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Shelby Burns, MS, RDN: Weight Loss & Gut Health Dietitian

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Registered Dietitian📍 Boston
🥗Gut Guru, weight loss, sports performance, and menopause 🌟

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Happy #11 🥰 Grateful for every chapter and the ones to come. 💕 I would choose you every time to do this thing called life with . @adamburnsboston by @fitnbalancedrd

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22 days ago

Nantucket 🌊 2026 @adamburnsboston taken in Nantucket, Massachusetts by @fitnbalancedrd

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2 months ago

Weekends in Maine 🍉☀️🕶️ taken in Portland, Maine by @fitnbalancedrd

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2 months ago

Summer weekends with family 💕 taken in Island Creek Oysters by @fitnbalancedrd

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3 months ago

Girls getaway to Anguilla! @natasha_tiari @christinexploring 🏝️ by @fitnbalancedrd

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8 months ago

@burnsrealtyboston @adamburnsboston crushed the team cookout! Brought the Cuse culinary skills and put them to use ! Seriously everyone brought their A-game! Such a blast mixing , mingling , and good ole competitive fun 🤩 photo cred: @crjones84 by @fitnbalancedrd

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9 months ago

In case you weren’t around for my 2016 here’s a trip down memory lane for ya…. one year of marriage in the books … the year Adam launched his brokerage , graduate school, working 2 jobs per usual, so young and naive …. by @fitnbalancedrd

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9 months ago

Why fat loss is easier for me at 36 than it was at 26 👇
At 26: people told me bodybuilding and cutting would ruin my metabolism. It saved me. Now I’m fitter than ever. At 26 I:
• Ran 6 miles every single day
• Rarely ate out (1–2 meals/week)
• Didn’t drink
• CrossFit + intense workouts 6x/week
• Worked as a personal trainer
At 36:
• Eat out 2–4x/week
• Drink socially
• less CrossFit, no “fancy” workouts ( only 1-2x/week for fun)
• Walk ~5 miles/day
• Fairly sedentary compared to my 20s
And yet… fat loss is easier now.
Why?
Muscle mass.
Years of training built a body that burns energy like a furnace—even at rest. Muscle is metabolically active. Cardio alone isn’t.
Metabolic resilience.
At 26 I was under-fueled, over-trained, and constantly chasing calories burned. That slows adaptation over time.

Experience > effort.
I don’t need extremes anymore. I know how to fuel, train just enough, and let my body do its thing.
👉 Aging didn’t “break” my metabolism.
👉 Building muscle saved it.
Stop blaming age. Start building tissue. #fatloss #bodybuilding #muscle #fitness #MetabolismMyths
#BuildMuscleBurnMore
#MuscleIsMetabolic
#FatLossTruth
#WomenWhoLift
#StrongNotSmaller
#HealthyAtAnyAge
#MetabolicHealth
#LiftForLife
#SustainableFatLoss
#TrainSmarterNotHarder
#BodyRecomposition
#FitnessOver30
#AgingStrong
#HormoneHealthy
#RealisticFitness
#fuelyourbody by @fitnbalancedrd

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9 months ago

A year in review in reverse aka starting with the latest (bc I'm too lazy to start from the beginning). We had some incredible highs and lows, but ready to welcome in 2026! The highlights include finding an amazing community in Hanover after our move, growing our businesses, starting a new chapter with school, and adding in some fantastic travels. Here's to further adventures in 2026 and hopeful for more good things to come! 🌟 by @fitnbalancedrd

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10 months ago

Holiday cart rides and birdies ⛳️ 🎄nothing beats a Christmas on the course . by @fitnbalancedrd

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10 months ago

Family time 💕 #thesearethedays by @fitnbalancedrd

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a year ago

First Hyrox ✔️!!! Ready for the next 😜 thankful for the best teammates ! @_tracefaceee @lesterparmar @adamburnsboston by @fitnbalancedrd

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a year ago