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Episode 190: I Lost 20 Pounds in My 50s (WITHOUT Dieting) to Prove it’s Not Luck

Nov 07, 2025
 

 

I lost 20 pounds in my 50’s after decades of weight challenges… all without dieting, and I want you to steal my strategy so you can do this too. We think that once we hit our 40s and 50s, weight loss becomes an entirely different game that’s difficult to win, especially when you’re doing everything right but the scale won’t budge. We think it’s because we’re getting older, or we blame our slow metabolism, or we think this is just how it’s supposed to be now.

Today, you’ll see that weight loss is not luck. You’ll get the 4 steps I used to lose weight in my 50s, along with the 4 simple shifts that made it permanent. And your favorite part is going to be how you can break through that final plateau when those stubborn pounds refuse to budge. Even if you’re like me and have struggled with your weight and overeating your entire life, it’s time to get off the diet rollercoaster for good.


Together, we will unpack:

  • How Holly Bertone used FBI Counterintelligence tactics to lose 20 lbs in her 50s without dieting, and the exact strategy you can copy.
  • The real reason you keep losing and regaining the same weight (and it’s not your metabolism).
  • Why eating healthy and doing everything right isn’t working like it used to when you were in your 20s and 30s.
  • What being diet agnostic really means (and why it’s the only way to find what actually works for you).
  • The 4-step framework that can help you quiet food noise, kill cravings, and lose weight permanently.
  • The simple tool that can reignite your metabolism, balance your hormones, and reduce cortisol and inflammation.

 

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach


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Calling All Professional Women in Midlife... Have You Ever Said... WTH Happened to My Body!?!

And WHY Can't I Lose This Stubborn Weight?

WHEN YOU ATTEND THIS LIVE TRAINING YOU WILL GET:

➡ The 3 phases successful women must master to achieve PERMANENT results and finally live in her dream body.

Spoiler alert: the diet industry ONLY focuses on one phase, which is why diets fail 92% of the time.

 Why it’s harder for you to lose weight in midlife. 🤫Psst... it's not your hormones.

➡ The 5 biggest mistakes sabotaging women's weight... and why the key to success is not tied to a specific diet or protocol.

 

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