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diet over 50
IS YOUR FITNESS ROUTINE CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN?
Getting fit over fifty doesn’t necessarily mean losing weight. In fact, many women who adhere to a strict exercise regime actually find that they gain weight. But how can this be the case? We have been told for years by medical and fitness experts that exercise equals a slimmer body. Unfortunately, for many middle-aged women this is not the case. While it is an undeniable fact that exercising does make you more fit it doesn’t always result in looser clothing.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOOD JOURNAL
Here’s my Thursday, Friday and Saturday food journal. Let’s face it: the weekend starts on Thursday for most of us. That being said these days are super critical in weight management. We think of the weekends as a time of letting loose and eating and drinking more than we usually do so it’s very important to be extra mindful during this period of the week. When I started incorporating an extra cardio workout on Sundays and since I always exercise on Saturday, I usually rest on Fridays. It’s important to allow yourself one super hearty meal (most people refer to it as a “cheat meal” but I don’t think of it as a cheat, it’s just a little extra that I let myself have). I think you need one meal when you actually feel super stuffed to remind yourself how terrible it actually feels.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOOD JOURNAL
Sunday is my carb cheat day. I always have a bagel in the morning and pizza at night. The only changes I have made recently is that I hollow out the inside of the bagel and only eat half at a time. This way I can stretch my food and remain full enough. Also, I try to eat gluten free most of the time because gluten bloats me but on Sunday I allow myself the real thing. I also always do a cardio session at home before I eat. That’s not to say that there aren’t Sundays when I don’t exercise but I do try to make it the rule.
7 DAYS TO DIET AWARENESS: WOMEN OVER 50
Losing weight is hard, especially for women over fifty. I always hate when diet companies advertise that “losing the weight is not hard, it’s keeping it off that’s difficult”. I think both losing and maintaining are a struggle, especially for women during middle age. One major problem is that most of the time we eat without thinking — eating is more of a reflex than a controlled activity. For instance, if you work in an office and there’s a bowl of candy sitting on someone’s desk, most of us will just grab a handful and shove the food in our mouth. Nary a thought goes into it — the food is available and the reflex is just to eat it. And the worst part is that the action is usually not even remembered. That’s why it is so important to keep a food journal.
