# 109. Why Women Over 40 Gain Weight Even When Doing Everything Right | Dr. Jason Shumard

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Podcast: [Functional Moms Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/functional-moms-podcast-6372285)
Published: 2026-06-23T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/functionalmomspodcast/episodes/109--Why-Women-Over-40-Gain-Weight-Even-When-Doing-Everything-Right--Dr--Jason-Shumard-e3l5160
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Duration seconds: 3174

## Resource

You're eating clean, hitting the gym, tracking your protein and the scale still won't move. You're not failing. Your metabolism might be. In this episode, Dr. Jason Shumard, a functional medicine practitioner with 20+ years helping women reverse insulin resistance, explains why weight loss resistance is actually a sign of cellular dysfunction, and what to do about it. What you'll learn: ✅ Why "eating healthy" can still sabotage fat loss after 40 ✅ The real role of insulin resistance in stubborn belly fat ✅ Why your bloodwork looks "normal" but you still feel off ✅ How poor sleep is blocking your weight loss not your diet ✅ The truth about GLP-1 medications and hidden muscle loss risk Dr. Shumard's mission became personal after losing his mother to diabetes complications despite his best efforts to help her. Connect with Dr. Jason Shumard: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjasonshumard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjasonshumard Website: https://drjasonshumard.com/ FOLLOW Functional Moms Podcast on Apple and Spotify! SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@functionalmomspodcast/ Shop our Supplement Store 25% OFF top quality brands: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/functional-moms #weightlossafter40 #insulinresistance #functionalmedicine #howtofixmetabolism #HbA1c #diabetes

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