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"How do you lose in your 40's....." 

Key Factors Affecting your Weight Loss ________________________________

 

Has losing weight suddenly become more difficult ?  Plans or diets which worked in the past just don't seem to have the same results ? You can spend ages in the gym and those extra inches just keeping 'hanging' around ?

One of the key factors affecting your weight is that your metabolism slows down with age - as a result most diet plans just get more and more difficult.

 

What is metabolism ?

Metabolism, or metabolic rate is usually measured as your Basal Metabolic Rate. The Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the amount of energy (in calories) your body needs just to sustain its basic life processes. If you took no exercise at all and lay still, in bed all day, you would still expend this energy. Your BMR is the single biggest component in the amount of calories that you use every day.

If you are an exercise nut, it can be 60 percent of all the calories that you use in a day, but if you are a couch potato, that rises to 80 percent of daily calorie expenditure

Hence the effect the BMR has on your body, slimming advice, weight gain or loss and looks can not be overstated.

As you age, the amount of calories you need each day will decrease. For example your BMR drops around 2% every 10 years - and when you reach your 40's you will need to follow a diet plan which will not only reduce calories (in a healthy way) but will also help your body boost your metabolism naturally.

 

1. The importance of Protein and your metabolic rate

It doesn't seem fair - you have cut down on food, maybe started doing more exercise, but for some reason you just can't lose that weight ?

One factor you could consider is one of the 3 key "secrets" to losing weight : It's not how much you eat, but what you eat that counts.

To get to your right weight consider how much protein you have in your diet. 

Most people have to many carbohydrates in their diet, but don't have a very active lifestyle. For example the most common diet tends to consist of cereals, sandwiches and pasta.

 

 
 

Do you have to many carbohydrates in your diet ?

 

Cereal or Toast  for Breakfast ?

Biscuit / Chocolate Snack in the morning or afternoon ?

Sandwiches for lunch ?

Pasta for tea ?

 
 

 

So why is protein so important ?

When you eat the right amount of protein for your body this will increases lean body mass. (i.e. helps your muscles work at their best).  The more lean body mass you have, the higher your metabolic rate and the more calories you'll burn - espcially important when you reach middle age.

Protein + good carbohydrates = success

Your body needs protein to stay healthy and strong, in addition the right levels of protein for you will also prevent hunger between meals

 

2. Cut down on calories but not meals.

The key element is to cut down on calories without reducing your nutrient intake

You need to cut out at least 500 calories per day from your current diet to lose weight. However you need to make certain that you :

  1. Don't starve.
    Even though you are reducing your calorie intake never go below 1,000 calories per day.  If you then this will signal to your body that you are in starvation mode, and will slow down your metabolism.

  2. Eat smaller meals more frequently.
    Don't skip meals! Smaller, more frequent meals keeps your blood sugar stable and provides a steady source of energy to fuel metabolism.

  3. Make sure you eat breakfast.
    If you don't eat breakfast, you slow down your metabolism and send the body into "hoard mode," thinking it's starving because you're going a long period of time frequently 8 to 10 hours or more, without food. Try a shake packed with nutrients, hunger busting soy protein and complex carbohydrates instead of skipping breakfast.

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  4. Top up with vitamins, minerals and nutrients

    Your body tends to look for all the essential 'building blocks' it needs to be healthy and survive.  By reducing your calorie intake there is a real danger of reducing all the essential vitamins and minerals you need. By "topping up" will you not only feel better, but you will also prevent hunger.

     

 

The Three Quickest Ways you can lose weight

 

1. Fewer Calories

Whatever plan you follow you need to cut out at least an extra 500 calories per day.

However you need to make certain that your diet will consist of all the nutrients you need,  - and ideally be as healthy as possible (i.e vitamins, minerals, etc.).  The healthier you are, the more success you will have in losing weight.

 

2. Protein and Metabolism

If you don't have enough protein in your diet then you are not helping your muscles work at their best.  Especially if you have a slow Thyroid or metabolism you need to give them as much help as possible.

Either go on a very controlled diet, calculate each day how much protein you consume and top up if required or select a weightloss plan specifically designed for boosting metabolism.

 

3. Exercise

A combination of aerobic exercise (running / swimming / cycling....) and resistance training (weight training) will significantly help your metabolic rate.  (and shape !!)

Don't worry if you don't feel that energetic - exercise does help but so will the right weightloss plan.

More information

This is a great time to start a new weightloss plan, if you follow the right plan it is possible (even with a slow Thyroid or metabolism) to lose a lot of inches, dress sizes and lbs in a relatively short time in a natural healthy way.

However if you want to lose weight you need to select a plan specifically aimed at achieving weightloss through boosting metabolism.

 

How to select a plan

The choice of weightloss plans is enormous. From cutting back on calories, avoiding food groups, protein based, having to go and be weighed, etc.

Bear in mind the most important fact - if you have a slow metabolism or thyroid then you will need to select a plan specifically designed for weight loss and boosting metabolism.

After evaluating all the leading plans we identified only 3 plans especially aimed at achieving weight loss with a slow metabolism :

 

 

How can we help ?

We specialise in providing one to one advice, help and support.

Either follow the links at the bottom of this page for more information,

or the easiest way to get started is to visit our main product site ( click here ) and get a free recommendation.

All you do is simply fill in the questionnaire and we will email you with our advice.

Alternatively why not have a look at the popular method below ...

 

Step by Step diet plan:

The most popular option is to download a step by step weight loss plan, specifically designed for slow metabolism or thyroid.

We especially like that one as it's very easy to follow and contains detailed information on how you can boost your metabolism and lose weight naturally.

It includes step by step plan on how to select the right foods, when to eat and what else you can do to boost results :  More details

 

 

 

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