You used to be fine around food. So what the hell happened?
Food Calm is a LIVE 6-week programme for women 40+ who are sick of thinking about food all day, losing the plot at 9pm, and being told to just eat less.
(Spoiler: that's not it.)
Has this suddenly become your reality?
You used to have it together around food - you ate, you moved on. Maybe you dabbled in a diet or two in the 90s (didn't we all?) but food was never a "problem".
Fast forward to today - perimenopause has totally moved the goalposts.
You're thinking about food way more than you ever used to, your body is changing before your eyes and you're being bombarded with daily reminders that you're doing it all wrong.
You've dipped your toe in intermittent fasting, tracking macros and making protein a full time job but, honestly, none of it is sustainable around work, demanding teens/partner/ parents, a home to run and the never-ending laundry pile.
When did it all get so bloody hard?
If this is you:
- You're 'good' all day and then it all falls apart the minute you get home from work
- The food noise is relentless - you're thinking about food even when you're not hungry
- You've tried fasting, low carb, cutting out sugar - but you're more confused than ever
- You're using food to decompress at night - and going to bed feeling guilty
- You don't recognise yourself anymore and you're worried that this is just how it is now.
It's not. But more willpower isn't the answer either.
Wouldn't it be fab if life could look like this instead?
- You get to 6pm without food dominating your every thought
- You cook dinner without eating a load of snacks on the side
- You're not mentally wrangling over whether you should buy the chocolate bar while you're paying for your petrol - it's not a big deal either way
- You're not constantly searching and scrolling for the next 'hormone hack' online
- You just feel a bit more 'normal' around food - everything is not a massive drama.
The good news is, it totally can!
You don't need a complicated diet plan, a fasting window or to track carbs around your cycle.
What you actually need is:
To stop feeling like there's something wrong with you
There isn't. Perimenopause changed the rules and forgot to send you a voice note about it. There's a biological reason for the food noise, cravings and snack spirals. Once you know this, you can stop blaming yourself.
A way to get through the evening without a guilt-laden snack spiral
Not by crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. But by having other ways to cope at the end of a hard day and by no longer beating yourself up about a bit of chocolate.
A clear path out of the overwhelm
You've got saved reels, menopause podcasts and conflicting advice coming out of your ears. You don't need more information. You need someone to walk you through a simple structure that actually helps.
Introducing:
A brand new, LIVE 6-week programme for women over 40 who want to stop the food noise, end the evening snacking spiral - and finally feel calm around food again...
...without fasting until you're famished, tracking every calorie or losing the will to live by Wednesday.
Inside 'Food Calm' we apply The 3R Method to help you go from food chaos to food calm in 6 weeks:
REFUEL
Weeks 1 & 2
This is where we focus on stabilising your blood sugar.
By the end of week 2, you'll be getting to 4pm without that blood sugar crash - so you're not inhaling the contents of the kitchen before you've even taken your coat off.
RESET
Weeks 3 & 4
Next we work on calming your nervous system and breaking the stress-eating loop.
By the end of week 4, you'll have an evening routine that actually calms your nervous system at the end of a hard day - rather than reaching for the snacks to unwind.
REPEAT
Weeks 5 & 6
Finally, we address the all-or-nothing mentality around food, so you're no longer relying on willpower or 'being good' to avoid your favourite foods.
By the end of week 6, one bad day won't derail your entire week. No more 'fck it, I'll just finish the packet.'
In just 6 weeks you could:
Go from...
🌀 Struggling to get through the afternoon, feeling ravenous and unfocused, snapping at the kids
🌀 Thinking about food constantly - even when you've just eaten
🌀 Snacking mindlessly in front of the TV every evening, not even enjoying it
🌀 Going to bed feeling guilty about what you ate and promising yourself you'll do better tomorrow
...to:
✨ Getting to 4pm feeling human - with enough energy to actually be present when you get home
✨ Thinking about food when you're actually hungry and planning what to eat (which is normal!)
✨ Enjoying a snack if you want one - without it turning into the whole packet
✨ Going to bed without replaying what you ate. Just...going to sleep!
Here's what's included inside Food Calm
I've been really intentional about what's inside Food Calm. Because the last thing you need is another overwhelming programme stuffed full of content you don't have time for. It's a structured, supported six weeks designed to weave into your existing life - not add to it.
We all start together on Monday 15th June.
👩🏼💻 Live 'Drop-in' Calls - Always Recorded
No need to sit through lengthy Zoom calls waiting your turn. Get your question answered then move on with your day. Pre-submit your question and catch the replay in your own time if you can't come live.
📱 WhatsApp Community - Support when you need it
Direct access to me and the other Food Calm members which you can dip into while you're waiting for the kettle to boil or in-between drop-offs. No Facebook group that gets lost amongst the algorithm.
🎧 Weekly Audio Lessons - Perfect for multitasking
Short podcast-style audio lessons that you can listen to in the car, on a dog walk or while folding socks. No sitting at your laptop watching videos you don't have time for. Each one helps you understand what's going on with your body - with one simple thing to do that week.
📄 Weekly One-Pagers - To remind you what you're doing
A simple, printable PDF to accompany each lesson - designed for your frazzled perimenopausal brains. Each one explains the core concept and your one job for that week. Stick it to your fridge so you don't forget!
Genuinely helpful bonus resources
(not a bunch of random things you'll never look at to pad out the "perceived value" of the programme!)
🎙️Food Calm Private Podcast Feed
The weekly audio lessons and live call replays can also be accessed through your phone's podcast app eg Apple Podcasts - making it even easier for you to listen while you're out and about.
🍽️ Food Calm Recipe Guide
Simple, nutritious meals you can fit around your life - filling breakfasts, flexible lunches, easy snacks and family-friendly dinners. All designed to balance blood sugar and calm food noise. No calorie counting.
🖥️ Food Noise Masterclass
'What Food Noise is Actually Telling You'. Understand what food noise is, why it happens and four practical things to quieten it. This will give you a great foundation before we kick off.
(Recorded masterclass).
I'm Lauren Gayfer
Nutritional Therapist, Coach, perimenopausal mum of teenagers, and a busy midlife woman just like you.
Perimenopause blindsided me in my late 40s - I was exhausted, bloated, anxious and snapping at everyone. Despite living and breathing nutrition, none of it was helping.
This phase moved the goalposts, and I had no idea what I was dealing with.
Once I started working with my hormones instead of against them - supporting my blood sugar, calming my nervous system, ditching the 'diet & wellness culture' I'd been swimming in for years - things slowly started to shift.
It's not perfect. I still have days where I can't remember my own name - but I'm a lot kinder to myself about it.
I no longer let a bad day completely derail me.
I've worked with thousands of women online over 15+ years helping them to calm their cravings, stop dieting, feel more in control around food and build sustainable habits they can actually stick to.
I created Food Calm to walk you through exactly what worked - and continues to work - for me so that you no longer have to feel alone, overwhelmed or like you're the problem.
Meet Claire
"Now I can walk into a cake shop, and just have a coffee. I know I can have the cake, but often I don't actually fancy it. Before I couldn't stop thinking about it. I'm so much freer."
Claire came to me in the midst of perimenopause, a really stressful job, struggling with cravings every day, and battling food and her body.
She'd tried fasting, cutting out carbs and apps that promised a 4-week transformation but never delivered.
After working together to stabilise her blood sugar, take better care of her nervous system and address her 'all or nothing' mindset around food, Claire no longer battles the food noise the way she used to and eats in a way that feels sustainable. This has freed up space to enjoy the rest of her life.
Helena
After decades of extreme dieting I finally feel comfortable around food.
Amanda
I feel calmer around food, I nourish myself and feel satisfied, I still eat cake but I just have one piece!
Food Calm is for you if...
✅ You used to be fine around food, but this has changed around peri/menopause
✅ You're 'good' all day but it falls apart in the evenings - and you're exhausted by it
✅ You've tried fasting, tracking, cutting things out - and none of it stuck
✅ You want to feel normal around food again without a ridiculous set of rules
✅ You're sick of trying to figure it out alone and want proper support that actually helps
Food Calm is not for you if...
❌ You're looking for rapid weight loss as your main goal - this is not our primary focus
❌ You want a rigid plan that tells you exactly what to eat every day
❌ You're not ready to let go of dieting and tracking
❌ You're working through a longstanding relationship with food that may benefit from a more therapeutic approach
❌ You want a quick fix rather than something sustainable
Ready to quieten food noise in 6 weeks?
⏳ DOORS CLOSE FRIDAY 12TH JUNE ⏳
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does Food Calm start?
I've tried everything and nothing's worked. How is this different?
What if I can't make the live calls?
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How much time will it take each week?
Do you offer refunds?
Is this a diet? Will I lose weight?
I have another question...
One last thing...
If you've read this far, I'm guessing something here has resonated with you.
You're fed up with the constant mental chatter around food, but too overwhelmed to do anything about it.
I totally get this.
But it doesn't have to be your normal - and you don't have to figure it out alone, from a hundred conflicting reels at 11pm.
Over six weeks, you'll get some proper support from another woman who absolutely gets where you are, and some things to do that actually help and that don't involve cottage cheese (unless you actually like it).
This could be the thing that finally helps you make sense of it all.
Lauren x
