About this ebook
By Dr Casey R. Klapper — With Close to Two Decades of Experience Working with Women in Midlife
Have you been eating roughly the same way you always have, or perhaps even less, and yet your middle has changed shape? Clothes that used to sit well now pull across your stomach. The scale might not have moved much at all, but you look in the mirror and barely recognise the shape looking back at you. You have tried cutting portions, giving up wine, starting a punishing gym routine, and none of it seems to work the way it used to.
You are not imagining it, and you are certainly not alone. Starting in your mid-to-late thirties, your hormonal landscape shifts in ways that change where your body stores fat, how it handles blood sugar, and how much muscle it retains. The advice that worked in your twenties was written for a twenty-five-year-old metabolism. You are no longer twenty-five.
Belly Fat After 35 is the book that finally explains what is actually happening in your body, and gives you a realistic, hormone-friendly plan that works with your biology rather than against it. No starvation. No seven-day juice resets. No twice-daily gym sessions squeezed into a life that is already full.
Written by Dr Casey R. Klapper, who has spent close to two decades working with women navigating the physical changes of midlife, this book separates reliable, evidence-based guidance from the noise of fad diets and quick-fix promises. Dr Klapper writes in a warm, direct style throughout: plain language, real patience, and a firm belief that women deserve proper explanations rather than blame.
Inside this complete guide, you will discover:
Why belly fat behaves differently after 35 — the shift from subcutaneous to visceral fat, and why waist circumference matters more than the scale.
The four hormones driving the midlife middle — cortisol, insulin, oestrogen, and thyroid, explained in plain language with practical solutions for each.
Why starving yourself makes the problem worse — how severe restriction raises cortisol, breaks down muscle, and sets you up to regain weight around your middle.
The Hormone-Friendly Eating Method — eating enough, balancing blood sugar at every meal, and getting the protein, fibre, and healthy fats your body now needs more of, not less.
How to build every plate the same way — a simple, repeatable method you can apply at home, in a restaurant, or at a family dinner without weighing a single ingredient.
Movement that builds you up rather than burning you out — why strength training is the priority now, and how to start with a simple at-home routine.
Sleep, stress, and the cortisol connection — what one bad night actually does to your body, and practical wind-down routines that fit a genuinely full life.
Troubleshooting plateaus and setbacks — why progress stalls, how to tell a normal plateau from a genuine problem, and how to respond to setbacks with kindness rather than punishment.
A lifelong plan for the next thirty years — how to carry these habits through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
Real stories from real women — Sarah, Helen, Margaret, Claire, and Fiona, whose experiences illustrate every principle in the book.
Throughout, Dr Klapper addresses the questions women actually ask: Do I need to give up bread and pasta? Is intermittent fasting a good idea at this stage of life? Will strength training make me bulky? How long before I see a real difference? What if I have PCOS or another hormonal condition? The answers are honest, practical, and grounded in current research.
This is not a book that promises miracles. It is a book that promises understanding, and a plan built on that understanding. You will learn to work alongside your hormones rather than fighting them, and to build habits that last for decades rather than weeks.
Your body is not working against you. It is working exactly as designed for a season of life nobody properly explained to you. This book is that explanation.
Get your copy today and take the first step towards a hormone-friendly way of eating and living that you can genuinely sustain.
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About the author
Dr Casey R. Klapper has spent close to two decades working with women navigating the physical changes of midlife, helping them separate reliable, evidence-based guidance from the noise of fad diets and quick-fix promises. Drawing on a background in nutrition science and a genuine, long-standing interest in how hormonal health shapes women's experience of their own bodies, Dr Klapper writes in the same warm, direct style used throughout this book: plain language, real patience, and a firm belief that women deserve proper explanations rather than blame.
When not writing or working directly with clients, Dr Klapper can usually be found walking, badly attempting to keep a vegetable garden productive, or making the case, to anyone who will listen, that breakfast should always include some protein.
