Are You Over 40? Do You Have A Challenging Time To Lose Weight Permanently?

Are You Over 40? Do You Have A Challenging Time To Lose Weight Permanently?

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"My days are very hectic. I'm constantly on the go. There is too much to do." Is that you? And: If you'd like to lose weight permanently over 40, has this lifestyle something to do with permanent weight loss?

Stress can be good. We feel energetic and powerful when stress hormones flood our bodies. Short time stress is good- but being stressed out day in and day out can make you sick: Heart attacks, diabetes, high blood pressure are linked with stress.

In addition, you can't lose weight permanently if you are stressed- stress makes you fat. If you are stressed out day in and day out, you'll gain weight on your abdomen and your hips: stress fat. Stress fat is the body's energy pool to react physically in stressful situations. This was very useful for our ancestors, facing physical challenges.

Today, we do not need to respond to physical threats any longer. There is no need to fight wild animals. Today, our responses need to be mental. So the stress fat sits on our bodies and doesn't get burned. For women over 40 stress fat particularly hightens the risk of higher blood pressure, higher cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, strokes and heart diseases.

The adrenal glands release adrenalin in stressful situations. The blood sugar rises and the metabolism slows down so there is more energy accessible. Under lasting stress you burn less calories, preventing you from losing weight permanently. The shifting blood sugar levels will lead to feeling hungry- so you'll consume more while burning less calories.

Still worse: stress releases cortisol, a hormone affecting your immune system, muscles and bones. It's much riskier to get an contagious disease. The bone density is getting less, making osteoporosis more probable. And the muscle mass is down, so you'll burn less fat.

Cortisol affects your ability to lose weight permanently in another, dangerous way. When your stress level scales down, the body's energy storage system needs to be filled up. In this situation, Cortisol awakens your appetite and gives you a voracious appetite. That's why you like high-calorie food in stress-reduced, relaxing phases- sweets, chocolate, cookies, ice-cream etc.

The longer fat cells are exposed to high cortisol levels, the sensitive they get. The amount of fat cells increases because of this process, making it harder for you to lose weight permanently.

The equation is: continuous stress = never-ending hunger + low metabolism. When we get older we usually accumulate more responsibilities- and consequently more stress. To lose weight permanently over 40 you'll need to bring down stress.

If the stress level is high losing weight permanently is particularly challenging for women over 40. Women over 40 often have periods of time of eating not enough, followed by periods of eating too much if they are continously stressed. The constantly varying weight makes it difficult to lose weight permanently for women over 40.

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You can read another article from Perry at Woman Over 40? Lose Belly Fat Now - The Health and Beauty Hazard

His website is Lose Weight Permanently for Women over 40



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