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Many women past the age of menopause wonder if they are too old to lose excess body fat. Absolutely not! See a physician to monitor your possible need for estrogen replacement. In excess, estrogen may encourage fat storage but if deficient, it can result in osteoporosis or bone loss and increased risk of heart disease and strokes, as well as thinning and wrinkling of the skin.
The biggest frustration I see in women experiencing menopause is that they are often more resistant to fat loss than before (or after) menopause. This is because their bodies are experiencing profound changes. Many of these women were not born with fat-loss-resistant bodies (as I was), so they become scared, anxious, and frustrated with their bodies.
If this describes you, you need to slow down, relax, and enjoy your new Lean & Free Lifestyle. If you stay with it and continue to nurture, nourish, and gently move your body, you will see remarkable changes. Permanent fat loss becomes a reality, not just a dream.
Follow all of the guidelines for high resistance to fat loss that I include throughout the introduction, menus, and recipes, including these:
1. Follow the Lean & Free menus faithfully, making certain to always include Water, Veggie, Grain, Protein, and Fruit.
2. Choose only "A" Choice, fruit-juice-sweetened desserts, and be moderate with them, including them only after comfortable satisfaction on water, vegetables, grain, protein, and fruit.
3. Eat smaller meals more often, snacking on veggie-based snacks (six smaller meals are ideal).
4. Remember to go a little lighter on the grains and heavier on the veggies, if you have a tendency to do the opposite.
5. Keep your fat intake at 10-15% of your overall calories (or 20% if you do not need to lose excess body fat).
6. Avoid almost all concentrated sugars (like candy) and of course ALL artificial sweeteners, like the plague!
7. Never go more than four to five hours without eating some good veggie-based foods.
8. Exercise aerobically for 20-60 minutes, six days a week.
9. Practice Positive Body Talk everyday!
10. Picture yourself as a lean, healthy, high-energy person.
11. Lose yourself in service to others (this can be as simple as a smiling, happy attitude with your family or co-workers).
12. Use your Success Planners every day!
13. Listen to your Lean & Free audio or video tapes everyday to motivate, inspire, and teach you correct guidelines.
14. Take life just one day at a time.
You can do this...it will work for you! There's nothing to procrastinate. Both Lean & Free and life are fun exciting journeys, not destinations. If you aren't happy today, becoming healthy and lean won't make you any happier. So get excited, go for it, and give it 200 percent just for today!
*Many women who are currently experiencing menopause find that their bodies are more resistant to fat loss. Other individuals are "born" with highly-resistant bodies. Still others develop high resistance to fat loss through years of dieting, meal skipping, and junk-food eating. Regardless of the reason for fat-loss resistance, the guidelines in this section may significantly increase a highly-resistant person's rate of fat loss.
This High Resistance to Fat Loss and Women Experiencing Menopause* recipe is from the Cook'n Lite & Healthy Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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