If you’ve ever felt confused about healthy eating, frustrated with weight loss, or overwhelmed by food marketing, this episode is for you.
In this powerful and honest conversation, Belinda sits down with Vicki Stride of Inspired Fitness and Health to unpack what real health looks like — especially for women in midlife. From blood sugar balance and gut health to hormone shifts and emotional eating, this episode goes far beyond calories in, calories out.
They explore why nutrition is the foundation of everything — mood, sleep, metabolism, hormones — and why weight loss is often the result of becoming healthy… not the other way around.
If you’re navigating perimenopause, struggling with cravings, raising kids in a processed food world, or simply trying to make better choices in the grocery store — this conversation will give you clarity, confidence, and practical insight.
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Vicki’s Journey from Corporate to Fitness
05:36 Stoplight Eating for Kids
10:10 Big Food, Processed Foods & Label Reading
18:00 What Is Metabolic Balance?
23:00 Blood Sugar Spikes & Cravings Explained
26:30 GLP-1 Medications and Nutrition Education
34:00 The Messy Middle of Healthy Habits
37:15 Nutrition, Hormones & Midlife Changes
If you found this conversation helpful, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs clarity around health and nutrition.
Your health is your responsibility — and your power.
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Host: Belinda Waites
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Instagram: @belindawaites
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Guest: Guest: Vicki Stride
Instagram: inspiredfitnessandhealth
Email: vicki@inspiredfitnessandhealth.com
