Fit + Fueled Life: Perimenopause, GLP-1s + Fat Loss Over 40

In this episode, Tina sits down with Rita, a longtime Fit + Fueled member, who shares how her mindset shifted from chasing a number on the scale and trying to do everything perfectly to focusing on building muscle, staying consistent, and getting stronger in her 50s. She talks about how starting with just two workouts a week, removing small barriers, and learning to lift heavier helped her build five pounds of muscle in five months. She also discuss why strength training matters as we age, the importance of modifying workouts instead of giving up, and how community support can make it easier to stay on track Here’s what you’ll learn: - The “pajama rule” that finally made Rita consistent with her workouts - How she went from 5-pound squats to 25 pounds in just 5 months - The one question that tells you if you’re actually lifting heavy enough - How she gained 5 pounds of muscle and lost fat after thyroid cancer, while the scale didn’t budge - What “past Rita” would have done when the scale didn’t move (and what she does now) - The all-or-nothing trap that ends with a big bag of cheese popcorn - “Pick your hard,” the mindset that keeps her showing up - Why “it’s not the right time” might just be an excuse Fit + Fueled Black Friday deal: https://www.carrotsncake.com/black-friday Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

In this episode, Tina sits down with Sarit Shoshani, a Metabolic Esthetician and fellow FDN practitioner, to talk about why melasma can become more persistent during perimenopause and why treating the skin alone may not address the bigger picture. She discusses the connections between pigmentation, gut health, hormones, metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and everyday environmental stressors. Sarit shares how her own experience with melasma led her to look beyond traditional skincare treatments, along with the patterns she’s noticed in women dealing with constipation, bloating, poor sleep, and stubborn pigmentation Here’s what you’ll learn: - Why your melasma keeps coming back even after treatment - The gut, hormone and skin connection - How stress and cortisol show up on your skin - Why melasma can get worse during perimenopause - The everyday things that could be making your pigmentation worse - Could functional testing be more helpful than skincare products? - The biggest things you can do to improve melasma - The truth about sun, heat and melasma - Her favorite melasma products and what she’d skip - Her honest take on Botox for women with melasma STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Sarit Shoshani: https://themetabolicaesthetician.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themetabolicaesthetician Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themetabolicaesthetician About Sarit Shoshani: Sarit Shoshani is a Licensed Advanced Aesthetician, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Nutrition Coach, and the founder of The Metabolic Aesthetician™, a Miami-based aesthetics and functional nutrition practice for women with persistent melasma and hyperpigmentation. Her method Environmental Chaos → Metabolic Chaos® reveals how stress, hormones, gut health, and everyday toxins can show up on the skin as dark spots that seem to never go away.

In this episode, I chat with Jennifer Woodward about my experience experimenting with peptides over the years. We get into what actually helped, what didn’t go as planned, and some unexpected side effects along the way. I’m sharing the good, the bad, and what I’ve learned about dosing, protocols, and why working with someone who knows what they’re doing matters. Here’s what you’ll learn: - The peptide that made Tina's leg swell up like an egg and why she injected it again anyway - The senescent-cell peptide protocol that started magical and ended with headaches and GI issues - The peptide that took Tina from "operating at 20%, hating everyone" to 80% better in two injections - Why the same peptide can work spectacularly for one person and do nothing for the next - The difference in how Tirzepatide and Retatrutide actually felt in Tina's body and why she switched between them - The unexpected way practitioners are now using GHK-Cu, straight on the skin, not injected - Why "the dose makes the poison" might be the single biggest lesson from years of peptide self-experimentation - A first look at the Peptides for Practitioners live cohort returning in November with a steep discount for past students Peptides for Practitioners - Live Cohort Only (50% OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/VTJg2Bnc/checkout?coupon_code=COHORT50 Peptides for Practitioners Course + Live Cohort in November 2026 ($300 OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/Hrosw4Mc/checkout?coupon_code=TINANOV300 Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

In this episode, Tina sits down with Jennifer Woodward to get honest about their experiences with gut-focused peptides, including BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, and GLP-1s. After years of testing, protocols, supplements, and peptides, they talk about what helped, what didn’t, and why neither of them found the “magic fix” they were hoping for.They also explore the bigger picture behind gut health, including chronic stress, nervous system regulation, and the pressure to constantly do more. Tina and Jennifer share how scaling back, setting boundaries, making time for hobbies, and learning to actually relax may have made a bigger difference than another supplement or peptide ever could. Here’s what you’ll learn: - The gut peptide Tina swore was "the most magical thing" until it stopped working - The real reason GLP-1s and peptides stop working for some women (it's not the dose) - The archetype of person peptides tend to fail on (and why Tina and Jennifer fit it themselves) - Why "food noise" fear might be sabotaging your GLP-1 results - The full list of gut peptides Tina and Jennifer have personally tried and what actually moved the needle - Jennifer's take on why GLP-1s might be the most powerful peptide of all, even for people who aren't trying to lose weight - The peptide Tesamorelin didn't work for and what that reveals about "one-size-fits-all" protocols - Why going off a peptide (or a medication) that's working can undo the progress you made - A first look at their November live cohort for Peptides for Practitioners and the discount for past students Peptides for Practitioners - Live Cohort Only (50% OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/VTJg2Bnc/checkout?coupon_code=COHORT50 Peptides for Practitioners Course + Live Cohort in November 2026 ($300 OFF) https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/Hrosw4Mc/checkout?coupon_code=TINANOV300 Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

In this episode, Tina sits down with Samantha Lander about the numerous ways alcohol can affect women’s health particularly hormones, gut function, nutrient status, mood, and metabolism. Drawing on Samantha’s personal shift from her “wild child” years to her work in functional nutrition, they look beyond the immediate effects of a drink and explore what can happen hours later: disrupted neurotransmitters, depleted minerals, impaired methylation, estrogen clearance, brain fog, and changes in the gut microbiome. They also dive into addiction, GLP-1 medications, and how the two may be connected. Here’s what you’ll learn: - From allergies and being sick as a kid to discovering functional nutrition, her health story is anything but straightforward. - How recreational drug use in college escalated into selling drugs, getting arrested, and spending time in jail - Why addiction needs to be viewed as a disease and how changing that perspective can change the way we approach recovery - The turning point that finally made her question everything she thought she knew about her health and her relationship with alcohol - What happens inside the body when you drink alcohol, and why the effects can go way beyond the hangover - The elephant in the room for women in perimenopause who are struggling with hormones, weight loss, sleep, and energy - The emerging conversation around GLPs, alcohol cravings, and addiction - Why peptides and bioregulators became part of her health journey STACKED: GLP-1 + Peptide Support Membership https://www.skool.com/stacked-glp-1-peptides-8761/about Apply for coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA https://Elliemd.com/Carrotsncake Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: @carrotsncake https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Samantha Lander: http://www.seefitliving.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seefitpt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seefitliving/ About Samantha Lander: Samantha Lander is a St. Louis-based single mom, entrepreneur, and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) practitioner who has been her own boss for over 20 years. Through her practice, See Fit Living, Sam helps women decode their "whole health story" when they just can’t quite put their finger on why they feel "sick and tired". She moves beyond the standard "sick care" model by using functional lab testing to identify the root cause of common "glitches" like hormonal imbalances, gut issues, and chronic fatigue. Sam is known for her radical authenticity, often sharing her own remarkable journey from addiction and divorce to resilience and healing. An international best-selling author and professional DJ, she is an expert at integrating cutting-edge tools—like precision peptides and environmental protection—into a lifestyle that works for busy parents. Whether she’s speaking at a national conference or raising her son, Jaxson, right here in STL, Sam is dedicated to helping moms fix their internal terrain and reclaim their biological edge.