How To Lose Menopause Weight
The weight gain you are experiencing may be brought on by hormonal level swings inherent in perimenopause (precursor to menopause). If you are finding extra fat deposits building around your hips and belly that is a signature symptom of perimenopause.
Perimenopause weight gain is sometimes referred to as "the middle aged spread". It is something that most women think is an inevitable outcome of this phase of their lives - not so. Estrogen level movements are one of the factors behind your extra fat cell build up. Perimenopause weight gain is a manifestation of various causes, such as the following:
Lifestyle Stress
There are many reasons for stress including physical, emotional and psychological causes . High carbohydrate diets, or inappropriate eating binges can wreak havoc on your body's systems. Chronic stress can create an inflammatory response in your metabolism, which can lead to long term inflammation and conditions such as adrenal fatigue.
Your Diet
Combine a high-stress life with a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet and sedentary lifestyle, and you have a recipe for huge hormonal imbalances. You will be facing an uphill battle if all these scenarios are true for you currently. Food cravings can be triggered by swings in estrogen levels because your body can't readily maintain normal blood sugar ratios, you are addicted to snacks and fast food to fill the void.
This leads to a build up of excess fat.
Toxins In The Body
Another factor in perimenopause weight gain is the build up in your system of pollutants and chemicals present in our environment. Pesticides, cosmetic chemicals (western women will on average ingest a pound of lead contained in lipsticks and other cosmetic products!) and food additives all play a part in overwhelming you metabolism .
Ingesting unprocessed fresh foods, pure water, taking gently exercise and avoiding alchahol, caffeine and cigarettes is a strategy for ridding your system of pollutants. Toxic shock creates stress in your system which is interpreted by the brain as "starvation".The brain signals the body to retain fat to protect it through the imagined famine}.
So, take heart. Here are a few effective ways to take back control of your body. Start with reviewing your diet. Around 30-35 percent of your calories should come from lean protein whilst 32 percents comes from carbohydrate and the rest from quality sources of fat (Olive oil and oily fish such as tuna).
Take a good look at how active you are every day and make an effort to increase the amount and duration of regular exercise you have. Thirty minutes of brisk walking followed by ten minutes of basic calisthenics ( ladies push ups, no-weight squats, lunges and side/front bridges) will deliver great results.
Be gentle on yourself. Yoga, meditation and avoiding stressful situations - as well as learning how to process them differently, will lower your overall stress levels.
Perimenopause weight gain is sometimes referred to as "the middle aged spread". It is something that most women think is an inevitable outcome of this phase of their lives - not so. Estrogen level movements are one of the factors behind your extra fat cell build up. Perimenopause weight gain is a manifestation of various causes, such as the following:
Lifestyle Stress
There are many reasons for stress including physical, emotional and psychological causes . High carbohydrate diets, or inappropriate eating binges can wreak havoc on your body's systems. Chronic stress can create an inflammatory response in your metabolism, which can lead to long term inflammation and conditions such as adrenal fatigue.
Your Diet
Combine a high-stress life with a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet and sedentary lifestyle, and you have a recipe for huge hormonal imbalances. You will be facing an uphill battle if all these scenarios are true for you currently. Food cravings can be triggered by swings in estrogen levels because your body can't readily maintain normal blood sugar ratios, you are addicted to snacks and fast food to fill the void.
This leads to a build up of excess fat.
Toxins In The Body
Another factor in perimenopause weight gain is the build up in your system of pollutants and chemicals present in our environment. Pesticides, cosmetic chemicals (western women will on average ingest a pound of lead contained in lipsticks and other cosmetic products!) and food additives all play a part in overwhelming you metabolism .
Ingesting unprocessed fresh foods, pure water, taking gently exercise and avoiding alchahol, caffeine and cigarettes is a strategy for ridding your system of pollutants. Toxic shock creates stress in your system which is interpreted by the brain as "starvation".The brain signals the body to retain fat to protect it through the imagined famine}.
So, take heart. Here are a few effective ways to take back control of your body. Start with reviewing your diet. Around 30-35 percent of your calories should come from lean protein whilst 32 percents comes from carbohydrate and the rest from quality sources of fat (Olive oil and oily fish such as tuna).
Take a good look at how active you are every day and make an effort to increase the amount and duration of regular exercise you have. Thirty minutes of brisk walking followed by ten minutes of basic calisthenics ( ladies push ups, no-weight squats, lunges and side/front bridges) will deliver great results.
Be gentle on yourself. Yoga, meditation and avoiding stressful situations - as well as learning how to process them differently, will lower your overall stress levels.
