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Weight Loss After 50 Keto Success Story for Aging Well with Lori Balue
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- Mar 24, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, Amy Stone speaks with Lori Balue about the journey of sustainable weight loss after 50, holistic functional health, and how embracing adventure can transform life in midlife and beyond. Lori calls Los Angeles home. The audience will learn about the impact of food sensitivities, inflammation, and the difference between dieting and truly changing your life. Lori Balue is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and former obesity survivor who lost 100 pounds naturally in her 50s and has kept it off through low-carb nutrition, metabolic repair, and a movement-forward lifestyle. Now in her 60s, she hikes rim-to-rim across the Grand Canyon, runs half-marathons, and teaches women over 50 how to reverse metabolic dysfunction and reclaim their energy without medications or extreme dieting. Main Topics Covered: Why midlife and post-50 weight loss often requires a fundamentally different approach, especially for women The lifelong “diet merry-go-round”: Lori’s story of cravings, diet culture, and not just losing, but keeping off significant weight How food sensitivities, inflammation, and functional health labs became breakthrough tools in Lori’s transformation Reversing asthma, depression, and metabolic blocks by personalizing food choices—not just following trends Moving beyond “willpower” and working with biology: protein, gut health, and understanding how diet drugs compare to real food Finding real joy and motivation by embracing movement—hiking, half marathons, and making nature a regular part of life The difference between short-term dieting and creating an adventurous, joyful lifestyle that sustains lifelong health Lori’s work as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and how she supports women in breaking t…