Why Women Can’t Lose Weight - Dr. Christine Maren, DO

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]So many women often are undereating which is really slowing the metabolism down. And so if we look at thyroid function, they have this really high reverse T3. And I'm like, okay, we gota we got to work on like three good meals a day, getting enough protein at each meal, getting enough fiber at each meal, and getting enough complex carbs. So many women, you know, if we really look at macros, and I know this because I was there as soon as I looked at my macros, as soon as I was willing to actually track what I was eating, which I was pretty resistant to at first, >> I quickly learned that I was eating a lot of fat. And because when we're gluten-free, paleo, we tend to eat a lot of like almond butter and >> and we think like, oh, well, don't cells need fat, like all those things. Yeah.

[00:00:42]>> And they do for sure. I mean, >> yeah, exactly. It's like it's a balance.

[00:00:46]And especially for women who are active and lifting weights, like I was lifting weights and walking, I needed more complex carbs. There's so much fatigue related to a really low carb diet for so many women, too. And of course, as you know, nutrition is nuanced. Some women have true insulin resistance and have to be really careful about carbohydrates.

[00:01:08]But as we restore their insulin sensitivity, they can tolerate