Weight Loss Support For Women

Weight Gain, Menopause and You!

It isn’t the least bit funny, but those extra pounds that are really associated with menopause are referred to as “the middle-age spread.” This happens to women between the ages of 40 and 60 — or basically in the menopausal years. 

The extra pounds sneak onto our bodies and accumulate around our midsections rather than on our thighs and hips like they used to. These sneaky little pounds are a lot harder to get rid of than the ones of yesteryear, too. They seem to be welded on!

The cause is a simple combination of less exercise, more calories, and our body’s tendency to replace muscle with fat and thus burn fewer calories as we age. Our bodies just refuse to burn the same number of calories for the same basic amount of exercise because fat requires fewer calories than muscle. It’s sad, but there it is.

Now, what can you do about it? That answer is a very simple combination as well.

One-
You can eat fewer calories by substituting fresh fruit and vegetables for junk food.

Two-
You can increase our exercise and include five 20-minute aerobic exercise sessions per week.

Three-
You can decrease the amount of dietary fat that we consume, and this will help almost as much as anything else we can do.

Remember this: It is extremely important that before you start any diet or exercise program for whatever reason, that you get the go-ahead from your doctor. It really isn’t wise for us to just make these decisions on our own. Your doctor needs to check you out and be certain that the weight that you have gained can be safely lost through diet and exercise. 

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