Why Your Old Healthy Habits Backfire in Perimenopause: Weight Gain, Fasting & Exercise

Kimberlee Erin

Published on: 19/01/2026

Gaining weight despite eating healthy? If exercise and intermittent fasting aren’t working in perimenopause, it’s not your willpower. Learn why old healthy habits backfire after 40 and what your body needs now.

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The Perimenopause Productivity Trap: Why Time Management Stops Working

Kimberlee Erin

Published on: 14/01/2026

Why can’t you focus like you used to? If time management stopped working in your 40s, it’s not you. This post explains how perimenopause, estrogen, ADHD, and cortisol affect focus, energy, and productivity.

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