How To Heal Your Metabolism After Years Of Dieting w/ Ashley Fillmore

The Live Unrestricted Podcast

March 11, 2026

191. How To Heal Your Metabolism After Years of Dieting w/Ashley Fillmore

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“What if I’ve dieted for so long that I’ve permanently damaged my metabolism?”

This is a question I hear a lot. If you’ve spent years restricting, tracking, cutting carbs, pushing through hunger, over-exercising, … it makes sense that your body doesn’t feel the same anymore.

Maybe you’re exhausted.

Maybe you’re lifting weights but not building muscle.

Maybe you’re barely hungry all day… then ravenous at night.

Maybe the second you loosen control, your brain screams, “You’re going to gain everything back.”

In this episode, I sit down with Ashley Fillmore – professional nutrition coach, health educator and certified personal training with nearly 20 years of experience helping women heal their metabolism , balance their hormones and achieve body-composition changes that last a lifetime.

We talk about:

What “metabolic adaptation” really is
Why chronic restriction down-regulates your metabolism
The difference between intentional healing and chaotic rebound eating
Why swinging from restriction to bingeing feels so awful
Signs your metabolism needs support
And the question everyone is afraid to ask: Is it repairable?

This conversation is so compassionate and science-informed. You’re going to walk away knowing how to begin supporting your metabolism without obsessively tracking or white-knuckling your way through another plan.

Connect with Ashley:

Website & Coaching: https://www.metabolicfix.com/one
Podcast: https://www.metabolicfix.com/podcasts/cheers-to-your-success
Instagram: @ashley_fillmore1
Free Phase Assessment Quiz: https://www.metabolicfix.com/phase-quiz
Free Hormone Assessment and Hormonal Guide: https://www.metabolicfix.com/hormone-quiz

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