How To Lose Weight After Menopause?

Menopause is the stage when there are many hormonal changes occurs in the body.Women usually tend to gain weight and it becomes difficult to lose.Following tips can help you in weight loss-
# Limit yourself to about 1,200-1,500 calories per day.
# These calories should come from nutritionally dense foods, like fruit, vegetables, grains, beans, cereal, fish, low-fat dairy foods and ultra-lean meat.
# Increase your consumption of fiber.Limit yourself to a maximum of 30-35 grams of fat, per day.Before the menopause, oestrogen protects women from some of the effects of a high fat diet, but afterwards - as oestrogen levels decline - our level of HDL fat (the good fat) tends to fall, and our LDL (bad fat) tends to rise, thus increasing our risk of heart attacks
# Reduce consumption of caffeine and alcohol.
# Regular active exercise increases the production of HDL fat (the good fat) and thereby reduces LDL (the bad fat). It lowers the risk of diabetes, osteoporosis and other medical problems. Also, regular exercise helps raise our metabolic rate (thus easing weight loss) and decreases our feelings of stress (thus reducing our need for comfort-eating).
So if you follow this routine it will help in weighltoss.

I agree losing weight after menopause is a difficult task. However with constant check in diet, physical activity and lifestyle modification will help you in achieving your target. Though the process might a bit slow, but with sheer determination and hard work nothing is impossible. Include herbs like black pepper, ajwain, cinnamon in our diet. Try to have early and light dinners. switch on to green tea. Have a glass of lemon water early in the morning everyday.