Losing weight as we age gets harder and harder, doesn’t it? And the approach we maybe used in our 20s and 30s will no longer work so well now. Why?
I came across a video discussing this very subject and thought I would share it with you. From JJ Virgin, who is talking a lot of sense here. I’ve never subscribed to the calories in/calories out school of weight loss, ever since I saw a study during my training that showed people eating 1000s of calories a day maintained their weight – the trick was what foods they were getting their calories from! As JJ says here, which made me snort: you can’t eat a couple of pies a day, even though that would create a calorie deficit, and expect to lose weight!
For my take on weight loss, check the factsheet here.
In our 40s and 50s, our food choices matter much more than lowering calorie intake and muscle/bone strengthening becomes super- important to increase your ever-lowering metabolism. My approach is based on the NHS courses I used to teach – mainly for older women – and it works! It’s a combo of improving gut health, allergen removal, liver, blood sugar, insulin and hormone balancing, with exercise and mental support.
I think for menopausal women, I would also be thinking about balancing oestrogen and progesterone better too. See that factsheet here. My fave hormone-balancing multi is this one, which will help too. If you’re having menopausal symptoms, try this. For men, go for glandulars like this if your ‘potency’ feels diminished.
Those are some ideas, but it’s always a good idea to get your hormones tested so you can target correction effectively. See Hormone Testing here.
Meantime, here’s JJ’s advice to help you along…
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