Wondering how to lose weight permanently?  You aren’t the only one! If you’re one of the thousands of people wondering how to lose weight permanently, you’ve most likely suffered through yo-yo dieting with no measurable results.  The fact is, staying on the diet

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Wondering how to lose weight permanently?  You aren’t the only one!

If you’re one of the thousands of people wondering how to lose weight permanently, you’ve most likely suffered through yo-yo dieting with no measurable results.  The fact is, staying on the diet roller coaster is more harmful than helpful, and each time you go through the process weight loss becomes more difficult.

A woman over 40 has an especially hard time dropping those extra pounds and keeping them off.  What is the solution?

Here is what the solution is NOT.  Fad diets, diet pills, starvation diets, low-carb diets, low-fat diets, etc.  You can try every gimmick in the world (and most are gimmicks,) and you likely won’t meet with success.

The weight loss industry is a multi-million dollar industry that uses every trick in the book to make money by playing on your pain and problems.  If you truly want to know how to lose weight permanently, there are many ideas in this article to help you with that.  For a woman over 40, you really have to change what you eat and how you exercise; essentially, a lifestyle makeover is in order.

Weight loss is one of the biggest concerns in the world today, particularly in certain regions.  Being overweight contributes to diabetes, heart disease and many other potentially life-threatening conditions.  It’s easy to see how we gain so much weight, given the technology-driven sedentary lifestyles we live and the abundance of fast foods and processed foods.

So, how to lose weight permanently?  The answer is pretty basic – eat healthy foods and get some exercise most days of the week.

Many times, a woman over 40 is going through changes that upset chemical and hormonal balances in the body.  This makes it much more difficult to shed 10 or 15 pounds than it was when you were in your twenties and even thirties. Cortisol levels rise, making you plump around the middle area of your body.

So what does this mean?  A combination of all of these factors has caused your metabolism to become sluggish.  An active metabolism means fat and calorie burn, which leads to – you guessed it, weight loss!

While it may seem difficult to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, proteins and other good foods (especially if you’re used to processed and junk foods,) you will see that in a short time you actually start craving healthy foods.  They’re delicious, and will help you achieve and maintain a healthy body.

Add a little walking and muscle building exercise, and you have the perfect combination for easily shedding those extra pounds.  You DO NOT have to starve yourself; in fact, you can eat 5 or 6 times a day as long as you eat healthy foods, and feel satisfied throughout the day.  This means no more cravings for those things that aren’t healthy.

For a woman over 40, weight bearing exercise is particularly important.  Not only does it build a slight amount of muscle that kicks your metabolism into gear throughout the day, it helps build stronger bones so that you aren’t as susceptible to osteoporosis.  The weights you use in your squat and lunge routines should be between 3 and 8 pounds.  Start off with lighter weights, then gradually increase as you become stronger.

Now you know the secret to how to lose weight permanently – eat smart, exercise and live a healthy lifestyle!  When you make up your mind, you can do it.  Weight loss is usually as simple as mind over matter – don’t let your mind trick you in to believing you have to have that donut or candy bar.  Wait a few minutes, do something else to get your mind on other things, and the craving will pass.

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