| Is it possible to have weight loss after | | | | are basically the same as they are for any kind |
| menopause? Have you noticed that you've had | | | | of weight loss effort. Your biggest advantage is |
| trouble maintaining the weight that you used to | | | | understanding why your metabolism slows and |
| be able to manage easily? Do you find that your | | | | what you can do to try to counteract it. |
| extra weight has started to accumulate around | | | | Tips for weight loss after menopause: |
| your abdomen instead of distributing itself? Is it | | | | · Increase activity. |
| even possible to turn this post-menopausal trend | | | | · Add weight training to your workout. |
| around? Sure it is! That's the good news! The bad | | | | · Decrease the number of calories you |
| news is that in order to have weight loss after | | | | consume. |
| menopause, you're going to have to accept that | | | | · Make the calories count. Dump the junk |
| what has worked for you for the past 50 years, | | | | food and choose nutritious, low-fat, healthy |
| works no longer! | | | | alternatives. |
| Menopause-related weight issues generally begin | | | | · Decrease alcohol consumption. If you |
| during perimenopause. The majority of women | | | | used to be able to drink 2 glasses of wine every |
| gain about a pound a year during this time leading | | | | night without consequences, you may have to |
| up to menopause. | | | | have only one now. Or you may have need to |
| Don't assume that changes in hormone levels are | | | | limit yourself to a half glass of wine mixed with |
| the primary cause for this weight gain. Other | | | | club soda. |
| factors such as lifestyle, genetics, and aging play | | | | · Save the things that you love, that you |
| an important role as well. | | | | KNOW aren't good for you, for special occasions, |
| So, how can you achieve weight loss after | | | | or learn to significantly decrease the portion size. |
| menopause? First you need to understand what is | | | | · Decrease the amount of sodium in your |
| going on inside your body. As you age, your | | | | diet. Try to rely on alternate spices to flavor your |
| caloric needs decrease because the aging process | | | | meals. |
| slows down your metabolism. Aging naturally | | | | · Increase the calcium in your diet. |
| causes the gradual replacement of muscle with | | | | Remember that research shows that calcium, |
| fat. Remember that muscle burns more calories | | | | found in low-fat dairy products, has a positive |
| than fat. You now have less muscle...hence, the | | | | effect on weight loss. |
| sluggish metabolism! | | | | · Find ways to relax! Stress causes fat to |
| Is it important to strive for weight loss after | | | | accumulate in and around the abdomen, so find |
| menopause? Consider that post-menopausal extra | | | | your inner yogi, and breathe! |
| weight contributes to an increased risk of breast | | | | · And finally, portions, portions, portions! |
| cancer, stroke, high cholesterol, high blood | | | | Just because you used to be able to eat the big |
| pressure, and type 2 diabetes. Is that incentive | | | | bucket of popcorn at the movies and still look |
| enough? | | | | cute in your jeans, doesn't mean you can now. |
| The strategies for weight loss after menopause | | | | They do have smaller buckets! |