THE POST-MENOPAUSAL PUDGE... AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
I was on Facebook recently and a lady in a group I belong to was complaining of the extra pounds she had put on following menopause.
She was 52 years old – just like me – so I offered her some general guidelines I use for keeping the fat at bay, hoping I could help her out.
But it got me thinking...
Is adding pounds a natural occurrence after menopause?
I always accepted it was just a normal part of ageing – and maybe of getting lazier as we age.
If hormonal changes contribute to excess adipose tissue (fat) then are we, as mature women, stuck with the muffin top?
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HOW TO GET YOUR HEALTH BACK ON TRACK, POST LOCK-DOWNWow! 2020 has been a weird year.
The obvious difference being the pandemic of Covid-19 that brought the world to a stop. It has seen us all at home with no gyms to work out in, no trails to run, no classes to attend.
Add to this the inability to get to the markets for fresh food and the twenty-first century convenience of home delivery, and you have a recipe for falling off the health wagon.
Add to this the inability to get to the markets for fresh food and the twenty-first century convenience of home delivery, and you have a recipe for falling off the health wagon.
The internet is FULL of ‘get slim quick’ programs promising to help you lose that Covid-19.
Not the virus, the 19 pounds of fat you might have accumulated over four months of being cooped up watching Netflix and snacking on Oreos.
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