Losing Weight After 40: Top 20 Expert Tips
Image by PATRICK @ Pexels Introduction Real methods for mastering your metabolism and shaving off those extra pounds By Kimberly Goad, It’s not your imagination. Losing weight after age 50 really is more challenging. But that doesn't mean you have to accept weight gain as an inevitable part of the aging process. Why is it harder to lose weight after 50? A number of lifestyle and physiological factors conspire to make dropping a few pounds more onerous than it was at 35 or 40 (not that it was easy then). The culprits include arthritis and other conditions that can affect stamina, mobility and balance; sleep and stress issues; dwindling muscle mass; and declining levels of the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone. The hormones that regulate appetite and satiety — such as ghrelin from the gut and leptin from fat cells — also have their way with us in middle age, making it even more challenging to stay true to a healthy eating plan. That’s not to say...