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