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Sunday, March 8, 2009

How to Avoid Weight Gain After Menopause

By Ricardo d Argence

Think of those days when your vital statistics would be as perfect as a bikini model in the front page of a women's or men's magazine. It would seem like ages ago especially when you have reached the menopause stage. By then, bulges would be apparent in the stomach area and continue to increase in volume at about a pound each year. This may sound undesirable but it is a reality that every woman should face.

What are the difficulties in keeping your weight the same after going through menopause? Some might attribute changing hormone levels to changing body weight. But what is more evident is the alteration in the mature person's lifestyle.

Gone are the days when a woman is so full of energy to actively engage in various activities including exercise. The vigor though seems to have relocated in the eating habit, as the consumption of food becomes an amusing pastime. Moreover, as one ages lesser calories get burned as the body promotes the substitution of muscle with fat.

Then fat burns fewer calories than muscle and the more fat in your body, the slower its metabolism. The increase in weight could also be attributed to genetic factors if your relatives show the same tendency.

Being slightly overweight may not be uncomfortable for some, but putting on too much weight can cause real problems. You may know people who suffer from the consequences of obesity, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and osteoporosis.

The worst-case scenario is a fatal heart attack or stroke. On top of that if you gain weight your risk for high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes becomes greater. Those ladies who gain more than 25lbs. after going through menopause have a better chance of having breast cancer.

How can a mature woman reverse the weight increase phenomenon? Since decrased activity and increased food consumption cause one to gain weight, doing the opposite is a sure way to lose weight. What this means is that you need to start up a workout routine to assist in transforming your fat into muscle.

Aerobic and weight training exercise are effective means of losing weight and also full of fun. There is pysical activities you can do such as dancing, biking, moving to the groove, and just walking if exercising is to strenuous.

There are many delicious meals and snacks whose calorie count is not too high. Moderation is the key to a person's success in any endeavor.

You will find that prevention is always the best and cheapest medicine. This means you don't have to wait until menopause to start loosing weight. While you're young maintain your ideal weight by eating right and getting proper nutrition. The key to good health throughout life is patience and discipline. Whether or not you are going through menopause, the right attitude is important to keeing your weight down and your general health good. - 17274

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