20/06/2026
If you’ve ever followed a diet under 1200 calories, you need to read this.
Not because I want you to feel bad about it.
Because I want you to understand what actually happened to your body.
And why perimenopause feels harder than it should.
The fitness industry sold you restriction in your 30s.
Then watched you enter your 40s with compromised bone density, a suppressed metabolism, and a body that no longer responds the way it used to.
And now they want to sell you the fix.
Here’s what they never explained.
There is a clinical threshold for underfuelling called Low Energy Availability (LEA). Below 30 calories per kilogram of fat free mass per day, your body stops prioritising bone remodelling, hormonal function and metabolic regulation.
Most women on sub-1200 calorie plans were well below it.
In younger women, LEA shows up as a lost period, a clear warning sign.
In women over 40 with irregular cycles? It gets written off as perimenopause.
The warning sign disappears.
The damage continues undetected.
You were never the problem. The prescription was.
The fix starts with knowing your actual numbers, your real energy requirement, your lean mass, your metabolic baseline.
The Midlife Macro Calculator gives you exactly that.
🔗 Link in bio → Midlife Macro Calculator
💬 Or comment MACRO and I’ll send it directly to you.
11/06/2026
I don’t advertise for mentoring. I rarely have time to take it on.
But every now and then I see a little bit of my earlier self in a practitioner - someone with real clinical depth, genuine passion, and the drive to build something meaningful. And I can’t not help them get there faster than I did.
I’ve been a dietitian since 2009. One of the biggest gaps between studying and practice is that nobody teaches you how to market yourself, protect your worth, or build a business around your expertise.
Dietitians are some of the most passionate, self-giving professionals I’ve ever encountered, and the industry is slow to recognise that.
I didn’t want to keep watching brilliant practitioners get worn down by a system that undervalues them.
So I became the mentor I never had.
Paris came to me already experienced - women’s health, sports nutrition, years in the field. She didn’t need more clinical knowledge. She needed clarity on her values, her vision, and the life she actually wanted to lead. Then we built a business that reflected that.
In 6 months she launched an online course, an e-book, and a nutrition program. Her practice is now running profitably.
Go follow her 👉 Paris Dixon | Running, Triathlon and Hyrox Sports Dietitian
She is exactly the kind of practitioner you want in your corner if you’re an active female or endurance athlete serious about body composition and performance nutrition.
This is a paid mentorship.
I take on very few people.
If you’ve read this and something resonated, DM me.
The right person will know.