. You start with the Standard Workouts and step up when you're ready - and during onboarding I walk you through everything step by step. Willingness to learn matters more than experience ever could.
Expectations, honestly framed
Most women feel more energy and fewer cravings within the first two weeks - effects that don't show up on the scale yet, but feel distinctly different. Visible fat loss takes a little longer. It comes. And more importantly, it stays.
Your membership simply continues - no re-enrolment, no break. The 4-week onboarding is your structured start; after that we keep developing your nutrition, your training and your strategies together: monthly challenges, changing nutrition cycles, new training stimuli, the monthly live call, the VIP community, personal coaching and concrete strategies for plateaus. It's explicitly not about "staying on a diet" - it's about strategically navigating different phases (building, maintenance, targeted fat loss, recovery). More on the VIP Membership page.
Plateaus aren't a dead end. They're a signal that your body needs a new stimulus. In the membership, you learn which lever makes sense in the moment - food, training or recovery - instead of doubling down on discipline.
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It isn't really about the kilos
When women write to me after the coaching, the scale is rarely the first thing they mention. They write about energy that's come back. Cravings that are just gone. Trousers that fit again. And the feeling of finally understanding their own body.
Five voices from the coaching, in their own words.
"For the first time in years, my body feels like it's working with me instead of against me. The afternoon cravings are gone, and I finally understand why."
"I've done so many diets and even lost 17 kilos over two years on low carb. Then I hit a wall. The scale wouldn't move, no matter how hard I tried. This was the first time someone actually explained what was happening in my body, instead of telling me I needed more discipline. I can eat to satisfaction, I don't have to deprive myself, and I'm still losing weight. That feeling is incredibly freeing."
Mother of two
"I was overweight for years, and honestly I still can't quite believe that at 43, after two kids, I have a body I feel good in - and I know how to eat sustainably. The most surprising part: there's so much food on the plan that some days I can't even finish my portion. I never thought that was possible."
Mother of two
"I've struggled with my weight my whole life. I knew Selma personally already, so I thought, fine, I'll give the program a chance. Together we rebuilt my nutrition, and I lost 10 kilos, sustainably. I don't fight with my weight anymore; I can hold it easily; I know exactly what matters; and the whole thing actually works in real life. I'll admit I still struggle a bit with the strength training, even though I know I need it. I keep doing my daily yoga. Selma keeps telling me, 'Really, strength training with weights should come first, and yoga should be the complement.' Let's just say I'm working on it. :) What I'm most grateful for today: I know how to nourish and support my body - and most of all, I have my energy back. Before, I was running on fumes. The difference is huge."
"When I started the program, I was honestly sceptical. But my conversation with Selma was so honest and so packed with real substance that I thought, okay, you've got nothing to lose. I've been strength training for years, I love the gym, I pay attention to my nutrition. And still, there were these 6 kilos that just wouldn't come off, no matter how hard I worked. In the program I understood that it isn't about training harder or eating less - it's about doing the right things for your own body. I finally learned how to shape my nutrition around my goals, and that's what made the difference. I lost the 6 kilos and reached a weight I genuinely didn't think I'd see again. And even though I love the gym, the 30-minute at-home workouts surprised me - short, effective and properly demanding. For me, this was the kind of fine-tuning I'd been needing for a long time."
The changes that land the hardest
More than the number on the scale, the real wins are usually the quieter ones.
"I finally understand what's happening"
The most common feedback isn't about the weight loss itself; it's about the understanding. Once you know why something works, the old patterns lose their grip.
"The afternoon feels different"
Steady energy instead of the 3 PM crash. A clear head instead of sugar cravings. Many women notice this first, often in week one or two.
"My clothes fit again"
Trousers, jeans, the favourite blouse - they fit again, often before the scale even reacts. Change in your body shows up first where you can feel it: in your clothes, in the mirror, in how you carry yourself.
"I get to eat to satisfaction"
No hunger windows, no restriction. The relief of knowing change doesn't have to be paid for in deprivation goes deep.
"I sleep better"
Stable blood sugar means calmer sleep, especially in the second half of the night. An underrated effect, and one that pulls a lot of other things along with it.
"I feel like myself again"
Maybe the most important one. Your body as an ally instead of an opponent. That changes more than any number ever could.
Ready to write your own version?
Start your VIP Membership - and begin the path the women above have already walked. With a 4-week onboarding to start and personal guidance that stays.