@nikolahoward.bsky.social
From the UK, where "Irony and Sarcasm" is a love language Assisting women in business redefine success - without burnout, overwhelm, or sacrificing their health "Find your Confidence Saboteur" quiz here: https://nikolahoward.uk/securitysix
The government's just allocated funds for weight loss drugs for women and has told platforms to stop suppressing women's health content.
95% of UK women's health businesses say they're shadowbanned.
Parliament documented it (Pg 28 of the Women and Equalities Committee's 12th report)
Keep talking!
Get off the blood sugar roller coaster, the scheduled podcast for today
I had a lovely conversation with Kate Porter of @MidlifeUnlimited podcast on now having stable blood sugar serves us as we hit midlife
Listen here:https://midlifeunlimitedpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2417699/episodes/18704958-ho
"Hustle Culture can get in the bin!"
I didn't know that @YourVideoTeam were planning on releasing the mini-podcast we did at @HigherVoltage in January - it's just for, here it is!
https://youtu.be/le9nJCXrJhc?si=tgmXYVpxsEckc57K
A bloke on Threads opined
"You can't lose weight without a calorie deficit.
Likewise, you can't be in a calorie deficit and not lose weight."
This breaks the second law of thermodynamics. Your body isn't a bomb calorimeter.
Protein, carbs & fat have different pathways, different energy outcomes.
English GPs will soon be paid £3k a year to prescribe weight loss jabs.
It's in the NHS England 2026/27 contract.
Remember dentistry and statins? We've seen this playbook before...
Yes, the jab suppresses appetite but it doesn't fix the system underneath.
Ask me how I know this matters.
Brain fog at 3pm isn't stress. It's not age. It's your metabolism.
Your brain uses 20% of your energy—and insulin resistance quietly starves it. Harvard, Stanford, and the Royal College of Psychiatry are all saying it now.
This isn't fringe. It's science. Let's talk about what's really going on.
I spent 3 months obsessing over purple tiles.
Cos my brain does not do “that’ll do.” It does “but why?”
Turns out that same obsession built my metabolic health programme 26 years ago.
Now Swiss Re just launched it at scale. Data-backed. Business-critical.
If you’re running on fumes, let’s talk
94%. That’s what Swiss Re found in long-term disability claims. High BMI & Mental health diagnosis
The maths says metabolism & mood are one system
I been saying this for 26 years. Stop blaming yourself. Look underneath. The insurers already have and the data is clear
Message me, let's handle this
BMJ study: GLP-1 users regain weight 4x faster than low-fat dieters after stopping.
Because there's usually no exit strategy.
Know this, your body already makes GLP-1 naturally.
You simply need a plan to leverage it, forever.
What's your biggest question about life after GLP-1?
I analysed 47 clients (women business owners with chronic conditions) over 7 years.
The ones who hit £200K+ built their business around their energy, not against it.
Your chronic condition isn't the problem, ignoring it as a design constraint is.
Which group do you recognise yourself in? DM me
I caught myself building a breakfast flowchart in my head to explain why I can't "eat normally" to my chap.
35 years in IT will do that!
Your metabolism isn't a mystery - it's a system with logic.
What health thing has never made sense to you, no matter how many times someone explained it? 💜
The secret to metabolic health? Stop looking for secrets.
Real food, movement, sleep, stress management, sunshine, water, community, time, consistency.
Simple list, complex life. Your body isn't broken—generic advice just wasn't designed for YOUR system. Which part feels most impossible right now?
New research proves it: yo-yo dieting isn't your failure, it's metabolic self-preservation.
Your body protects itself from restriction by slowing down.
The problem isn't you—it's treating a systems problem with willpower.
What's your biggest question about sustainable metabolic health?
That 3pm crash isn't willpower.
It's your breakfast spiking insulin and crashing you 3 hours later.
Sarah swapped porridge for eggs. Three days. Crash gone.
Your body isn't broken. Your approach is.
DM me. Let's fix your system.
New research: gut and hormone interventions cut PCOS brain fog by 40%.
Not supplements. Not injections.
Systems correction that lasts.
I've refined this approach over 26 years.
2 discovery call slots open for February.
DM me 'CLARITY' if you're done with brain fog.
"Just eat less" is the worst advice for insulin resistance.
Your body isn't a calculator, it's a complex system.
You don't need more willpower.
You need systems thinking.
👉 https://lowcarbinthe.uk/blog/insulin-resistance-means-eat-less-move-more-fails
£3,600/year on GLP-1 injections. Zero nutritional support. 6 months later? Weight's back but now as fat, not muscle.
The bit no one mentions: your body already makes GLP-1 naturally.
You don't need injections for life. You need systems that work with your biology.
Send this to someone on them now
That 3pm crash isn't laziness. It's glucose spiking then crashing
I blamed willpower for years
The problem? The system, not me
26 years without wobbles + 35 in IT taught me: debug the infrastructure, not yourself
Tell me, what did you eat for lunch today? I’ll tell you what happens at 3pm...
The GLP-1 chat is finally growing up.
Less “drop weight fast” and more “long-term health”.
GLP-1 was built for metabolic disease, not getting people into a pair of jeans.
Useful tool. Not a magic fix.
If we mask broken systems, we’re ignoring error messages.
Is it a bridge or forever solution?
If “healthy” advice has left you exhausted, foggy, hungry, and blaming yourself, this is for you.
Your body isn’t broken.
It was never about willpower.
Full video over on YT: https://youtu.be/di-znVJpKig
Your business is not stalling because you lack strategy.
It is stalling because your body has limits the strategy ignores.
Hustle models break when you live with chronic conditions.
You are not broken. The operating system is.
Build for your body. Not despite it.
Oh yes. Eating the Human Appropriate Diet (low carb, meat centric, natural as possible) is deep in my bones now.
Passing that on is my mission and I'm good at it as well!
It's also, I feel, imperative to human happiness!
I keep seeing this pattern. People come for metabolic health. Six weeks later they ask about business
This isn’t scope creep
It’s pattern recognition
Same system failure. Two symptoms.
You cannot scale a business on a body that cannot sustain energy
You have to fix both
Ask me how I know...
The food industry helped break our metabolism, now it’s selling “GLP-1-friendly” ultra-processed fixes for jab users.
Same broken system, new label.
Real health isn’t fortified snacks, it’s whole, animal-centric, food and stable blood sugar.
Will you buy the symptoms or rebuild your system?
You don’t need GLP-1 injections, your body already makes it when you eat to stimulate it.
Protein + fat trigger natural GLP-1, calming appetite and stabilising blood sugar.
Same relief, no injections, no override.
Repair the system instead of tricking it.
Ask me how.
WHO guidance on GLP-1s says behavioural therapy must accompany meds.
Translation?
Appetite suppression isn’t enough. How you think about food matters even more.
"Lose weight" without that foundation, and it comes right back even fattier!
Which of your non-hunger eating habits would return?
Stop moralising food. You didn’t cheat, fall off anything or fail
Food isn’t a test—it’s fuel, pleasure, culture, choice
Ask one thing only: Does this serve me right now?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
Both are valid. That’s empowerment
DM to book a clarity call if you want to learn this in practice
26 years. 4 books. 26 awards. I don’t do quick fixes or “believe harder.” I help professional women stop fighting their bodies and build sustainable low-carb habits—slowly, deliberately, without rebound.
Curious if it a fit for you?
DM me for the link to book a no-pitch,20-min clarity call
Most women leave the doctor’s office with a prescription, not answers.
Not because doctors don’t care, but because the system has no space for metabolic health.
I’m unpacking what’s missing, where GLP-1s fit in, and what your body is actually asking for. Full 🎥: https://youtu.be/jBhX6QC12RE
3pm meeting. Brain fog. Snapping at colleagues. Forgotten why you’re in the kitchen.
You skipped lunch to “be good” — and now your blood sugar has other plans.
This isn’t willpower. It’s a systems problem.
If you’re done pushing through, I’ll show you the 3 breakfast swaps that stop the crash.