How Much Should You Actually Be Eating? The Real Number for Women Over 40

1,200 calories is roughly what a three-year-old needs. If you've been eating it since your 20s and calling it discipline, this video is the answer to the question I get more than any other: how much should I actually be eating? I'm Jeanine. I'm 50, I coach women in their 40s and 50s into their dream bodies, and I eat about 2,000 calories a day while staying leaner than I was at 1,400. In this video I explain why your maintenance got suppressed, give you the two-minute math to find your real number, show you exactly how I climb clients from 1,300 back to 1,900 while their weight holds, and walk through the protein target that makes all of it work. FREE FRAMEWORK: Follow me on Instagram and DM me the word PHASES for the full framework I use with clients, from suppressed maintenance back to real maintenance and into fat loss. Instagram: https://instagram.com/coach.jeanineescobar FREE CONSULT: If you'd rather I read the data for you, book here: https://bit.ly/4dUHYZe Timestamps 0:00 Why 1,200 calories is a toddler's number 0:45 I eat 2,000 a day and I'm leaner than I was at 1,400 1:19 How your body adapted to less 2:21 What maintenance actually is 2:44 Suppressed maintenance and the Stabilization phase 4:04 The math: find your number in two minutes 5:37 A real client example, 1,300 to 1,900 8:05 Protein: how much and what 150g looks like 9:52 "But if I eat more I'll gain weight" 11:27 How to eat more without losing your mind, step by step 13:42 What I eat in a day at 2,000 calories 14:18 Your quick check and your one action step this week Last week's video, why you don't look like you work out: [link] The scale going up when you start lifting: [link] #midlifefitness #womenover40 #maintenancecalories #reversediet #howmuchshouldieat #perimenopause #menopauseweightloss #strengthtrainingforwomen