Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here are the 3 types of bellies I see a lot…
Water retention
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen women completely abandon weight training because they think the temporary water retention in their muscles is permanent and mistake it for muscle “bulking”. This is one of the unfortunate side effects of putting “get smaller” above all else. Understand what’s happening in your body and know that there is nothing you need to do to fix this!
Indigestion/bloating
As for true bloating from indigestion - this can be super frustrating especially in midlife when changing hormones can contribute to this. If you’ve never taken a probiotic regularly before now may be the time to do so.
Thickening of waist/belly fat
Changing hormones in midlife can cause your body to redistribute adipose tissue to the belly area. Mixed with a more sedentary lifestyle we can begin to see frustrating body composition changes. It may be tempting to cut calories but increasing activity is the real key here, and understanding WHAT activity to focus on. Stick around, you’re in the right place if you want to learn more about this!
Here are the 3 types of bellies I see a lot…
Water retention
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen women completely abandon weight training because they think the temporary water retention in their muscles is permanent and mistake it for muscle “bulking”. This is one of the unfortunate side effects of putting “get smaller” above all else. Understand what’s happening in your body and know that there is nothing you need to do to fix this!
Indigestion/bloating
As for true bloating from indigestion - this can be super frustrating especially in midlife when changing hormones can contribute to this. If you’ve never taken a probiotic regularly before now may be the time to do so.
Thickening of waist/belly fat
Changing hormones in midlife can cause your body to redistribute adipose tissue to the belly area. Mixed with a more sedentary lifestyle we can begin to see frustrating body composition changes. It may be tempting to cut calories but increasing activity is the real key here, and understanding WHAT activity to focus on. Stick around, you’re in the right place if you want to learn more about this!
